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Companies are increasingly taking advantage of securities rules that lets them raise capital without having to go through costly registrations, according to a new study by regulators.

West Virginia University filed a lawsuit in the state of West Virginia on Monday to allow it to join the Big 12 conference in 2012 and avoid a Big East imposed 27-month waiting period.

After a last-minute push by Louisville, including soliciting the help of a United States senator, West Virginia is finally set to join the Big 12, according to a report.

Regulators are formally investigating whether Avon broke bribery laws overseas, and the cosmetics company said it was again reassessing its strategy after quarterly profit fell far short of expectations.

Louisville and West Virginia continue to sit in limbo on Thursday as the Big 12 weighs its options in choosing to offer one of the schools an invitation to join the conference.

Well, now the Big 12 is just playing realignment games with the Big East.

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Although all members were re-elected to News Corporation's board of directors Friday, shareholder votes showed that not everyone is happy with the company's leadership.

When will the University of Missouri move to the SEC and when will West Virginia University move to the Big 12?

In the largest penalty of its type, UBS AG was fined $12 million by a U.S. brokerage regulator over the Swiss bank's systemic failure to properly handle millions of short-sale orders.

A Big East official confirmed to the USA Today that West Virginia had agreed to leave the Big East for the Big 12, despite recently affirming the school's commitment to the conference and agreeing to a raise in the exit fee. CBS Sports reported that the move was expected to happen within the next 24-48 hours.

Big 12 interim commissioner Chuck Neinas told reporters on Monday that Missouri had not informed the conference of any plans to withdraw, but the school's move to head to the SEC still appears to be inevitable.

Zynga, the social gaming company behind hits like FarmVille, CityVille and Words with Friends, has reportedly set its IPO date for Nov. 17, just a week before Thanksgiving.

The University of Missouri has decided to withdraw from the Big 12 and will officially apply to join the SEC soon, according to a report.

Big East school West Virginia is the Big 12's top expansion target should Missouri head to the SEC, according to a report.

So the Groupon IPO is apparently going to finally happen -- and likely within the next couple of weeks. The once-high-flying daily deal Web social company is getting there with a bit of a limp.

At a regularly scheduled curators meeting, the University of Missouri announced they've given Chancellor Brady Deaton full authority on any decision regarding conference realignment.

Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson is proposing a 16-team playoff that would generate more than three times the amount of money the Bowl Championship Series, according to a report

ACC commissioner John Swofford essentially ruled out the conference accepting Notre Dame at the ACC basketball media day on Wednesday.

Citigroup Inc will pay $285 million to settle charges that its U.S. broker-dealer unit misled investors about a $1 billion mortgage bond deal, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday.

Georgia coach Mark Richt apologized to Vanderbilt coach James Franklin after one of his players yelled at Franklin after a close win, according to an explosive new video.