Archive for May 14th, 2012

BULLETIN: SEC Suspends Trading In 379 Penny Stocks; Initiative Dubbed ‘Operation Shell-Expel’ Leads To Unprecedented Number Of Shutdowns

BULLETIN: SEC Suspends Trading In 379 Penny Stocks; Initiative Dubbed 'Operation Shell-Expel' Leads To Unprecedented Number Of Shutdowns

BULLETIN: In an unprecedented move, the SEC today announced that it had suspended trading in 379 penny stocks, saying the companies were delinquent in filings and ripe for hijacking and scams involving reverse mergers and pump-and-dump schemes. “The trading suspension marks the most companies ever suspended in a single day by the agency as it […]