Regulation


Oracle Stock Jumps After Forming TikTok Joint Venture

The development is the latest in a saga that has played out over multiple administrations.

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The Epstein Files Have the Business World on Edge

Many individuals and companies are known to have had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Will the expected Friday release of a pile of government records reveal more names?

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Stock Markets May Have Been Hasty With Inflation Bounce. Beware These Risks.

TikTok and Oracle sign an agreement for a U.S. venture, Nike beats forecasts but China sales disappoint, more news to start your day.

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Stop Obsessing About Risks and Let the Banks Compete

The entire financial system would be more stable from more innovation and less regulation, Karen Petrou writes in a guest commentary.

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Senators Want the Compass-Anywhere Merger Investigated

Housing affordability is at “crisis levels” and the deal won’t help, Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden wrote.

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Trump Might Limit Defense-Stock Dividends. That’s a Bad Idea.

The payouts give investors a reason to hand over their capital so businesses can use it.

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Interest-Rate Caps Aren’t the Solution to Our Credit Card Woes

A plan in Congress will only make the problem worse, Michael Busler writes in a guest commentary.

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Instacart Parent's Stock Drops. It Faces an FTC Investigation, Report Says.

Maplebear stock was falling following a report that the FTC has sent Instacart a civil investigative demand over its use of AI-set pricing.

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Higher Deposit Insurance Limits Will Make Banking More Risky, Not Less

Banks need to practice discipline on their own, Aaron Klein and Jill Castilla write in a guest commentary.

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Trump Says U.S. Poised For Economic Boom. The Numbers Tell a Different Story.

President Donald Trump promised an economic boom of historic proportions in his speech to the nation Wednesday. Persistent inflation and a weakening job market could get in the way.

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CDC Changes Tack on Hepatitis B Shots in Shakeup of Vaccine Policy

The decision comes less than two weeks after a committee of advisers to the agency, whom Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed this year, voted to change their decades-old guidance.

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Trump’s Giving Cannabis Stocks a Lift—and the Optimism May Be Justified

After many false starts, investors are once again betting that marijuana businesses are close to seeing federal restrictions ease.

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Warner Bros. Discover’s Shareholders Don’t Need Top Dollar. Paramount Can Offer Something Netflix Can’t.

The pitch from Paramount is about certainty, Brett M. Decker writes in a guest commentary.

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U.S. ‘Tech Force’ Aims to Beef Up Federal Expertise, AI Adoption After Purge

The program would hire 1,000 fellows for one- or two-year stints with the federal government, led and mentored by tech managers from the private sector.

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Cannabis Stocks Drop. Will Trump Reclassify Marijuana Today?

Marijuana stocks surged Friday after reports that Trump could sign an executive order reclassifying cannabis.

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Cannabis Stocks Surge. Trump May Reclassify Marijuana—but White House Says a Final Decision Hasn’t Been Made.

The reclassification of the drug would reduce the tax burden on the companies.

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Measles Cases Are Rising in South Carolina as U.S. Weathers Worst Outbreaks in Decades

2025 has been the worst year for measles in the U.S. since 1992.

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Nasdaq Tightens Rules as Many Small IPOs Run Into Trouble

At a time when listing deals are scarce, Nasdaq has enjoyed one of the world’s most packed initial-offering calendars.

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House Passes Sweeping Financial Bill That Would Expand Accredited Investor Eligibility

The Invest Act cleared the lower chamber with strong bipartisan support, but critics worry about opening up access to opaque, illiquid markets.

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S&P 500 Hits Record High Without AI Help. Why That’s a Good Thing.

Disney embraces AI in licensing deal, Broadcom beats earnings expectations, Trump administration targets financial industry watchdog, more news to start your day.

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Trump Signed an AI Executive Order. It May Be Headed for Court Battles.

It attempts to impose a single light-touch national regulation framework over artificial intelligence.

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The SEC’s Lone Democrat Fears Darkness Awaits Investors

“I fear that the very core of our intricate market structure is under attack,” Caroline Crenshaw, whose term ends in January, said.

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Hassett Says He Would Be Independent at the Fed. Some Who Know Him Worry.

Barron’s spoke with former colleagues of the leading candidate to replace Chair Jerome Powell.

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Prediction Markets Form Lobbying Group as State Pressure Ramps Up

Kalshi and Crypto.com want the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, rather than the states, to regulate their businesses

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