Limit up

The SEC unveiled a long-awaited plan de signed to protect the markets from another flash crash. The “limit- up, limit-down” pro posal would require US- listed stocks to trade within a range tied to re cent prices.

Sony hacker

Sony is investigating what caused its online PlayStation Network and its Web domains to suf fer from outages Mon day after hacker group Anonymous threatened to target the company.

Dov pay cut

American Apparel CEO Dov Charney earned $764,423 in total compen sation in 2010, down 59 percent from 2009, according to a filing.

Feeling better

Robert Benmosche said yesterday he might consider staying at the helm of AIG past 2012 if his health permits.

Robo-signers

US mortgage servicers, including BofA and Wells Fargo, began sign ing consent decrees to clean up procedures after federal investiga tions found they improp erly foreclosed on homes.