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US regulators have charged a former senior Bank of America investment banker with insider trading, alleging he disclosed confidential information about an energy company acquisition to a longtime friend, yielding illegal gains exceeding $18 million.
A US presidential teleprompter operator has been suspended without pay after allegations emerged that he used insider information to place profitable bets on Donald Trump's speeches, potentially netting over $100,000.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld a High Court ruling finding former WCT Bhd deputy managing director Goh Chin Liong and Ara Holdings director Leong Ah Chai guilty of insider trading, confirming a RM5.83 million judgment.