Christmas Came Early (For These Industries)
There’s hidden perks inside the deal to fund the government — not for you, though.
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See You In Court?
The Securities and Exchange Commission will no longer protect shareholders’ right to file class action lawsuits.
Airlines’ Favorite Democrats Just Voted To End The Shutdown
The Senate Dems who voted to end the shutdown without extending ACA subsidies have taken in significant airline PAC spending.
Dems Shut Down Their Resolve
Some of the Democrats who voted to end the shutdown without protecting Affordable Care Act subsidies have health insurer money in their pockets.
OpenAI Wants You To Back Its $1 Trillion Gamble
The artificial intelligence giant’s chief financial officer just said taxpayers should guarantee the firm’s debt.
New York’s Sore Winners
Congressional Democrats from the Empire State are less than enthused about New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
How California Insurance Reform Went Up In Flames
Industry-backed rules incentivized Golden State insurers to dump high-risk policies and hike consumers’ rates.
Did Wall Street Hide Epstein’s Dirty Money?
Weeks after the sex offender died, JPMorgan Chase reported over $1 billion of his potentially suspicious transactions, including some involving big-name investors.
From Riyadh, With Hate
From the Saudi royal kingdom, billionaire Bill Ackman is desperately urging the wealthy to vote against democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor.
We Did It, Bill
Amid explosive data center growth and electricity usage at Microsoft, cofounder Bill Gates now says climate change is no biggie.