Fewer dollars and fuzzier standards: inside the push to weaken Washington’s toughest financial watchdog
MarketWatch· John C. Coffee, Jr.· Jun 17, 2026 · 12:21 PM
The SEC used to intimidate corporate wrongdoers. Now its own commissioners are gutting its leverage.
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