Securities class action filings containing accounting allegations rose to unprecedented levels in 2017, according to Accounting Class Action Filings and Settlements – 2017 Review and Analysis, a new report by Cornerstone Research. There were a record 165 accounting filings during 2017, nearly twice
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Unable to find a white knight to ride in and save it, bankrupt Bon-Ton Stores Inc. is about to join a growing list of retail chains to go out of business.
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Prosecutors sitting on a trove of material seized from President Donald Trump's personal lawyer fear they won't get to look at it anytime soon. A week after the FBI raided attorney Michael Cohen's home and office, a federal judge in New York must now make a crucial decision that could determine
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India's cash machines are running dry, leaving policy makers and bankers scrambling to assuage the public and prevent perception about the nation's fraud-hit financial system from worsening. As the banknote shortage spread across several states, the government finally addressed the issue in a
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Total SA deepened its foray into power and gas retail, underlining a strategy shift among European oil majors as the global transition to cleaner energy gathers pace. The French company agreed to buy Paris-based utility Direct Energie, adding 2.6 million electricity and gas customers at home and in
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