House approves bill restricting lawmakers' ability to purchase and sell stocks - Live Updates - POLITICO

“Republicans have corrupted their so-called stock trading bill with a decaying piece of the SAVE American Act corpse,” Morelle said during debate on the legislation

 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/22/congress/house-votes-to-restrict-congress-ability-to-purchase-and-sell-stocks-01008697

 

Pam Bondi Sold Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Announced Tariffs — ProPublica

Disclosure forms show that Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after the market closed, Trump's "Liberation Day" press conference sent the market tumbling...

https://www.propublica.org/article/pam-bondi-trump-media-stock-tariffs 

 

Chip stocks fall further after Trump’s remarks on Taiwan defence

Semiconductor and related tech shares hit hard by former US president's calls for Taipei to pay for US protection…

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/18/chip-stocks-trump-taiwan-defence-semiconductor

American Atheists - Sam McGrire - Duh! stock vs. bonds - SEC examination update (Phil Ferguson Show podcast)

Interview with Samantha McGuire 

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-r8icb-1cad9cc2

• https://www.atheists.org/2019/07/mcguire-field-director-announcement/

• “Sam is an absolute force of nature within the atheist community,” said Nick Fish, president of American Atheists. “From leading the Washington Area Secular Humanists (WASH) and organizing with allies to promote sound policymaking in Maryland, to her work with volunteers, group leaders, and other national partners, she is the perfect person to lead our field program as we invest in local groups and activism in all 50 states.” 

• atheists.org

• convention.atheists.org

Investing Skeptically

• Duh follow up. Yes, Stocks to better than bonds - in the long run.

• SEC exam update

• s&p 500 for 2023

Seizing pay of failed bank CEOs gathers bipartisan Senate support - The Washington Post

The notion of seizing windfalls from stock sales gained traction after it emerged that Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker sold $3.6 million in his company's stock just before its failure. Investigators for the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission probing the bank's collapse are examining those sales, according to the Wall Street Journal. 

The bill from Brown and Scott would authorize the FDIC to recoup proceeds from such stock sales as well as bonuses that executives receive in the 24 months leading up to a failure. Executives who "recklessly" violate the law or engage in "unsafe and unsound practices" could also face penalties up to $3 million…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/06/20/senate-clawback-banker-pay/

Stocks, Panic-Buying, and the Costs of Crisis (The Thinking Atheist podcast, Seth Andrews, with Phil Ferguson)

Seth Andrews speaks with "financial guy" Phil Ferguson about the weird, wild happenings in the U.S. and global economy in the wake of COVID-19.
Interview: 
https://youtu.be/cYf_Uu3uW_c

Three big takeaways from the stunning GOP stock-selling revelations - The Washington Post

The coronavirus story just took an important new turn.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/20/three-big-takeaways-stunning-gop-stock-selling-revelations/

Third GOP Senator caught selling equity before the market crash — this time up to $25 million worth – Raw Story

Questions have been raised about Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) selling stock before the onset of the coronavirus crisis in the United States. But the financial transaction does not appear to be related to the outbreak of the deadly virus.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/third-gop-senator-caught-dumping-stock-before-the-market-crash-this-time-up-to-25-million-worth/

Coronavirus: Republican senators sold stocks before markets plunged on Covid-19 fears – reports

Republican senator Richard Burr faced demands to resign on Friday after it was reported that he sold off millions of dollars worth of stocks just before the market dropped amid fears of the coronavirus pandemic. Burr, of North Carolina, chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, denied he had kept the public in the dark about the scale of the threat as three other senators also came under scrutiny for selling major holdings in the same period. ...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/20/republican-senators-sold-stocks-before-markets-plunged-on-coronavirus-fears-reports

Fox host demands REPUBLICAN Senator's resignation ON AIR

https://youtu.be/j6bFnOURm6E

‘He needs to resign’: Ocasio-Cortez declares the GOP Senate Intel chairman unfit to hold public office – Raw Story

Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said the Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee should resign from office. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) reportedly dumped $1.6 million in stock after receiving private briefings on the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/he-needs-to-resign-ocasio-cortez-declares-the-gop-senate-intel-chairman-unfit-to-hold-public-office/

US senators have reportedly piled up to $96 million into stocks, including companies they regulate | Markets Insider

Fifty-one US senators and their spouses have up to $96 million invested in corporate stocks, raising conflict of interest concerns because many of them could pass laws that help those businesses and thus enrich themselves.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/51-senators-have-96-million-in-stocks-raising-conflicts-interest-2019-9-1028540803

If this is a ‘proper’ bear market, stocks ‘are only at the beginning of the selloff’: SocGen - MarketWatch

The stock market's losses may have further room to run once a full-blown bear market enters into full swing ...
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/if-this-is-a-proper-bear-market-stocks-are-only-at-the-beginning-of-the-selloff-socgen-2019-01-03

Mark Cuban owns just a handful of stocks and tons of cash because he's worried about the market - CNBC

"I'm down to maybe four dividend-owning stocks, two shorts, and Amazon and Netflix," the billionaire says. .....
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/13/mark-cuban-owns-just-a-handful-of-stocks-and-a-whole-lot-of-cash-bec.html