The Federal Communications Commission is seeking an early review of Disney’s broadcast station licenses following concerns around the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, according to a letter from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Tuesday. The letter orders the company to file for early renewal for ABC-owned television stations and notes the action is related to an…
O2o Creative | E+ | Getty Images Some state lawmakers want to ban a common practice among insurance companies that can drive up costs for consumers. Bills are pending in several state legislatures — including in Iowa , New York, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania — that would generally prohibit insurers from using consumers’ credit history to…
Packages with the logo of Amazon are transported at a packing station of a redistribution center of Amazon in Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany, on Dec. 9, 2024. Ina Fassbender | Afp | Getty Images Amazon pressured major brands like Levi Strauss & Co. and Hanes to inflate prices of listings on rival online marketplaces as part…
The Trump administration is increasingly on a collision course with the European Union over Big Tech fines. Google, Apple and Meta are contesting fines from the EU over violations of the bloc’s antitrust and competition laws, which total over 6 billion euros, or $7 billion, since the start of 2024. They’re an increasing bone of…
A selection of Louis Vuitton handbags is neatly arranged on a shelf inside a luxury boutique in Bari, Italy, on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images A New York woman who worked as a personal assistant pleaded guilty to wire fraud on Wednesday for…
Insta_photos | Istock | Getty Images The financial capability of artificial intelligence platforms is improving to the extent that it will likely be able to replace human financial advisors in the future, according to finance experts. However, AI has a major drawback relative to human advisors: a lack of fiduciary duty, they said. And a…
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives outside court to take the stand at trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google’s YouTube of harming kids’ mental health through addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Feb. 18, 2026. Mike Blake | Reuters For the last three decades, internet giants have been able to…
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal commission on Thursday announced lawsuits against three states over its ability to exclusively regulate prediction markets. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it was taking Arizona, Connecticut and Illinois to court…
The U.S. Department of Labor headquarters building in Washington, June 21, 2024. J. David Ake | Getty Images News | Getty Images A rule that aimed to raise investment-advice protections for retirement savers has died in court — now, effectively, for the second time. Some legal experts said the outcome could lead unwary retirement investors…
A tablet screen displays a portrait of Jeffrey Epstein beside the U.S. Department of Justice website page titled Epstein Library, Feb. 11, 2026. Veronique Tournier | Afp | Getty Images A victim of notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein filed a class action lawsuit Thursday on behalf of herself and other survivors against the Trump administration…
