Topic - Securities Exchange Commission

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an agency of the United States federal government. It holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry, the nation's stock and options exchanges, and other electronic securities markets in the United States. - Source: Wikipedia

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FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2020, file photo, tiny stems of Tiehm's buckwheat are pictured growing in a greenhouse at the University of Nevada, Reno in Reno, Nev. Conservationists have filed a complaint with the Securities Exchange Commission accusing an Australian company of misleading investors about how soon it might start building a lithium mine in Nevada. The mine worth potentially $1 billion is at the center of a fight over Tiehm's buckwheat, a rare desert wildflower. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner, File)

SEC complaint filed over mine that could threaten rare plant

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat and member of the Senate Banking Committee, believes abuse of high frequent trading represents a threat to open markets. "This isn't trading," she said. "Traders have good days and bad days. High-frequency traders have only good days." (Associated Press)

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