Government Regulation
The SEC moved quickly and decisively earlier this week when it filed an emergency action and obtained an order imposing an asset freeze and other emergency relief against Virgil Capital and its...
22 days ago
Chinese regulators on Thursday announced an investigation into some business practices of Alibaba, the country's behemoth e-commerce company.
28 days ago
The U.S. SEC has approved new rules to make it possible for privately held companies to issue new stock in a direct listing IPO. This has big implications for investment banks and, perhaps, SPACs.
28 days ago
There are four U.S. companies that currently have a market value of more than $1 trillion. All four are expected to continue performing well, but, perhaps, not as well as they have this year.
1 month ago
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has thrown cold water on plans to move ahead with privatizing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before the Biden administration takes office.
1 month ago
A potential breakup of Facebook, forced by the government, threatens to drive its stock down, and with it the fortune of one of the world's richest persons.
1 month ago
States are beginning to send letters to Americans who received unemployment benefits this year notifying them that they had been inadvertently overpaid.
1 month ago
While Congress continues to debate a second relief package for workers, the states are beginning to send letters to Americans who received unemployment benefits this year notifying them that they had...
1 month ago
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There are some mergers which obviously need to be blocked. After all, if a company becomes a monopoly or can become far more predatory in an industry then it can cause problems for other businesses...
1 month ago
New talks about taking mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac private have driven share prices up sharply. Is something really going to happen?
1 month ago
The head of Europe's civil aviation regulator has said that the agency expects to lift its grounding order on the 737 Max in January, paving the way for Boeing to deliver new planes to the continent.
1 month ago
The FAA on Wednesday lifted its grounding order for Boeing's 737 Max airplanes. While the company will have to meet more stringent requirements, it can now get on with delivering its backlog.
2 months ago
While the recertification of Boeing's 737 Max is expected to happen soon, the aircraft maker faces other challenges as it tries to recover its former luster.
2 months ago
President-elect Biden has established a task force to recommend steps that his administration could take to stop the spread of COVID-19. One member already has proposed a lockdown of up to six weeks....
2 months ago
The European Commission on Tuesday announced that it has reached a preliminary view that Amazon has violated EU antitrust rules.
2 months ago
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