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Back to news homeBiden Administration Unveils Tougher Guidelines on Mergers
The Biden administration’s top antitrust officials unveiled tougher guidelines against tech mergers on Wednesday, signaling their deepening scrutiny of the industry despite recent court losses in their attempts to block […]
Profiting From Risky Atherectomies That Can Lead to Amputations
Atherectomies and other procedures on Kelly Hanna’s veins and arteries started in February 2019.Her records do not always show which vessels Dr. Mustapha performed procedures on, instead only indicating which […]
Biden Team to Counter Tech Espionage Unveils Cases Involving China and Russia
The Biden administration announced arrests and criminal charges on Tuesday in five cases involving sanctions evasion and technology espionage efforts linked to Russia, China and Iran.Two Russian nationals were taken […]
Binance Faces Mounting Pressure as U.S. Crypto Crackdown Intensifies
For years, the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance has had a reputation for dodging regulators and skirting financial rules, all without significant consequences.Now the world’s largest crypto exchange is facing mounting […]
JetBlue and Spirit Unions Split on Airlines’ Merger
In the past, it has taken 12 to 18 months to integrate airlines after a merger closes. To hasten that process, Mr. Hayes said, JetBlue has started to plot out […]
Government Cracks Down on Crypto Industry With Flurry of Actions
Cryptocurrency executives hoped that 2023 would herald a new beginning after a year of disastrous setbacks. Instead, the industry has found itself on the receiving end of an aggressive government […]
Justice Department Investigating Abbott Infant Formula Plant
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into operations at the Abbott Nutrition infant formula plant in Michigan that shut down over sanitation problems early last year, causing […]
SEC Fines Steve Easterbrook, McDonald’s Ex-CEO
McDonald’s ex-C.E.O. pays for his firing scandal Three years after being fired as McDonald’s C.E.O. over what was eventually revealed as several inappropriate personal relationships with employees, Steve Easterbrook on […]
Tim Wu, Architect of Biden Antitrust Push, to Leave White House
Tim Wu, a central architect of President Biden’s push to clip the wings of the nation’s largest companies, is leaving the White House.Mr. Wu’s last day at the National Economic […]