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The following is a transcript of an interview with former Defense Secretary Mark Esper that aired Sunday, May 15, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

Grocery delivery platform Instacart said late Wednesday it has filed a draft registration statement with the SEC, paving the way for the firm to list its shares.

In 2017, ETH rose from $10 to $800, driving demand for Nvidia graphics cards.

Nissan says they'll be so stable they could be used in pacemakers. The Japanese giant says the all-solid-state battery will replace the lithium-ion battery now in use and promises to charge much more quickly and be lighter yet safe.

Texas State fell to Texas A&M on the road on Tuesday, suffering an 8-4 loss in College Station.The Bobcats didn’t struggle to keep up with the Aggies (17-11, 4-5 SEC) at the plate, swinging for eight [San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Sports San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

These are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell.

The Tesla founder has become the social network's biggest single shareholder, and a board member.

Musk took a 9.2% passive stake in the company.

Some big-name Chinese stocks including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. are facing the prospect of getting booted from the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq if they refuse to let U.S. regulators see their financial audits. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has started the process, compelled by a 2020 law, and although it has years to play out, investors have started to pay attention. As has China, which has moved to potentially clear a big hurdle that had stymied U.S. regulat

These are the stocks posting the largest moves before the bell.

Some big-name Chinese stocks are facing the prospect of getting booted from the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq if they refuse to let U.S. regulators see their financial audits. A revived effort by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to gain access to audits of overseas companies that began under former President Donald Trump is continuing under President Joe Biden. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. are among 200-plus companies in the regulator’s crosshairs, and although the p

The proposed disclosure requirements only seek information that investors want.

Some big-name Chinese stocks are facing the prospect of getting booted from the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq if they refuse to let U.S. regulators see their financial audits. A revived effort by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to gain access to audits of overseas companies that began under former President Donald Trump is continuing under President Joe Biden. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. are among 200-plus companies in the regulator’s crosshairs, and although the p

Here are four takeaways from LSU baseball's series defeat to Texas A&M.

The proposed rule from the Wall Street regulator mandates that hundreds of businesses report their planet-warming emissions in a standardized way for the first time.

The following is a transcript of an interview with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that aired Sunday, March 20, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

Berkshire Hathaway purchased an additional 18.1 million shares of Occidental Petroleum for almost $1 billion on the first three days of this week.

Under a groundbreaking new rule the SEC is expected to propose Monday, hundreds of businesses would be required to measure and disclose greenhouse gas emissions in a standardized way for the first time, according to people briefed on the matter.

Some big-name Chinese stocks are facing the prospect of getting booted from the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq if they refuse to let U.S. regulators see their financial audits. A revived effort by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to gain access to audits of overseas companies that began under former President Donald Trump is continuing under President Joe Biden. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. are among 200-plus companies in the regulator’s crosshairs, and although the p

Some big-name Chinese stocks are facing the prospect of getting booted from the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq if they refuse to let U.S. regulators see their financial audits. A revived effort by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to gain access to audits of overseas companies that began under former President Donald Trump is continuing under President Joe Biden. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. are among 200-plus companies in the regulator’s crosshairs, and although the p

Buffett spent more than $1.5 billion this week to add another 27.1 million shares to Berkshire Hathaway's stake.

Elon Musk is trying to back out of his 2018 settlement with U.S. securities regulators, related to his social media claim of having had "funding secured" to take Tesla private.Driving the news: Musk this week asked a federal judge to terminate the consent decree, which required that Tesla counsel vet any of Musk's tweets that could be deemed material to the company and/or its shareholders.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.Musk argues that the SEC is a mic

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO also asked the judge to find a subpoena related to the settlement “was issued in bad faith.”

The following is a transcript of an interview with Secretary of State Antony Blinken airing Sunday, March 6, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

Kentucky basketball opens SEC Tournament play on Friday as the No. 3 seed. Here is the full bracket for the games in Tampa, Florida.

A new SEC filing reveals someone at Berkshire Hathaway, either Buffett himself or his portfolio managers, is very excited about Occidental Petroleum.

The following is a transcript of an interview with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that aired Sunday, February 20, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

The following is a transcript of an interview with Secretary of State Antony Blinken that aired Sunday, February 20, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

The billionaire Tesla boss says his criticism of the government has drawn "unrelenting investigation".

Digital currency lending platforms are luring savers with advertised interest rates of 9% or more. But customers too often fail to read the fine print.

Selling one share of stock can be simple: It generally goes for whatever price other shares of the same company are trading for at the moment. Selling large numbers of shares can be complicated, since the very act of selling can drive down the price -- especially if others get wind of a big stake being sold. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department are digging into how such “block trades” work, specifically into how bankers work with hedge funds to privately carry out s

Investors frustrated with minuscule yields from bank savings accounts have found a would-be savior: so-called crypto lending accounts that can pay interest rates of 9% or higher. Upstart crypto firms like Celsius Network and BlockFi Inc. think this kind of account could be the killer app that brings a whole new cohort of investors into cryptocurrencies. But the accounts have also drawn criticism from traditional financial firms, who say they’re riskier than they appear, and from some regulators. BlockFi’s decision to register its offerings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a $100 million settlement could create pressure for the rest of the field to follow suit.

