Regulation


Bond Traders Look for an Edge in Overlooked Economic Data

With the government not publishing key data like the September jobs report, traders are scouring little-known reports for guidance.

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Health-Insurance Stocks Get a Lift From Early Release of Data on Humana

A glitch gave investors an early peek at downbeat news about the company.

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Short Sellers Survive a Tough Tape, Believing Their Day Will Come

Even in a bull market, short sellers say certain stocks get ahead of themselves.

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Review and Preview: All Quiet on the Data Front

Stocks marked new highs again on Thursday, shrugging off the second day of a government shutdown. Plus, what OpenAI’s $500 billion valuation means for the AI rally.

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Buy Novo Nordisk Stock as Health Names Return to Favor, Analyst Says

HSBC made the call as it listed the pharma stocks it sees as best positioned to play a recovery in the sector.

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White House Says New Pick to Lead BLS Coming Very Soon

President Donald Trump is expected to select a candidate currently serving within the statistical agencies or the Council of Economic Advisers.

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Trump Triggered a Rally in Drug Stocks. Why It Might Not Last.

The surge in pharmaceutical stocks that followed the administration’s deal with Pfizer on Tuesday was still going strong on Wednesday.

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Walmart Follows Big Food Companies to Remove Synthetic Dyes

Walmart said artificial sweeteners and preservatives would be removed from its store brands sold online and at more than 4,500 stores.

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Shutdown, Tariffs, Pharma Pricing Make for a Busy Start to the Quarter. What Matters.

Government shutdown starts, Pfizer’s drug pricing deal could become industry template, risks from Trump’s tariffs, and more news to start your day.

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The SEC Just Made a Legal Tweak That Could Revolutionize Mutual Funds

The agency granted Dimensional Fund Advisors permission to launch ETF versions of some of its traditional mutual funds.

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Deadline Comes Today in Trump’s Big Drug Pricing Initiative

Now it’s up to the White House to decide whether the pharmaceutical industry’s efforts to appease the administration over the past few months have gone far enough.

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A Crucial Defense Against China Is About to Shut Down

A government tool to counter China’s manipulation of rare earths will expire on Tuesday, Laura Taylor-Kale writes in a guest commentary.

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Fermi IPO Offers a Chance to Own a ‘Donald J. Trump Generating Plant.’ What to Know About the Stock.

By 2038, the company expects to be able to generate 11 gigawatts of power—more than five times as much as the Hoover Dam.

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Trump Has Exerted Control Over Major Companies. How Their Stocks Have Fared.

Companies that need something from the White House have found the help comes with strings attached.

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Trump Signs TikTok Executive Order. Who Is Involved in the Deal and How Much It’s Worth.

The order is another step in the effort to keep TikTok running in the U.S., after Congress banned the social media app, under its current Chinese ownership, in 2024.

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Fed, Tariff Fears Spell Trouble for Stocks. Why Investors Must Hold Their Nerve.

New tariffs on drugs, building materials, Supreme Court urged to let Fed governor Lisa Cook keep her job, Amazon settles FTC lawsuit, and more news to start your day.

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Trump’s Gold Card May Need to Lift Immigrant Visa Quotas to Succeed

The card offers speed and simplicity for a $1 million donation to the U.S. government

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Washington’s Shutdown Blame Game Escalates as Deadline Looms

Lawmakers aren’t even officially in town this week but spent Wednesday blaming each other if a shutdown happens. President Donald Trump is having a dinner for cabinet members and staff later.

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Review & Preview: The September Rally Hits a Snag

It was the first time all three indexes fell together for two days in a row since the beginning of September.

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Pricey H-1B Visas Are the Least of the Problems. How Trump’s Policies Hit Labor Markets.

It is the administration’s other immigration curbs—deportations, worksite raids and restrictions on legal migration—that pose greater risks to U.S. job growth.

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Three Americans Owe $160 Million to Denmark in Dividend Tax Scheme, Says Judge

A cottage industry of lawyers, bankers, and accountants defrauded governments of at least $164 billion in the past few decades, tax authorities estimate.

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GM Stock Upgraded to Buy. Keep an Eye on Margins.

Analysts see plenty of catalysts on the horizon, including the elimination of a rule regulating greenhouse gases.

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Ticket Price Caps Are Music to Live Nation’s Ears

The plan is classic rent-seeking, Danielle Zanzalari writes in a guest commentary.

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Sim Farm Found by Secret Service Might Have Scammed Citizens. It Was Unlikely to Cause a Cellular Blackout.

On the morning before President Donald Trump’s U.N. speech, the Secret Service said it found more than 300 illegal telecom devices spread around the New York area.

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How the Supreme Court Could End This Bull Market

The justices have crucial elements of the U.S. economic agenda in their hands, Christopher Smart writes in a guest commentary.

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