Posts Tagged ‘swift-action’

Senate panel weighs congressional insider-trading ban

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Senators said at a hearing Thursday that Congress should quickly pass a bill that clearly prohibits its members and their staffs from trading stock based on nonpublic information they gather on Capitol Hill. In a two-hour hearing before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, members and witnesses said swift action was necessary because the public’s faith in Congress is at “an all-time low.” Read full article > >

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‘Swift action needed for Greece’

Monday, August 29th, 2011

European Central Bank (ECB) president Jean-Claude Trichet calls for swift action from eurozone leaders to help Greece.

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‘Swift action needed for Greece’