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Publicis/LiveRamp: FTC Asks Industry Participants Whether Customers Have Alternatives to Leading Ad Data Clearinghouse library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9q9kb0y... h/t @hanqingchen.bsky.social & @saniyarao.bsky.social $ACI $EXPGY $EXPN $OMC $PUB $RAMP $SNOW $TRU $TTD $WPP
Ligado Networks Critics Fear Government Will Approve Settlement of Company's $39 Billion Suit and AST SpaceMobile Transaction as Package Deal library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9q912mh... h/t @joshkosman.bsky.social $AMZN $SPCX $T $VZ
Join us on August 6 at 11:00 a.m. ET for a conference call with @agranato42.bsky.social and Pranjal Drall on "Private Credit's State Backstop: How Private Equity Socializes Risk Through Insurers." RSVP: thecapitolforum.com/events/?utm_...
(1/2) Merger Monthly: An Emerging Whole-of-(State)-Government Approach to Competition Policy in California, New York; Outlook for Key Transactions Including Boston Scientific/Penumbra, +
Live Nation: Judge Hears Arguments on Motions to Set Aside Jury Verdict; Remedies Phase Remains on Hold library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9pznddp... h/t @colecahill.bsky.social $LYV
(1/2) Financials Friday: New York Sues Kalshi for $36 Billion; Dodd Says Prediction Market Rules Violate Intent of Dodd-Frank; CFPB Nomination Stalls; Community Banks Line Up to Oppose 'Skinny' Fed Accounts for Fintechs; +
(1/2) Labor Weekly: Upstart Rideshare Firms Challenge Uber-Lyft Dominance; New Jersey Reaches Settlement With Trucking Firm Over Driver Misclassification; +
Figure Technologies: Balance in Non-Accrual Status Skyrockets as Figure Takes Troubled Loans onto Balance Sheet library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9pwj9kb... h/t @lisaepst.bsky.social $FIGR
.@pranjal-drall.bsky.social and I will be on @capitolforum.bsky.social August 6 talking Private Credit's State Backstop. Registration link is here for anyone interested: thecapitolforum.com/events/priva....
"Private Credit's State Backstop: How Private Equity Socializes Risk Through Insurers" with Andrew Granato and Pranjal Drall - The Capitol Forum
The Capitol Forum will host a conference call with Andrew Granato, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas School of Law, and Pranjal Drall, a J.D.-Ph.D. candidate in Financial Economics at Yal...
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FDA's Forthcoming Proposal Could Make Direct-to-Consumer Pharma Ads Prohibitively Long and Expensive to Run; Some Scenarios Could Make Some Current Ads Over Ten Minutes Long library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9pw354n... $ABBV $JNJ $LLY
(1/2) Health Care Weekly: FDA Compounding Advisory Committee Votes Favorably on Six Peptides; Updates on CMS' Implementation of SDP, Provider Tax Law; Judge Dismisses NSA Case Against HaloMD in GA; CVS Accused of 340B Spread Pricing; +
EU to Investigate Chinese Glass Fibre Mesh Imports via Balkans and Moldova, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9puu6h9... h/t @joannasopinska.bsky.social
Hims & Hers Health: FTC, Utah, and California Sue Hims & Hers Over Deceptive Billing and Privacy Practices library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9pua5p2... $HIMS $NVO
Google's Damages Litigation Problem in Europe Is Getting Bigger Amid Digital Rule Fine, Swedish Ruling library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9pt368m... $GOOG $GOOGL $KLAR
(1/2) Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Commerce Committee to Mark Up Kids Online Safety Act; Public Interest Groups Prepare Suit Challenging Lifting of Broadcast Cap; European Grocery Chains Adopt Sovereign Payment System to Compete with Visa and Mastercard; Trump-aligned Lobbying Group Drops Micron; +
Despite Trump Threats to Pull Out of USMCA, Expected 'Arrangements' This Year--Plus Political and Economic Pressure--Should Leave Agreement in Place library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9pqemhc... h/t @hmonicken.bsky.social
Kone/TK Elevator: Merger Sparks Concerns About Innovation library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9ppvfnx... $KNYJF $TKA $TKAMY
(1/2) Antitrust Agenda: While Children Lose SNAP Benefits Due to State Cost Sharing, Equifax Stands to Benefit; Lina Khan Appointed to NYC Economic Development Commission, Expert Discusses Her Next Steps; House Debates Resale Ticketing Reform; +
In a new Op-Ed for @capitolforum.bsky.social, Kevin Madigan says, "Websites & services dedicated to the theft & trafficking of American-made [...] creative works cause massive harm to copyright owners & creators..." Read his article on Site Blocking here: thecapitolforum.com/the-forum/th...
America Is the Last Holdout on Site Blocking - The Capitol Forum
America Is the Last Holdout on Site Blocking - a contribution to The Capitol Forum's Op-Ed Newsletter Series.
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Life and Annuity Industry: KKR- and Apollo-Backed Insurers, Heavily Invested in Private Credit, Have Little Cushion to Stave off Regulatory Action if Investments Take Write-Downs library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9pn6gew... h/t @lisaepst.bsky.social $APO $ARES $BNT $EQH $GL $MET $PRU
Roblox: New Advertising Policies Raise Privacy, Safety Concerns as Platform Lifts Ban on Ads for Kids Under 13 library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9pmvxk1... h/t @ethanehrenhaft.bsky.social $CMG $NKE $RBLX $VFC
A new issue of The Forum, The Capitol Forum's opinion and analysis newsletter, is now available. This issue covers Trump Accounts and gambling, site blocking, and copyright policy. Read the latest issue and subscribe: thecapitolforum.com/the-forum/?u...
EU Machinery Industry Warns of Chinese Rivals Offering Products 43% Cheaper library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9phhkuq... h/t @janosallamm.bsky.social