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Soderstrom: 'The Commission’s order provides innovative and comprehensive relief to protect competition'
The Federal Trade Commission responded to antitrust concerns surrounding a $5.2 billion cash-and-stock deal between Quantum Energy Partners, a private equity firm, and EQT Corporation, a natural gas producer.
Commerce
Nawaz: 'Investment advisers must ensure the accuracy of disclosures made to existing and prospective investors'
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has taken action against Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC, an investment adviser based in New York, for employing misleading hypothetical performance metrics in their advertisements.
News
Inflation: Progress and the Path Ahead
News Release: Good morning. At last year's Jackson Hole symposium, I delivered a brief, direct message. My remarks this year will be a bit longer, but the message is the same: It is the Fed's job to bring inflation down to our 2 percent goal, and we will do so. We have tightened policy significantly over the past ...
McDonough: 'Once you’re in, you have access for life' to VA health care
Veterans all over the U.S. who served in combat zones between Sept. 11, 2001, and Oct. 1, 2013, can directly enroll in VA health care until Sept. 30 without applying for VA benefits.
On the Hill
Comer: "The FTC's decision to send agency officials to Europe to help implement and enforce the European Union's Digital Markets Act under the guise of 'international cooperation' undermines U.S. economic interests."
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) engagement with European officials over the EU's Digital Markets Act, probing possible coordination that may undermine U.S. economic interests.
Cartels
Cartel Insider: 'I'm bridging a gap that might otherwise leave English readers uninformed about the nuanced realities of the cartel world'
Journalists in Mexico are often targeted for violence by cartels and 2022 has already seen 13 casualties, the deadliest year on record for journalists. The operator of Cartel Insider, a website dedicated to reporting the activities of cartels, explained the unique challenges of reporting news on the cartel in Mexico.
Homeland
Tennessee Congressman: 'Secretary Mayorkas confessed to the Senate that he didn’t know about the cartels’ use of wristbands in smuggling operations'
U.S. Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, raised concerns regarding the flow of information between government agencies.
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Monetizing the air we breathe
A new international scheme is being launched in America based on the idea that intrinsic values in nature can be quantified and converted to become investment products.
Big Tech
Long: 'The United States is unique in having a vibrant and research-intensive biopharmaceutical start-up system'
A new analysis by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation reveals a striking trend among the world's top 2,500 research and development investors.
Healthcare
Becerra: 'The president’s prescription drug bill is reducing costs and increasing access'
President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act allows individuals with Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage to spread out-of-pocket costs over the year through monthly payments starting in 2025.
Homeland
Department of Homeland Security reopens international field office in Cuba
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, announced the reopening of an international field office in Havana, Cuba.
Commerce
US forms dispute panel with Mexico, Canada
In response to Mexico's agricultural biotechnology measures outlined in its Feb. 13 decree, the United States has formed a United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement dispute panel.
Commerce
Soderstrom: 'Order provides innovative and comprehensive relief to protect competition' in Appalachian Basin
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has taken action to address antitrust concerns related to a $5.2 billion cash-and-stock deal between Quantum Energy Partners, a private equity firm, and natural gas producer EQT Corporation.
Healthcare
Becerra: 'We must do everything we can to keep our schools and kids safe'
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in collaboration with the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services and Justice, launched a public awareness campaign to promote federal school safety resources available through SchoolSafety.gov.
Labor
Mendelson: 'Settlement agreement with Rite Aid Corp. will significantly enhance safety'
Rite Aid Corporation has committed to establishing and executing a bloodborne pathogen safety program for its retail employees in all of its stores situated in New Jersey and New York.
Big Tech
Johnson: Assumption was 'when just California had passed a privacy law was that basically every other liberal state would pass a pretty similar law'
In the lead-up to implementing stringent new digital privacy safeguards for their constituents earlier this spring, Oregon legislators contemplated a significant enforcement strategy — affording citizens the authority to legally challenge companies for breaches of privacy.
Commerce
Experian Consumer Services to settle charges by Federal Trade Commission
Experian Consumer Services, a division of Experian offering consumers access to their credit information, will settle charges by paying $650,000, as mandated by the Federal Trade Commission, for allegedly sending unsolicited emails without providing recipients the option to opt out, as required by the CAN-SPAM Act.
News
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request discussed on Aug. 18 by Federal Reserve System
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
News
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request discussed on Aug. 18 by Federal Reserve System
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
News
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request discussed on Aug. 18 by Federal Reserve System
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Nelson: 'The United States rejects Hizballah’s cynical efforts to cloak its destabilizing terrorist activities with false environmentalism'
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Lebanon-based Green Without Borders and its leader, Zuhair Subhi Nahla, for providing support and cover for Hizballah’s operations in southern Lebanon under the guise of environmental activism.
Commerce
US Securities and Exchange Commission files charges against Crowe U.K.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Crowe U.K. LLP, its CEO and senior auditor for their role in an inadequate audit of music streaming company Akazoo Limited.
News
Federal Reserve System discusses Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request on Aug. 18
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
News
Federal Reserve System discusses Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB on Aug. 18
The US Federal Reserve System published a three page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
News
Federal Reserve System discusses Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request on Aug. 18
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.