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Charles Edel, Center for Strategic and International Studies Australia chair, hosted a live book launch Aug. 1 featuring Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, author of the book, "Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized its Economy to Confront the World."
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CooperCompanies, a global powerhouse in medical device manufacturing, has terminated its planned $875 million acquisition of Cook Medical's reproductive health business following a full-phase investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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The U.S. Departments of Commerce and Defense signed a Memorandum of Agreement to closely collaborate to strengthen the U.S. semiconductor defense industrial base.
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The Federal Trade Commission reached a proposed settlement with Surescripts in an illegal monopolization case that aims to address anticompetitive actions resulting in increased prices, hindered innovation and limited customer choices in the e-prescription market.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce is sending more than $1 million to southern Texas to bolster business and job growth in the region.
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U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham. R-S.C., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., recently introduced the Warren-Graham Digital Consumer Protection Commission (DCPC) Act, a landmark bill aimed at regulating major tech platforms and data processors to protect consumers and uphold democratic values in the digital age.
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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is getting nearly $750,000 in federal grant funding to strengthen the state's manufacturing sector.
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Alfredo Ortiz is the President and CEO of the Job Creators Network. He is the author of “Minority Ownership.”
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Public companies in the U.S. now must disclose any cybersecurity incidents they have, as well as their cybersecurity risk management plans, under new rules recently adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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On July 20, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against Digital World Acquisition Corporation (DWAC), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), for material misrepresentation to investors.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently appointed Natasha Vij Greiner and Keith E. Cassidy as interim acting co-directors of the Division of Examinations, effective immediately.
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A British national who resides primarily in the Bahamas and three of his associates were charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with insider trading. The investor allegedly provided nonpublic information to the others for the purpose of executing illegal trades, resulting in more than $500,000 in profits.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed requiring broker-dealers and investment advisers to address possible conflicts of interest related to the use of predictive data analytics and similar technologies.
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The recent seizure in San Juan, Puerto Rico, of school supplies without proper safety labeling has federal officials reminding retailers and consumers to be aware of U.S. safety standards.
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President Biden said the United States needs to be present when he proposed the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said during a fireside chat at the Woodrow Wilson Center on July 25. This framework gives the U.S. a strong, integrated economic strategy with those countries, she said.
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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and Ilitha Telecommunications Ltd. are partnering on a feasibility study regarding Wi-Fi connectivity in South Africa's townships.
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Mike Gallagher and Jason Smith, Wisconsin and Missouri representatives, respectively, express concerns about a new partnership between Ford and a China-linked battery company. Their remarks are part of a joint letter sent to Ford's CEO on July 20th.
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The Federal Trade Commission recently initiated legal action in order to block IQVIA's acquisition of Propel Media, with the goal of preventing a significant increase in market concentration within the healthcare programmatic advertising industry.
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The FTC has taken legal action against the manufacturers of Sobrenix supplement, who made deceptive claims about the supplement's ability to reduce alcohol cravings and utilized fraudulent endorsements.
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The U.S. Commerce Department recently launched a website allowing companies to sign up for a program that is a mechanism in which personal data can be transferred from the European Union to the United States.