Biden Labor Regulator Rolls Out Final Rule Requiring Employers To Give Time Off For Abortions
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final rule on Monday to enforce the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), giving new protections for women seeking abortions. The EEOC rule dictates that…
Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Key Financial Regulator: ‘Constitutional Defects’
Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Key Financial Regulator: ‘Constitutional Defects’ Katelynn Richardson on February 27, 2023 The Supreme Court announced Monday it would take up a case challenging the Consumer Financial…
‘No Excuse’: International Regulator Demands Energy Firms Curb Methane Emissions
‘No Excuse’: International Regulator Demands Energy Firms Curb Methane Emissions John Hugh DeMastri on February 21, 2023 The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) slammed energy companies for failing to limit…
Wall Street regulator may ease climate costs rule, WSJ reports
(Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may soften a proposed rule governing corporate disclosure of climate-related costs as a result of industry push-back, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.…
India market regulator increases scrutiny of Adani group – sources
By Jayshree P Upadhyay (Reuters) – India’s market regulator has increased scrutiny of deals by the Adani Group over the past year and will study a report issued by short-seller Hindenburg Research…
Exclusive-Chile mine delays to slow copper growth; peak seen lower, later -regulator
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Copper production in Chile, the world’s largest producer of the red metal, will grow at a slower rate this decade than previously hoped, a government report…
Investing in South Korean stocks to get easier for foreigners in 2023 – regulator
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea plans to scrap a number of regulations in the local stock market within this year to make investment easier for foreign investors, its financial regulator said on…
U.S. bank regulator weighing giving more insight into its supervisory process- acting head
(Reuters) – The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is weighing how it might provide more transparency into the escalation framework it uses to address supervisory concerns and deficiencies…
Industry vs. Regulator – aviation heavyweights spar in Dublin
By Joanna Plucinska DUBLIN (Reuters) – Two of the leading figures in aviation sparred publicly about sustainability, airport disruption and how the war in Ukraine is impacting Europe’s skies in a rare…
German regulator identifies 5,000 km to aid green power switch
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s federal network agency on Monday said it had identified 5,000 kilometres (3,107 miles) of its network for upgrades, which will be central to plans to accelerate the shift…
Regulator Fines Tech Giant Millions For Showing Targeted Ads Based On User Activity
Regulator Fines Tech Giant Millions For Showing Targeted Ads Based On User Activity John Hugh DeMastri on January 4, 2023 An Irish data privacy regulator has issued fines totaling €390 million —…
Bahamian Regulator Says It Seized $3.5 Billion From FTX To ‘Safeguard’ It
Bahamian Regulator Says It Seized $3.5 Billion From FTX To ‘Safeguard’ It John Hugh DeMastri on December 30, 2022 The Securities Commission of The Bahamas announced late Thursday that it had seized…
China regulator asks Futu and UP Fintech to stop soliciting mainland clients
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s securities regulator said on Friday that online brokerages Futu Holding and UP Fintech Holding have conducted unlawful securities businesses, and will be banned from opening new accounts from…
Israel regulator awards licence to investors to set up new digital bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s banking regulator on Sunday approved a conditional licence and control permit to a group of entrepreneurs to establish a new online bank, the second addition to the highly…
TC Energy sends ruptured Keystone pipeline segment for testing after regulator order
(Reuters) – TC Energy said on Wednesday that it had safely removed the ruptured segment of Keystone pipeline that caused an oil spill earlier this month and sent it for metallurgical testing…
Exclusive-Probe of Musk’s Neuralink to scrutinize long-criticized U.S animal welfare regulator
By Rachael Levy, Sarah N. Lynch and Marisa Taylor (Reuters) – Law enforcement officials investigating Elon Musk’s Neuralink Corp over its animal trial program are also scrutinizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s…
Biden Regulator Fires Warning Shot At Musk’s Twitter, Tech Companies
Biden Regulator Fires Warning Shot At Musk’s Twitter, Tech Companies John Hugh DeMastri on December 15, 2022 Samuel Levine, director of the consumer protection bureau at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), warned…
Brazil’s Petrobras reaches deal with regulator on govt stake in oilfield
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has reached a deal with oil regulator ANP to pay 780 million reais ($146.38 million) regarding the government’s stake in its Jubarte oilfield,…
Germany not facing gas emergency but more savings needed -regulator
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany is currently not at risk of a gas emergency that would include rationing, the head of its energy regulator said, but he said that households and industry needed…
Biden Regulator Sues Microsoft Over Video Game Acquisition
Biden Regulator Sues Microsoft Over Video Game Acquisition John Hugh DeMastri on December 8, 2022 The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit Thursday to halt Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of…
German network regulator: widespread power outages ‘very unlikely’
DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – Germany’s energy watchdog on Friday rebuffed fears that a shortage of Russian gas would lead to large-scale power blackouts in Europe’s largest economy. “Electricity supply in Germany is very…
Number of English and Welsh struggling to pay water bill up 33% – regulator
LONDON (Reuters) – There has been a 33% increase in the number of people in England and Wales struggling to pay their water bills since May, according to a report by the…
Australian banking system cushioned for imminent climate change-related risks – regulator
(Reuters) – Potential economic downturns caused by climate change could pose risks to the loan books of Australia’s top five banks without resulting in any severe stress to the system and the…
Australian regulator temporarily halts orders on two Perpetual funds
(Reuters) – Australian securities regulator on Friday directed a unit of asset manager Perpetual Ltd to stop offering or distributing two funds to retail investors on an interim basis due to significant…
China regulator plans to improve balance sheets of ‘good quality’ developers
By Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – China needs to implement plans to improve the balance sheets of “good quality” property developers reeling from a cash crunch in the sector, the head…
Senate Democrats Try To Sic Biden’s Market Regulator On Elon Musk
Senate Democrats Try To Sic Biden’s Market Regulator On Elon Musk Harold Hutchison on November 17, 2022 Multiple Democratic senators wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Thursday demanding an investigation into…
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