BOSTON — Federal authorities suspended trading by seven firms, including one in Las Vegas, and filed criminal charges Thursday against corporate executives, lawyers and stock promoters who allegedly used fraud to spur investments in small companies known as penny stocks.
For the umpteenth time in the 4-year-old economic slump, Nevada has landed dead last in a study looking at economic vitality. But how legit are the statistics from the Opportunity Index from Massachusetts advocacy group Opportunity Nation? The picture they paint could unfairly harm Nevada’s economic recovery, economists say.
