The old adage about ducks — if it looks, swims and quacks like one, it probably is one — seems to be escaping US regulators, who have so far accepted the claim by some gambling companies that they are not actually gambling companies. Congress ought to act before this artifice does further damage.
Blue Bell Creameries directors’ testimony in a corporate responsibility trial over a fatal listeria outbreak illustrates why these kinds of cases usually settle if the companies can’t get then dismissed.
Justice Department lawyers are heading to court today to defend President Donald Trump’s attacks on law firms after the administration backtracked on a move to drop out of those fights.
China’s legislature signaled a desire for steady relations with the US as the countries prepare for a planned summit between Chinese leader
Hogan Lovells’ upcoming merger with Cadwalader will nearly double its New York-based revenue, putting that office nearly on par with its highest-grossing centers.
Auditor enforcement cases fell sharply in 2025 as their US regulator prepared for new leadership and an agenda reset.
Amid the worst start to the year for their stocks in more than a decade, leaders of Wall Street’s biggest private markets firms had a surprising message: investors have reason to be concerned.
As bad behavior in finance goes, the idea of insiders betting on the US and Israel attacking Iran is about as appalling as it gets. Cashing in on death and destruction across the Middle East — or anywhere else — would be despicable. But beyond the moral dimension, there’s also the issue of national security: Given that handing such information to an enemy would be an act of treason, should risking intelligence leaks through price signals be seen as any less traitorous?
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