Investors frustrated with minuscule yields from bank savings accounts have found a would-be savior: so-called crypto lending accounts that can pay interest rates of 9% or higher. Upstart crypto firms like Celsius Network and BlockFi Inc. think this kind of account could be the killer app that brings a whole new cohort of investors into cryptocurrencies. But the accounts have also drawn criticism from traditional financial firms, who say they’re riskier than they appear, and from some regulators.

Investment industry pushback against new SEC rules misses the mark.

By Dec. 31, the fair market value of its bitcoin holdings came in at $1.99 billion.

Blank-check deals involving EV firms keep causing the wrong kind of publicity.

Gary Gensler, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, aims to protect investors from financial loss and data theft.

The regulator is considering tighter disclosure deadlines for hedge funds growing sizable stakes in companies.

America is far behind on financial reporting by private businesses. It could learn a lot from Britain in particular.

Instead of increased oversight of large private companies, the agency should make it easier for startups to go public.

Kickoff is Monday night at 8 p.m. ET.

Most of Alphabet's top executives are getting annual salary increases from $650,000 to $1 million, along with hefty stock awards.

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The following is the full transcript of an interview with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on "Face the Nation" on January 2, 2022.

The Southeastern Conference and Big East Conference have updated their policies for basketball game postponements, cancellations and rescheduling to give more leniancy to teams that are unable to play because of spiking COVID-19 cases.

Spring-loaded grants allow executives to enrich themselves at the investing public’s expense. Regulators are right to get tougher on the practice.

Digitial World Acquisition Corp. said regulators have asked for information related to the SPAC's merger Donald Trump's new social media company.

Michigan football will play Georgia with a shot to get to the national championship game on the line.

The Big 12 will play a title game without Oklahoma or Texas for the first time since 1998.

If you’re an AD waffling on a coaching change, the work of Lane Kiffin, Mike Leach and Sam Pittman is an argument for testing the coaching carousel.

Delegates are pushing for a breakthrough on major sticking points, with issues such as climate finance and global carbon markets yet to be resolved.

Bucks honored at White House

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After the boards of regents for the universities of Texas and Oklahoma voted Friday to accept invitations to the Southeastern Conference, the league announced the Big 12 rivals would start competing in the SEC in the fall of 2025.

Texas and Oklahoma have made a request to join the powerhouse Southeastern Conference.

Oklahoma and Texas took the first formal step toward moving to the Southeastern Conference.

The Texas A&M Board of Regents will hold a special meeting Monday to discuss “issues” related to the Southeastern Conference.

The speculation and rumors regarding the future of the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma in the BIG 12 seem to be dominating most sports circles.

Football, Volleyball and Cross Country Athletes Headlined the 2020 Fall Season, Which Was Full of Accolades and Highlights.

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, right, passes the ball over Charlotte Hornets center Bismack Biyombo, second from right, as Hornets forward P.J. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Charlotte Hornets are getting set to welcome fans for home games. The Hornets’ reopening plan has been approved by state and county authorities and allows the team to host fans at 15% capacity, approximately 3,000 per game. “We are excited about the opportunity to welcome more fans to our outdoor venues,” the university said in a written statement. AdTuesday night’s game will be the first game with fans in attendance at PPG Paints Arena since last March.

Aaliyah Wilson scored 17 points and N’dea Jones added 16 to lead Texas A&M to a 65-57 win over fifth-ranked South Carolina to give the Aggies their first regular-season Southeastern Conference title. Texas A&M (22-1, 13-1 SEC) snapped a seven-game skid against South Carolina and finished the season 13-0 at home after playing in front of a season-high 2,700 on Sunday. The Aggies outscored South Carolina (19-4, 14-2) 19-8 in the third quarter to take a commanding lead before the Gamecocks get back in it late. AdThe Aggies added a basket after that before South Carolina got its first field goal of the second half on a layup by Lele Grissett a few seconds later. A 5-0 run by Texas A&M, with another 3 by Nixon, came next to make it 52-37 and spur South Carolina Staley to call a timeout.

– It had been nearly a quarter-century since Arkansas had played a ranked team at home, let alone beaten one there. 20 Arkansas ended both those droughts Wednesday night, beating sixth-ranked Alabama, 81-66. Arkansas hasn’t lost an SEC game since. Arkansas’ big run clearly flustered Alabama, resulting in Petty picking up a technical foul after arguing a no-call with 6:55 left. AdBIG PICTUREAlabama still sits comfortably atop the SEC standings with a two-game lead over the next closest team, Arkansas.

4 Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal originally scheduled to serve as the 107th Rose Bowl, the playoff committee announced Sunday. In the end, those two teams were assigned to the Sugar Bowl semifinal, while the other playoff game will feature the national championship favorites against the final addition to the four-team playoff. But instead of a week amid the pomp and pageantry of the Rose Bowl, the teams will spend their semifinal week in Arlington, Texas. Oregon State beat Duke in Durham, North Carolina, in that version of the Rose Bowl. The festive week of genteel celebrations around the Rose Bowl game had already been mostly canceled.

