Category: Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

Meta Drops Rules Protecting LGBTQ Community as Part of Content Moderation Overhaul

The changes included allowing users to share “allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation.”
Fed’s Vice Chair to Step Down From Role as Top Bank Supervisor

Michael Barr oversaw an attempt to rewrite financial regulations that came under attack from a wide range of groups, including banks, lawmakers and even some of his colleagues.
TikTok and Government Clash in Last Round of Supreme Court Briefs

The briefs, filed a week before oral arguments, offered sharply differing accounts of China’s influence over the site and the role of the First Amendment.
FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court

After nearly two decades of fighting, the battle over regulations that treat broadband providers like utilities came to an end on Thursday.
Stock Market Set for More Gains in 2025, Analysts Predict

The S&P 500 is set to post back-to-back annual gains of more than 20 percent for the first time since the late 1990s. Analysts expect stocks to continue rising in 2025.
Wall St. Is Minting Easy Money From Risky Loans. What Could Go Wrong?

Everyone from Jamie Dimon to the International Monetary Fund is ringing alarms about the shadowy world of private credit. But the money keeps rolling in.
Trump’s Plans to Scrap Climate Policies Has Unnerved Green Energy Investors

President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to roll back many of the rules and subsidies that have attracted billions of dollars from the private sector to renewable energy and electric vehicles.
More Starbucks Store Workers Will Join Strike for Final Day

The walkout began Friday at stores in the Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago areas and will end on Tuesday.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Ban Drug Ads on TV. It Wouldn’t Be Easy.

Attempts to restrict pharmaceutical advertisements have failed many times over the years, often on First Amendment grounds.
How a Government Shutdown Could Affect the Economy

A short lapse in funding would probably do only modest damage. But it could send a troubling signal about government dysfunction.
Amazon Reaches Settlement to Resolve Federal Safety Accusations

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration agreed to withdraw citations at nine of 10 warehouses where it had flagged violations; the company agreed to a $145,000 penalty.
Hidden ‘Junk’ Fees Must Be Disclosed, F.T.C. Rule Says

Hotels, short-term rentals and event ticket-sellers must advertise the full price of their offerings under the rule, which is supposed to go into effect in the coming year. Here’s what to know.