Regulation
There Are Great Back-to-School Deals on University Muni Bonds
While long-term challenges to higher education remain, bonds issued by top-tier universities offer compelling tax-exempt yields.
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Trump Seeks Supreme Court OK to Fire FTC Commissioner
FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter is fighting the Trump administration’s attempt to fire her.
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NiSource Stock Heads for Largest Percent Decrease In Five Months. Here’s Why.
A NiSource-owned utility company wants to spin off a subsidiary. Things are getting complicated.
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Trump Lawyers Call Fed. Gov Cook’s Arguments to Keep Job ‘Misguided and Futile’
They urged the federal judge to deny Cook’s request for a temporary restraining order.
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Offshore Wind Giant Orsted Sues Trump Administration
The company says there’s no legal basis for the U.S. government to stop the project.
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Antitrust Still Looms Over Big Tech
Google got a pass from AI disruption. Meta Platforms, Amazon, and Apple might not get the same luxury in their own pending antitrust cases.
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Why Google Stock Would Have Been Better Off With an Alphabet Breakup
Alphabet likely won’t be split up in any meaningful way. Investors are relieved, but they might have done better with a full dismantling of the tech giant.
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Alphabet Stock Hits an All-Time High. Google Avoided the Worst in Its Antitrust Case.
Google will not have to sell its Chrome web browser.
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The Google Ruling Is Win for Status Quo, Loss for Internet
AI has changed the world and, apparently, the future of antitrust enforcement. Why that’s bad news for innovation.
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Trump Tariffs Are Back in Limbo. What Comes Next for the White House, Trade Partners, Companies
Courts have ruled against the legality of the president’s tariff plan, raising new questions about trade deals, tariff refunds, and revenue.
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Google Ruling Shows Antitrust Is Dead. But This New Threat Is Very Much Alive.
Global bond rout deepens, Trump tariffs are back in limbo, food giants are struggling, and more news to start your day.
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How an Appeals Court’s Ruling on Trump Tariffs Could Upend the Bond Market
The future of President Donald Trump’s trade policy is uncertain. Tariffs may help reduce the deficit but still add to inflation pressures.
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Tesla Stock Drops as Musk’s SEC Battle Takes New Twist. What to Know.
The chief executive is looking for a home court advantage in his battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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SEC Says Its Case Against Musk Is Beyond Dispute
The agency alleges that Elon Musk filed stock ownership notices late when he began amassing a stake in Twitter.
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Trump Fires Rail Regulator. Investors Are Taking Note.
President Donald Trump’s firing of STB board member Robert Primus could affect the pending merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.
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Advisor Barred Over Alleged Cherry-Picking. His Clients Lost $3.2 Million and He Made $1.8 Million, SEC Says.
James Burleson allegedly used a pooled account to take profits from options trades for himself while allocating losing trades to his clients.
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Cook Launches Legal Challenge Against Trump’s Firing. Here’s What Happens Next.
The lawsuit sets up a potentially precedent-setting legal showdown between the White House and the central bank.
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Ford Forced to Recall Another Batch of Vehicles. It’s at 7 Million This Year, a Record.
Ford is recalling another 356,000 cars. This time to fix an instrument panel display.
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Fighting Fraud, but Not Much Else? SEC Enforcement Actions Plummet.
A new analysis of enforcement activity at the SEC this year finds a focus on direct investor harms rather than violations of more arcane agency rules.
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Oklo Stock Is Up 1,000%. Where the Nuclear Start-Up Goes Next, According to Its CEO.
Oklo was selected for three projects under the Department of Energy’s nuclear reactor pilot program.
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FDA Approves Pfizer Covid Vaccine but Adds Restrictions on Its Use
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the shot will be available for people aged 5 and older.
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Another Old Nuclear Reactor Is Coming Back. These Stocks Could Benefit.
The electricity needed for the tech sector’s artificial intelligence race is turning reactors that were once unprofitable albatrosses into potential profit-drivers.
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Labor Day Air Travel Expected to Reach New Record
The Transportation Security Administration said it expects to screen nearly 17.4 million people at U.S. airport security checkpoints this Labor Day weekend.
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Stephen Miran Is Trump’s Pick for Fed Gov. His Thoughts on Tariffs, Intel, and the Economy.
The current chair of the Council of Economic Advisers is an architect of many of the president’s economic initiatives.
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Exxon Holds Talks on Russia Return: Report. Ukraine Is Still a Hurdle for Oil Majors.
Exxon has held talks with Russia's Rosneft about working together on the Sakhalin fields, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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