Policy & Power

Economics

Defense Industry Braces for Tariff Barrage

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Three titans of the US defense industry — Lockheed Martin, RTX, and Northrop Grumman — signalled tariffs are going to be bad for business.

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Industries

US Considers Slashing Drug Prices to Match Cheaper Costs Abroad

US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering linking prescription drug prices to their price tags in other developed nations.

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Big Tech

FTC Says Meta is a Monopoly. But in Which Markets, Exactly?

Central to the trial is one question: Just who, exactly, are Meta’s competitors? The FTC’s answer may be narrower than you’d expect.

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Regulation

Trump Phases Out Paper Checks to Modernize Federal Payments

All executive departments and agencies have been asked to transition to Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) methods.

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Advisor Upside

SEC Eases Rules on Marketing

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For the second time in two weeks, the agency made clear that funds have more marketing leeway to solicit clients.

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Regulation

CFPB Withdraws Cases Against Companies Accused of Cheating Millions of Americans

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Thursday could go down as the day that defined the next four years of corporate oversight, or lack thereof.

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International Economics

Geopolitical Jockeying for Mineral Wealth Touches Economies on Three Continents

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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he wants Ukraine to supply rare earth to the US in exchange for continued military aid.

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