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SEC Bans Short Sales in Financial Stocks
By
Joseph Woelfel
09/19/08 - 05:37 AM EDT
The Securities and Exchange Commission's emergency order will apply to the securities of 799 financial companies. The action is effective immediately and ends on Oct. 2.
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