The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has promised trading halts, lawsuits and other probes in its efforts to curb manipulation in the penny stock market--and halt a tsunami of e-mails touting these questionable securities.

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Exchanges like Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange have the authority to suspend trading, and halts can last up to 10 days.

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