Trump SEC, Tariffs, FTC Firings, FCC Subsidy

Updates on hearings to confirm Paul Atkins as SEC chair and what it means for companies like Coinbase, Robinhood, CBOE, Nasdaq and Virtu are among key catalysts that BI litigation and policy analysts are watching this week. The team also discussed the legality of auto tariffs announced by President…

Broadcasters Take Shot at FCC Media Limits

US TV and radio broadcasters like Nexstar, Sinclair and Tegna face fierce competition from internet-delivered platforms, yet only the broadcasters are limited by strict FCC ownership rules. With Republicans now controlling the FCC, Congress and the White House — and with a business-friendly court o…

OpenAI, Meta Fair Use Bids Risky in Copyright Drama

There are over three dozen US lawsuits between rights holders and developers of large language models, with the main point of contention being whether it was permissible “fair use” to train LLMs with copyrighted content. Newspaper organizations, authors, music publishers and visual artists have fil…

Abbott, Apple, Citi, Nexstar, Musk, OpenAI

Updates from the CFPB and SEC in litigation challenging rules concerning credit-card late fees and climate disclosures are among key March catalysts that BI’s litigation and policy analysts are watching. The team also discusses Nexstar and broadcasters in court March 19 over FCC limits on TV- and r…

Ex-FBI Chief of Staff on Risks to Business

What are the biggest security risks facing companies in the US and around the world? What can companies do to prepare against cyberattacks? How should they balance the benefits and risks of AI? How should companies navigate operating in China? How should they approach policy shifts from one preside…

Arizona AG Mayes on Antitrust, PFAS and More

The political shift in Washington DC is rippling through to states and may bring additional challenges to officials trying to navigate the changes. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joins Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Justin Teresi and Holly Froum to discuss a wide range of litigation and polic…

PFAS Could Make a Comeback Under Trump EPA

Dr. Betsy Southerland, former EPA director of the Office of Science and Technology, joins Bloomberg Intelligence Litigation analyst Holly Froum to talk about the regulatory outlook for alleged cancer-linked PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” found in drinking water. Dr. Southerland discusses …

Washington Predictions — Tariffs, Tax, Trump

What’s the outlook for policies coming out of Washington in 2025? What are markets potentially missing? Will Trump’s threatened tariffs be imposed? Will Congress be able to pass a bill that extends the 2017 Trump-era tax cuts? Will we have a debt ceiling crisis? How will regulators “de-regulate” in…

O’Rielly on the FCC’s Regulation Under Trump

President Trump’s return to the White House brings with it another major shift in Washington: Republicans take control of the federal agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission. With Trump elevating Republican Brendan Carr to FCC chairman, US broadcasters, telecom providers and inter…

TikTok Countdown After Supreme Court Showdown

TikTok likely didn’t convince the US Supreme Court to overturn a sale-or-ban law that’s set to take effect on Jan. 19, based on Bloomberg Intelligence’s analysis of the Jan. 10 hearing. In this episode of Votes and Verdicts, Litigation Analysts Matt Schettenhelm and Elliott Stein host a Bloomberg I…