On January 27, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission settled charges against Archer-Daniels-Midland Company for $40 million. Three former executives were charged. One — former CFO Vikram Luthar — refused to settle and is fighting fraud charges in federal court. ADM paid without admitting or denying wrongdoing. The Department of Justice closed
In fiscal year 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission awarded $600 million to whistleblowers. In fiscal year 2024, $255 million. In the first three months of fiscal year 2026, the agency has awarded nothing. The SEC's whistleblower program was created under the Dodd-Frank Act after the 2008 financial
On Friday morning, Lowe's Companies eliminated roughly 600 technology jobs. The affected workers – product managers, designers, researchers, QA analysts, and store operations – were notified through a pre-recorded call attached to a calendar invite where all attendees were marked "Optional." Some didn't attend. They discovered