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New Merger Rules Survive Change in Administrations

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Since taking up residence in the White House for a second time, President Donald Trump has rolled back many policies put in place by his predecessor, Joe Biden. This week, however, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson announced...

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Observers Broadly Pan Trump’s Idea for a U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund

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Despite facing a projected budget deficit of $1.9 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year, Republican President Donald Trump on February 3 signed an executive order instructing the federal government to establish a U.S. sovereign wealth fund to “...

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Companies Talking Frankly About Tariff Worries

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In the opening weeks of his second stint in the White House, President Donald Trump has started putting the tariffs he spoke so fondly about on the campaign trail into play. During talks earlier this month on border security with Canada and...

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Feeling Peck-ish? Eggs Aren’t Cheep

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Although we’ll never get an answer about whether the chicken or the egg came first, we can safely say fewer chickens means fewer – and pricier – eggs. Now entering its third year, the avian flu outbreak has drastically slashed the number of...

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Financial Institutions Ready for Crypto Craze

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The cryptocurrency industry has unabashedly celebrated the start of President Donald Trump’s second term in office as a watershed moment for the sector. With Trump promising to deliver a friendlier regulatory climate for digital assets, it...

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