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New Senate bill aims to kill proposed SEC rule on AI conflicts of interest

WASHINGTON — A forthcoming rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission on the use of AI in finance is in…

Judge postpones Trump D.C. election trial pending appeal

A judge on Friday indefinitely postponed the election interference criminal trial of former President Donald Trump, which was scheduled to…

Three people indicted in $400 million FTX crypto hack conspiracy

Three people were indicted for an identity theft conspiracy that allegedly included the $400 million hack from FTX on the…

Fahmi Quadir, short seller nicknamed ‘The Assassin,’ takes aim at for-profit college giant Adtalem

WASHINGTON — Short seller Fahmi Quadir has found her new target: The $2 billion market cap Adtalem Global Education, a…

FTC fines Kubota $2 million in largest ever ‘Made in the USA’ penalty

WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission on Friday announced that it fined Kubota, one of the world’s largest tractor manufacturing…

Treasury chief Yellen touts GDP numbers as a boon to the middle class

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen praised the positive economic growth numbers on Thursday as a benefit for the middle…

Unredacted complaint alleges Meta knew of ‘huge volume’ of child sexual harassment on its platforms

WASHINGTON — A new legal filing about child exploitation on Meta‘s Facebook and Instagram apps alleges a 2021 internal company…

Biden administration unveils proposed changes to big banks’ overdraft fees

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday unveiled long-awaited changes to how the nation’s biggest banks structure overdraft…

ABC News cancels Republican debate after Haley refuses to debate without Trump

WASHINGTON — ABC News has announced it will not move forward with its Republican presidential primary debate in New Hampshire…

The Israel-Hamas war has already triggered U.S. military action. Is war with Hezbollah next?

Is a wider Middle East war — expanding beyond the borders of Gaza and Israel — inevitable? The question is…