Washington - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly investigating whether Apple (NASD: AAPL) misled investors with its disclosures about CEO Steve Jobs' faltering health, according to Bloomberg, which cited "a person familiar with the matter." Both Apple and the SEC declined to comment on the story for Bloomberg; the SEC is only required to disclose an investigation if it decides to take enforcement action.

Los Angeles - Following charges of securities fraud filed by the SEC this week against the company and its chief executive, National Lampoon announced on Thursday that president and CEO Daniel Laikin has resigned.

Los Angeles - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged comedy purveyor National Lampoon, its CEO and other parties with "engaging in three separate fraudulent schemes to manipulate the market for publicly traded securities through the payment of prearranged kickbacks."

UPDATED. I wish I could say more, but I will have to leave it to this, and let the judicial process do its job.
November 17, 2008
RE: SEC Civil Action in the United States District for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division.
Mark Cuban today responded to a civil complaint filed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States District for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. In its complaint, the Commission charges that Mr. Cuban engaged in violations of the federal securities laws in connection with transactions in the securities of Mamma.com Inc.

Washington - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday charged Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team and founder of HDNet, with insider trading over shares in a company called Mamma.com he sold in 2004. The SEC says Cuban improperly sold his 600,000 shares in Mamma.com after being informed by its CEO in a confidential manner of a transaction that would devalue his shares.

New York - CBS (NYSE: CBS) announced on Wednesday that it will begin offering free live streaming of SEC college football games this year, the Associated Press reported. CBSSports.com will offer 17 SEC games, including the conference championship.

Washington - XM Satellite Radio (NASD: XMSR), the satellite radio provider awaiting government approval to merge with rival Sirius, disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it must come up with $120 million in financial commitments to avoid an "adverse effect" on its financial position.

New York - Eight former executives from the company then known as AOL Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) have been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with inflating the company's online ad revenues by more than $1 billion between 2000-2002. Four of the executives -- including former controller James MacGuidwin -- have agreed to settle civil charges by paying the SEC about $8 million in fines.

Agoura Hills, Calif. - Video game publisher THQ (NASD: THQI) announced on Wednesday that it has received word that the SEC has completed its investigation into the company's stock options granting practices, and will not recommend any action against the company.

Redwood City, Calif. - Video game developer and publisher Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS) announced on Wednesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has terminated its enquiry into the company's stock options grant practices, and recommended no enforcement action.

Washington - Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been subpoenaed by the SEC to give a deposition in a lawsuit related to the company's stock options granting practices, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter.

New York - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive has announced that the company received notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it may file charges in relation to Take-Two's stock option granting practices.

San Francisco - An informal inquiry into stock options granting practices at technology publisher CNET Networks has been upgraded to a formal investigation, the company said in its second quarter earnings statement.

Cambridge, Mass. - Forrester Research, the Cambridge, Mass.-based, technology market research firm, has received notification from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it intends to launch an investigation relating to the company's stock option granting practices.

San Francisco - The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday ruled against investors who filed an antitrust lawsuit against a number of investment banks, which alleged inflated charges and prices collected during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s, CNET News.com reported.

New York - Days after a group of dissident shareholders ousted the CEO and five of six board members at game publisher Take-Two Interactive, the company's chief financial officer has resigned.