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The Rise And Fall Of The “King Of Kings” In Silicon Valley

11:29PM December 29, 2009 | Brian Lam

The WSJ just published this excellent and colourful profile of Raj Rajaratnam, hedge fund manager being investigated for insider trading. They interviewed over 75 sources and looked over his handwritten notes to write the story. [WSJ]


IBM And Intel Executives Arrested For Insider Trading

8:55AM October 17, 2009 | Chris Jacob

Six people in total were arrested today for making too much money too easily, among them executives from IBM and Intel. These guys made $US20 million in profits between January and July 2007 by passing insider info regarding Google, Hilton Hotels and Polycom onto a trader. Now they’re all facing multiple counts of conspiracy and securities fraud. More »