This spring, for instance, a law was passed that will all but repeal the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Act.

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Foreign securities are another option, but investors can buy them only through a securities firm, and the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Act still puts obstacles in their way.

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What remains of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Act still discourages foreign investment.

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The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission have not hesitated in pursuing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases against companies involved in such conduct.

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In March, 2011, Sands disclosed that it was being investigated by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission for potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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And today Senate Lautenberg, his counterpart, called on DOJ and the Securities and Exchange Commission to look at it under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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The answer is that the markets and the foreign exchange markets are no different from any other market, in that sometimes they act like a herd of cattle.

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