Category: Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

Microsoft Wins Critical Approval for Activision Deal by Britain’s C.M.A.

The $69 billion video game acquisition is expected to be finalized soon after the sign-off from British regulators.
New Laws on Kids and Social Media Are Stymied by Industry Lawsuits

Federal judges in three states have blocked children’s privacy and parental oversight laws, saying they very likely violate free speech rights.
New Laws on Kids and Social Media Stymied by Industry Lawsuits

Federal judges in three states have blocked children’s privacy and parental oversight laws, saying they very likely violate free speech rights.
FDA Issues Warning Over Misuse of Ketamine Therapy

Unsupervised treatment — fueled by telemedicine prescriptions — for various psychiatric problems poses a number of health risks, the agency said.
Illicit Vapes and E-Cigarettes Flood Stores as F.D.A. Struggles to Combat Imports

Some vapes are appearing with increasing nicotine levels that approach those in a carton of cigarettes. U.S. regulators did not authorize them, but have failed to keep them off shelves.
Vermont Utility Plans to End Outages by Giving Customers Batteries

Green Mountain Power is asking state regulators to let it buy batteries it will install at customers’ homes, saying doing so will be cheaper than putting up more power lines.
Metro Bank, a Troubled U.K. Lender, Raises Money to Shore Up Finances

After days of talks the bank said it had raised extra money from shareholders and bondholders and would refinance a big chunk of debt.
Women Could Fill Truck Driver Jobs. Companies Won’t Let Them.

Three women filed a discrimination complaint against a trucking company over its same-sex training policy, which they say prevented them from being hired.
A ‘Shadow’ Lending Market in the U.S., Funded by Insurance Premiums

Apollo was the first to use annuities to build a major financing business. Others followed, driving the growth of the private lending market and worrying regulators.
Supreme Court Skeptical in That Could Hobble Consumer Watchdog

The justices heard a challenge to the way Congress funded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau but seemed persuaded that it was constitutional.
Microsoft C.E.O. Testifies That Google’s Power in Search Is Ubiquitous

Satya Nadella, the chief executive of Microsoft, is the government’s biggest-name witness in its landmark antitrust case against Google.
Who’s Rooting Hardest for a Sam Bankman-Fried Conviction? The Crypto Industry.

Crypto insiders, who have been trying to distance themselves from the FTX founder, are united in their zeal to see Mr. Bankman-Fried held to account.