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U.S. lawmaker moves to scrap SEC’s resource extraction rule

U.S. lawmaker moves to scrap SEC’s resource extraction rule

Opponents to move say resource extraction rule could help reduce corruption By Sarah N. Lynch and Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Two senior U.S. lawmakers unveiled legislative plans on Monday to scrap a rule devised under the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law requiring publicly-traded mining, oil and gas companies to disclose payments they make […]

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Oil and gas hedging abuse rules closer to completion, regulator adds exemptions

Oil and gas hedging abuse rules closer to completion, regulator adds exemptions

Industry concerned about bona fide oil and gas hedging WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. futures contract market regulator moved closer on Thursday to finishing its rule on limiting positions that traders can hold in commodity markets, which is intended to head off oil and gas hedging abuse, by responding to industry concerns about “bona […]