4 Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal originally scheduled to serve as the 107th Rose Bowl. It's still unclear whether the game in the Dallas Cowboys' stadium will be called the Rose Bowl, but the decision ended a streak of 78 straight years in Pasadena for a bowl game first played in 1902. The festive week of genteel celebrations around the Rose Bowl game already had been mostly canceled, interrupting a beloved annual holiday tradition for hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles-area residents and tens of thousands of visiting fans. Alabama's first bowl game was the 1926 Rose Bowl, and the Tide played in six early editions of the game. They haven't been back in the official Rose Bowl game since 1946, although they beat Texas on Jan. 7, 2010, in the BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl stadium.

(AP Photo/Morry Gash)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Southeastern Conference championship game between No. This will be the ninth time Alabama and Florida have met in the SEC title game, which has been played in Atlanta since 1994. It was moved to take the place of the Michigan-Ohio State game, which was canceled due to COVID-19 issues within the Wolverines’ program. ___UConn has postponed a second men’s basketball game as it continues to deal with a player’s positive coronavirus test. Should the game be played, the winner of the Washington-Oregon matchup will be Pac-12 North champions and play in the conference title game on Dec. 18.

Among the three SEC games still on for this Saturday, Arkansas will visit No. Orgeron said he expects most of his players in quarantine due to contact tracing back next week. Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher said his team only had two positive cases as of Wednesday afternoon, but contact tracing had taken a toll. “Candidly, the numbers around contact tracing have emerged as one of our biggest challenges to playing. “The contact tracing has the potential to magnify even one positive test,” Sankey said.

5 Texas A&M at Tennessee will not be played Saturday because of COVID-19 issues, raising the number of Southeastern Conference games postponed this week to three. Texas A&M said it has three active COVID-19 cases, including two people who traveled with the team to South Carolina last week. 24 Auburn's game at Mississippi State was postponed because of COVID-19 positive tests and contact tracing within the Bulldogs' program. In the American Athletic Conference, Navy's game at Memphis on Saturday was postponed because of positive COVID-19 tests at the Naval Academy. It’s the second week in a row that Navy had a game postponed because of positive tests at the Academy and the subsequent quarantine of student-athletes.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Southeastern Conference announced Tuesday that Saturday’s game between Texas A&M and Tennesse has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests. SEC officials did not disclose how many players or staff members tested positive for the virus. Texas A&M released a statement saying a player and a student worker had tested positive Sunday after returning from a trip to South Carolina. Texas A&M announced that the postponed game will be rescheduled for Dec. 12. The College Station school also said the testing rate has increased to 8.1%.

10 Florida's game against defending national champion LSU was postponed Wednesday to tentatively Dec. 12 after the SEC postponed Missouri-Vanderbilt on Monday. Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason is going through a similar situation. To play, the SEC requires at least 53 on game days. Timing is critical depending on the day of the week a positive test or tracing result returns. “Every time you’re taking a test," Mason said, “you're crossing your fingers ... you don't have anybody in harm's way."

Several teams in other leagues have had to postpone games because of outbreaks among players and staff. Ron DeSantis, alarmed by what he sees as draconian rules on college campuses, said he is drawing up a “bill of rights” for college students. The University of Wisconsin-Madison had seen more than 2,800 confirmed cases in students as of Friday. At Kansas State University, more than 2,200 students have been placed in quarantine or isolation since class began. But Mariscano said universities should expect college students to act like college students.

HOUSTON The Southeastern Conference announced its 2020 football season will begin on Sept. 26, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced Thursday. The season will be comprised of a 10-game conference-only schedule with the SEC Football Championship Game played on Dec. 19 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The schedule will include one mid-season open date for each school and an open date on Dec. 12 for all schools. The SEC will continue to monitor developments related to COVID-19. This new schedule supports the safety measures that are being taken by each of our institutions to ensure the health of our campus communities.To view the complete press release from the SEC, visit here.

(CNN) The US Securities and Exchange Commission has paid out its largest-ever whistleblower award nearly $50 million. The whistleblower tipped off the agency to a currency manipulation scheme at a massive bank, resulting in a "successful enforcement action," the SEC said Thursday. The SEC noted in its release that confidentiality agreements restrict it from naming whistleblower's name or identity. "This matter was resolved more than five years ago and we are pleased it is behind us," a BNY Mellon spokesperson told CNN Business. The SEC said Thursday's payout brings its total award to more than $500 million to 83 individuals in roughly the decade since the program was created.

1 South Carolina rolled to its fifth SEC tournament title in six years, blowing out defending champion and ninth-ranked Mississippi State 76-62 on Sunday. 1 overall seed — along with the favorite — in the NCAA Tournament. She had 44 points in the three games as South Carolina won by an average margin of 24 points. South Carolina took control almost immediately, opening a 16-7 lead midway through the first quarter. South Carolina: The Gamecocks are probably the strongest bet in the field that gets announced on March 16 to make the Final Four.