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US SEC Approves Plan To Create Consolidated Audit Trail For Tracking Markets

Culled—Proshare November 16, 2016/ExchangeNews The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to approve a national market system (NMS) plan to create a single, comprehensive database known as the consolidated audit trail (CAT) that will enable regulators to more efficiently and thoroughly track all trading activity in the U.S. equity and […]

Exxon in negotiations with Chad over record $74 bln fine -Bbg

Photo Credit: CNBC.com November 16, 2016/Reuters Exxon Mobil Corp is negotiating with Chad over a record $74 billion fine the U.S. oil company was told to pay by a court in the central African nation over unpaid royalties, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Exxon has appealed the Oct. 5 court ruling, […]

Asia shares win reprieve as dollar rally, bond rout pause

November 16, 2016/Reuters By Hideyuki Sano | TOKYO A pause in both the sell-off in global bonds and sharp rise in the dollar following Donald Trump’s election victory, together with Wall Street’s record high overnight helped Asian shares steady on Wednesday. U.S. President-elect Trump’s plans to cut taxes and boost […]