NY judge rejects $285M SEC-Citigroup agreement (AP)

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2010 file photo, the corporate logo for Citigroup is shown, in New York. A federal judge on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, struck down a $285 million settlement that Citigroup reached with the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying he couldn't tell whether the deal was fair and criticizing regulators for shielding the public from the details of what the firm did wrong. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - A judge on Monday used unusually harsh language to strike down a $285 million settlement between Citigroup and the Securities and Exchange Commission over toxic mortgage securities, saying he couldn't tell whether the deal was fair and criticizing regulators for shielding the public from details of the firm's wrongdoing.


Italy’s borrowing rates skyrocket, Monti scrambles (AP)

European Commissioner for the Economy Olli Rehn, left, is greeted by Italian Premier Mario Monti as they meet at Chigi's Premier palace in Rome, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011. Italy had to pay sharply higher borrowing rates to entice investors to part with their cash during a couple of auctions Friday, in an acute sign that Europe's crippling debt crisis is laying siege to the eurozone's third-largest economy. The auction results are another sign that the country's new technocratic government, faces a big battle to convince that it has a strategy to get a grip on the country's massive debts. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - Italy's borrowing rates skyrocketed during bond auctions Friday, temporarily battering stock markets in Europe as the continent's escalating debt crisis laid siege to the eurozone's third-largest economy.


Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office taps top SEC lawyer (Reuters)

Reuters - A top Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer is leaving the world of civil enforcement to lead the criminal division of the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office, according to an email reviewed by Reuters.

Police clashes mar Occupy Wall Street protests (AP)

A police officer uses pepper spray on an Occupy Portland protestor at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland Ore., Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Randy L. Rasmussen)AP - Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets, the New York Stock Exchange and the subways to raise their voices against what they say is corporate excess.


Protesters march nationwide; over 200 arrested (AP)

An Occupy Wall Street protester yells as he is arrested by the police after blocking an intersection near The New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.   Two days after the encampment that sparked the global Occupy protest movement was cleared by authorities, demonstrators marched through New York's financial district  and promised a national day of action with mass gatherings in other cities.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Occupy Wall Street protesters clogged streets and tied up traffic around the U.S. on Thursday to mark two months since the movement's birth and signal they aren't ready to quit, despite the breakup of many of their encampments by police. More than 200 people were arrested, most of them in New York.




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