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The 5 Congress Members Whose Families Trade the Most Stocks

Some lawmakers and their families have traded millions of dollars worth of stocks since the start of this term.

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A law passed in 2012, the STOCK Act, emphasizes that insider trading is illegal among lawmakers, as it is for the general public, and requires them to periodically disclose trades of shares held by them and members of their families.
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France Bans Unsolicited Telemarketing Calls

Companies will no longer be allowed to advertise goods and services through cold calls without previous consent from consumers.

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At Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in Paris. The ban on unsolicited telemarketing is unlikely to be met with any opposition in a country where 97 percent of the population say they are annoyed by such daily calls.
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