Direct Edge, a New Jersey firm, said Friday its application for exchange status for its electronic communications networks was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Governments concerned that their citizens might use satellite-TV dishes to view unapproved programmes or web sites can take heart from Sky Global Networks' filings with America's Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Palo Alto Networks shares are trading modestly lower Thursday morning after Pacific Crest Securities analyst Rob Owens picked up coverage of the network security company with a Sector Perform rating, citing concerns about valuation.

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"The only reason anyone buys Scripps is for the networks' business, " says Steven Barlow, publishing and advertising analyst for Prudential Securities.

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For several years, criminal authorities have wrestled with challenges caused by communication about illicit activities, from securities fraud to drug dealing to terrorism, through messaging tools in social networks, videogame systems and other digital platforms.

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That risk is all the more prevalent because the Securities and Exchange Commission this month allowed companies to disseminate price-sensitive information on social networks.

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Marcello Sallusti of Giubergia Warburg, a Milan securities house, says that Italy's largest banks still have gaps to plug in their networks.

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For years the Securities and Exchange Commission, America's main financial watchdog, made it hard for electronic-trading networks to register as exchanges.

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