Why Happy Meals Toys are Controversial in California

Forget California’s huge budget deficits, high unemployment levels and nasty political campaigns. One of the most polarizing issues in the Golden State today is about a proposal to ban Happy Meals toys in San Francisco.
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Regulators Probe ‘Inherently Deceptive’ Insurance Marketing

In three states, regulators have started or widened investigations into insurers after a judge described MetLIfe Inc’s (MET) marketing of asset accounts as “inherently deceptive.”

On Sept. 10, U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks in Reno, Nevada said that …

Regulators to Take Aim at Bank ‘Window Dressing’

Regulators may outline new rules to target so-called window dressing, a practice that some banks use to temporarily reduce their debt levels before reporting their finances.

The SEC is scheduled to raise the matter at a meeting on Friday, then issue …