FDA wants more sunscreen protections
Federal regulators will require sunscreen manufacturers to test their products' effectiveness against sun rays that pose the greatest risk of skin cancer. Under new rules published Tuesday, they also...
View ArticleSEC unveils post-Madoff broker oversight plan
U.S. securities brokers would be more closely scrutinized by accountants and be subject to stricter rules for how they handle their customers' assets under a plan proposed by federal regulators on...
View ArticleFDA questions safety of experimental diabetes drug
Federal health regulators have concerns about bladder and breast cancer seen in patients taking an experimental diabetes pill from Bristol-Myers ...read more
View ArticleRegulators Seize Two Florida Banks
U.S. regulators on Friday announced the collapse of two more banks in Florida, one of the most failure-plagued states in the country this year.
View ArticleFDIC backs ban on banks trading for own profit
Banks would be barred from trading for their own profit instead of their clients under a rule being proposed by federal regulators.read more
View ArticleCitigroup agrees to pay $285M to investors for negligence, SEC says
Federal regulators charged a Citigroup unit with negligence Wednesday, saying it misled investors about an investment product it used to bet against them as the housing market deteriorated. Citigroup...
View ArticleObama executive order targets drug shortages
President Obama Monday is pushing drug makers and federal regulators to do more to address dangerous shortages of critical medicines, sidestepping a deadlocked Congress that has not moved legislation...
View ArticleFDIC: Bank earnings hit highest level in 4 years
Bank earnings rose over the summer to their highest level in more than four years, while the number of troubled banks fell for the second straight quarter, federal regulators reported Tuesday.
View ArticleAT&T braces for T-Mobile deal collapse
AT&T said it would take a $4 billion charge in case its takeover of T-Mobile USA fails, a tacit recognition of the dwindling chances that the deal will get through U.S. regulators who say it would...
View ArticleConsumer agency wants oversight of debt collectors, credit bureaus
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday sought to bring debt collectors and credit bureaus under its purview, marking the first time the often controversial industries would be subject to...
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