Regulators invoke emergency powers to smooth trading
Saturday, September 15, 2001
WASHINGTON -- The Securities and Exchange Commission used its emergency powers for the first time Friday to ease restrictions on companies buying back their own shares. The move is meant to smooth trading for the anticipated reopening of the stock markets Monday after an extraordinary four-day shutdown.
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