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SEC Commissioner Issues Traveling Back From the Road Wrongly Taken: Statement on the Proposed Amendments to Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11
WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks on March 16, 2026, by Commissioner Hester M. Peirce on the Proposed Amendments to Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11:

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Today, the Commission proposed amendments to revise Rule 15c2-11 to refer only to equity securities. While I am pleased to support these amendments, I regret the protracted and unnecessarily burdensome process that led us here.

By its terms, the text of Rule 15c2-11 always has applied to quotations of a "security." Market participants and other observers including me, however, understood ... Show Full Article

NRC Seeks Industry Input on Future New Reactor Licensing Plans
WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release:

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NRC Seeks Industry Input on Future New Reactor Licensing Plans

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is encouraging existing or potential applicants for new reactor-related activities to share planning information through fiscal year 2028.

NRC staff published the Regulatory Issue Summary so the agency can best understand industry interest in order to most effectively set budgets for licensing reviews and inspection support needed to safely enable new nuclear technologies. The RIS ... Show Full Article

FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Request for Comment Related to Petition for Waiver or Stay by Liberty Communications of Puerto Rico & Broadband VI
WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 18-143) on March 16, 2026:

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By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on the Petition for Waiver or Stay filed by Liberty Communications of Puerto Rico LLC and Broadband VI LLC (collectively, Liberty)/1, and the Petition for Reconsideration filed by Virgin Islands Telephone Corp. DBA OneComm (OneComm)./2

Interested parties may file comments to the Liberty Waiver Petition and OneComm Reconsideration Petition ... Show Full Article

Shimano Agrees to Pay $11.5 Million Civil Penalty for Failure to Immediately Report Bicycle Cranksets that Posed a Crash Hazard
WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release:

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Shimano Agrees to Pay $11.5 Million Civil Penalty for Failure to Immediately Report Bicycle Cranksets that Posed a Crash Hazard

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing that Shimano, Inc., of Japan, and Shimano North America Holding, Inc., of Irvine, California, have agreed to pay an $11.5 million civil penalty. The settlement, which has been provisionally accepted by CPSC, resolves CPSC's charges that Shimano knowingly failed to immediately report ... Show Full Article

Epiq Food Hall to Pay $54,000 in EEOC Racial Harassment Suit
WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release:

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Epiq Food Hall to Pay $54,000 in EEOC Racial Harassment Suit

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Settles federal suit charging that Virgina company subjected black general manager to frequent derogatory comments

WASHINGTON - Epiq Food Hall Woodbridge, LLC, which owned and operated a food hall in Woodbridge, Virginia, will pay $54,000 and provide other relief to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the ... Show Full Article

CPSC Issues Winter Weather Safety Tips to Prevent Fires and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release:

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CPSC Issues Winter Weather Safety Tips to Prevent Fires and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

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WASHINGTON - As severe weather moves across the country, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging Americans to protect themselves from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and fire. Improper use of portable generators and other fuel-burning devices during power outages can be deadly.

Lose Power? Using a Generator Safely

Consumers need to be especially careful when storms knock out electrical ... Show Full Article

CFTC Chairman Selig Announces Jessica Harris as Director, Division of Data and Chief Data Officer
WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release:

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CFTC Chairman Selig Announces Jessica Harris as Director, Division of Data and Chief Data Officer

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WASHINGTON -Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig today announced Jessica Harris as director, Division of Data, and chief data officer.

"I am pleased to welcome Jess back to the CFTC," Chairman Selig said. "Data is integral to everything we do at the Commission from surveillance to policymaking and Jess's decades of experience will ensure the CFTC has the right ... Show Full Article