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09.09 / 06:21

Booking How the U.S. stumbled into using chips as a weapon against China

Henry Farrell is the SNF Agora Professor at Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies. Abraham Newman is a professor at the School of Foreign Service and government department at Georgetown University. This piece is adapted from their new book, “Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy," which will be published by Henry Holt on Sept. 12.

31.08 / 18:21

COST UPS Manufacturing Action country pricing lawsuits Analysis-Drugmakers could find sympathetic US Supreme Court in drug pricing lawsuits

By Brendan Pierson

21.08 / 11:35

UPS Lowe's BLOCK Extreme WSJ Disaster How to Prepare Your Phone and Other Tech for a Natural Disaster

climate change will make extreme weather events occur more often. When they do, power and cellphone service often fail. But that doesn’t mean your tech won’t be important or useful.

14.08 / 21:51

Williams Extreme RIG Southern star singer Executive Former TPG executive's guilty plea upheld in US college admissions scandal

By Nate Raymond and Jonathan Stempel

17.07 / 22:57

UPS Provident Target BlackRock 401(k)s need private equity and real estate, study says

401(k) plans are missing out on $35 billion a year in returns they could see if they incorporated private equity and real estate, a recent report from Georgetown University’s Center for Retirement Initiatives found.

04.07 / 20:09

UPS Citi Waters Manufacturing Parke independence day Independence Day celebrations in central Texas: How to hold spectacular fireworks displays? All details here

Central Texas residents are gearing up to celebrate Independence Day with dazzling displays of fireworks. However, before igniting those fuses, it's crucial to ensure compliance with local regulations in both cities and counties. Travis County permits fireworks in its unincorporated areas, but a 5,000-foot distance from city limits must be maintained.

18.04 / 20:27

CBDC regulation Federal Reserve Dollar wholesale US wholesale CBDC has ‘promise,’ Fed governor says, but retail ‘difficult to imagine’

United States Federal Reserve Board governor Michelle Bowman spoke at Georgetown University on April 18 to “offer a perspective” on central bank digital currency (CBDC). The Fed plays an important role in the conversation about CBDC, Bowman said. Her examination of the problems a CBDC might solve and the design and policy issues it entails showed little enthusiasm.

03.03 / 14:15

UPS Citi Citizens CEO MicroStrategy tax evasion Billionaire Michael Saylor's Request to Dismiss Tax Evasion Charges Rejected by Judge – Here's the Latest

A major tax avoidance lawsuit brought against former MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor has suffered a big blow. As Judge Yvonne Williams dismisses part of the case as false claims.

28.02 / 06:11

UPS Lowe's Aware Action SPY The U.S. and China have a culture clash around their telephone hotline

BEIJING — The politically important U.S.-China relationship is vulnerable to cultural differences — such as why a phone call doesn't get picked up.

09.02 / 01:31

Government regulation Senate hearing Crypto Council for Innovation GC to testify at US Senate 'crypto crash' hearing

United States lawmakers with the Senate Banking Committee have announced three witnesses scheduled to appear before a hearing scheduled on Feb. 14.

02.09 / 18:07

Technology Adoption Tokens Bitcoin Crypto winter teaches tough lessons about custody and taking control

The crypto winter has pumped new life into the adage “Not your keys, not your coins,” particularly after the collapse of some high-profile enterprises like the Celsius Network, whose funds were frozen in June. Just last week, Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier hammered home the point further, warning: “Don’t trust your coins and your private keys to anyone because you don’t know what they’re going to do with it.”

01.09 / 10:39

MicroStrategy Legal Tax MicroStrategy Calls D.C. ‘Tax Fraud’ Lawsuit ‘False’ and Says it Will Fight Back ‘Aggressively’

13.08 / 03:55

Adoption regulation Tax Japan Appoints Political Heavyweight as New Digital Minister, Boosting Web3 Hopes

28.06 / 13:53

CFTC regulation SEC Congress week NOT Not the best week for crypto lending: Law Decoded, June 20-27

Due to Celsius Network’s withdrawal suspension in mid-June, the very topic of crypto lending made its entryway to the acute issues list for the regulators. Last week, lawmakers and officials continued to raise the question of necessary action, with significant utterance belonging to one of the key European crypto skeptics, Christine Lagard.

24.06 / 01:09

Blockchain CFTC regulation SEC hearing US Congressional hearing on digital asset regulation focuses on disclosure

Disclosure was an important theme at a United States House of Representatives hearing on digital asset regulation Thursday. Although chair of the House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit Sean Maloney specified that it would focus on gaps in the oversight and regulation of derivatives and underlying spot markets, the discussion ranged widely.

25.05 / 13:49

Stablecoin regulation coinbase rights Crypto Industry’s Custody, Ownership Rights Are 'Fundamental Problems' That Need Solving - US Official

The recent collapse of the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin has demonstrated that custody and ownership rights are underdeveloped for the size, scope, and ambitions of the crypto industry, according to the US Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu.

07.04 / 07:09

Forbes Musk elon stake Tesla's Elon Musk may add to SEC ire with late report about Twitter stake

Musk break securities laws again? Former securities officials and professors said Musk may have missed a key disclosure deadline when he bought 9% of Twitter. And Securities and Exchange Commission regulators could use any shortfall to try to punish Musk more for other lapses, some believe. Musk on Monday disclosed that he bought a 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc, making him the micro-blogging site's largest shareholder and triggering a rise of more than 27% in the company's shares. The filing said March 14, 2022 is the date of the event that requires the statement.

16.03 / 00:19

Government Blockchain SEC Lee Commissioner Allison Lee announces her departure from the SEC

Securities and Exchange Commissioner Allison Herren Lee announced that she would be stepping down from her post at the end of her term in June.

09.02 / 13:19

Blockchain Digital PayPal committee PayPal Establishes Advisory Committee, Focusing on Crypto Affairs

Major U.S. payment processor PayPal has established a blockchain, cryptocurrency, and digital currency advisory committee.

08.02 / 23:23

business Blockchain PayPal PayPal establishes advisory council for crypto and blockchain

Major U.S.-based payment processor PayPal has assembled a team of industry experts to act as advisors on crypto, blockchain, and digital currencies.

19.11 / 07:47

Robinhood regulation coinbase Bitcoin Regulation Robinhood exec says proposal for a single digital asset regulator is stupid

Robinhood’s chief legal officer Dan Gallagher described the idea of creating a new digital asset regulator was “just plain silly” at a conference on Nov. 17.

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