EPA Wants to Roll Back Super Pollutant Rules October 2, 2025 By Zahra Hirji and Sharon Chen The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed loosening a rule phasing down the use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, highly potent greenhouse...
SEC Chair Says Markets Can Decide ‘Cadence’ of Company Reports September 19, 2025 Investors and banks are likely to help set any new timeline for public company reporting as regulators press ahead on...
Update: SEC Hands Victory to IPO Issuers Who Want to Avoid Class-Action Lawsuits September 18, 2025 By Douglas Gillison The U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday said it would allow companies seeking to go public to require that investors resolve...
SEC Poised to Review IPO Bar on Mandatory Shareholder Arbitration September 17, 2025 By Douglas Gillison Wall Street’s top regulator will on Wednesday consider a policy change that could allow companies going public to force shareholders...
US Treasury-Led Watchdog Dismantles Climate Advisory Panels September 11, 2025 By David Lawder U.S. financial regulators voted on Wednesday to disband two committees charged with monitoring financial risks brought on by climate change,...
US Senator Cruz Proposes AI ‘Sandbox’ to Ease Regulations on Tech Companies September 10, 2025 By Jody Godoy Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz introduced a bill on Wednesday that would let artificial intelligence companies apply for exemptions to...
DOJ Drops Defense of Ban on Employee ‘Noncompete’ Agreements September 8, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner President Donald Trump’s administration abandoned on Friday the U.S. government’s legal defense of a rule adopted under former President Joe...
FTC to Review AI Chatbot Risks With Focus on Privacy Harms September 5, 2025 By Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen The US Federal Trade Commission plans to study the harms to children and others of AI-powered chatbots like those offered...
FTC Takes Action Against Worker Noncompete Agreements September 5, 2025 By Jody Godoy The U.S. Federal Trade Commission barred the largest pet cremation business in the U.S. from enforcing its noncompete agreements with...
Google Keeps Chrome and Apple Deal but Must Share Data in Big Antitrust Ruling September 3, 2025 By Jody Godoy and Mike Scarcella Google won’t have to sell its Chrome browser, a judge in Washington said on Tuesday, handing a rare win to...