Source: U.S resume an investigation into the media's handling of economic data

A source familiar with, that U.S. security officials canceled an earlier decision to halt an investigation into how the news agencies with the release of economic data for investors, fearing the possibility of some leakage of sensitive information to the capital markets.The newspaper "Wall Street Journal", on Wednesday, that among media companies covered by the investigation Thomson Reuters Corp., the parent company of Reuters news agency, and Bloomberg th. Pei, and Dow Jones & Co, a unit for "News Corp".In January, according to "Reuters" and the Wall Street Journal, that the powers of security conducted an investigation to determine whether media companies facilitate the deal based on information not available to the public, through the disclosure of important data to the market before the date of issue, but the authorities decided at the time not to bring any charges.And get media organizations on important economic data during the "gag order", a period that is supposed not to broadcast any information until the ban is lifted.She said, "Wall Street Journal", on Wednesday, the FBI felt frustrated that the Committee on futures trading of commodities did not provide the data requested by the investigators, the newspaper quoted officials are pursuing the investigation as saying that the Committee agreed later to provide trading data and analysis to help the investigation.He said, "T Trebet" a spokesman for Bloomberg, "the. Pei" "We are not aware of any investigation is underway, or violations of any embargo," said a spokeswoman for "Dow Jones" that the U.S. government did not relate to the "Dow Jones" regarding any criminal investigation.There was no Federal Bureau of Investigation, or futures trading on access requests for comment, the Committee rejected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declined to comment.