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  • November 04, 2026

    Fintechs Prepare For Blue Wave's Flood Of Investigations

    Democrats rode Tuesday night's blue wave to take control of both chambers of Congress, scuttling the legislative hopes of a crypto industry that's now battening down the hatches for a flood of investigations into its ties to the Trump administration, consumer protection and financial crime.

  • November 04, 2026

    Attys Consider Corporate Implications Of Blue Texas

    Texas attorneys have already started weighing new strategies in the wake of Texas' historic blue shift, led by a new attorney general and a new governor who have pledged to bring more industry regulation and consumer protections to the Lone Star State.

  • November 04, 2026

    OCC Maps Out How Its Examiners Will Review Banks' AI Use

    The use of artificial intelligence at banks to conduct payments, decide loan applications or perform other high-stakes activities autonomously could face closer examiner scrutiny under a new supervisory framework issued Wednesday by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

  • November 04, 2026

    Meta Share Plan Fight Gets January Injunction Hearing

    The Delaware Chancery Court ruled Wednesday that stockholders challenging Meta Platforms Inc.'s plan to create nonvoting shares will get a preliminary injunction hearing in early January, rejecting the company's push for a full trial before the transaction takes effect Jan. 19, 2027.

  • November 04, 2026

    Judge Says CFTC Likely Overstepped On Stock Perpetuals

    A New York federal judge said the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission likely exceeded its authority when it signed off on the trading of perpetual contracts tied to individual stocks, but stopped short of hitting it with a temporary restraining order in a suit brought by a special interest organization backed by Cboe Global Markets Inc.

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  • Share buybacks and stock splits
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  • U.S. Department of the Treasury
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