In enacting company listing standards and safeguards against analyst conflicts, the SROs have signed themselves up for an existence-defining task.

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California has led the country in enacting stricter air pollution and tailpipe emission standards.

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Which is why the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) should hold its horses and pull back from enacting a rule that would require publicly traded companies to expense stock options.

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