Rohit Chopra, who leads the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, says he is simply enforcing the law. Bankers call him reckless — a “regulator gone rogue.”
Category: Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
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What Is a ‘Moat’?
Company leaders talk a lot about “moats.” That can sometimes invite regulatory scrutiny, as it did with Amazon, which was sued this week.
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Government Shutdown May Hurt Home Sales in Flood-Prone Areas
Congress funds a flood insurance program that many home buyers in risky areas rely on. The money is about to run out, a real estate trade group warned.
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Crypto’s Wild D.C. Ride: From FTX at the Fed to a Scramble for Access
FTX’s demise and its leader’s upcoming trial haven’t stopped a major lobbying push by the industry this week, but the events have changed its tone.
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Lina Khan vs. Jeff Bezos: This Is Big Tech’s Real Cage Match
The chair of the Federal Trade Commission wants to disrupt Amazon, whose founder built a trillion-dollar firm by disrupting retail.
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Biden Administration Plans to Bring Back ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules
The head of the Federal Communications Commission said the government needed to protect open access to the “essential infrastructure of modern life.”
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Biden Administration Plans to Bring Back ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules
The head of the Federal Communications Commission said the government needed to protect open access to the “essential infrastructure of modern life.”
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Top Apple Executive Defends Favoring Google on iPhones
Eddy Cue, a longtime executive at the company, said Apple’s multibillion-dollar deals with Google were driven by quality, not money.
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For Amazon’s Andy Jassy, a Cleanup Job Just Got a Lot Bigger
The F.T.C. accused the internet giant of protecting an online retail monopoly and forcing higher prices onto consumers.
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U.S. Accuses Amazon of Illegally Protecting Monopoly in Online Retail
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 states filed a lawsuit against Amazon for “illegal conduct” in its online store and services to merchants, which stifled competition.
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Real Estate Crisis Triggers New Alarms Over China’s Shadow Banks
A financially troubled firm has stopped paying investors, risking panic and testing the Chinese government’s resolve to take on debts from its property crisis.