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United Airlines says it will boot passengers who refuse to use headphones on planes

United Airlines says it will boot passengers who refuse to use headphones on planes

Listen up, flyers: United Airlines said it will start removing passengers from flights who refuse to wear headphones while listening to content on their personal devices, and such behavior could lead to a permanent ban.

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DOJ takes Live Nation-Ticketmaster to court for antitrust trial

DOJ takes Live Nation-Ticketmaster to court for antitrust trial

The Justice Department’s endeavor to break up Live Nation, Ticketmaster’s parent company, has officially made its way to the courtroom. The antitrust case, which began with jury selection Monday, is unfolding in federal court in

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L.A. County sues Roblox, alleges platform makes it easy for adults to target children

L.A. County sues Roblox, alleges platform makes it easy for adults to target children

Los Angeles County filed a civil lawsuit against Roblox, alleging that the platform markets itself as a gaming experience for children but has created a ‘largely unsupervised online world’ that allows adults to mingle with

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CFTC chief sides with prediction markets over state regulators in a high-stakes court case

CFTC chief sides with prediction markets over state regulators in a high-stakes court case

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is stepping in to stop what it calls an “onslaught” of state-level regulation of prediction markets. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said Tuesday in a video posted on X that

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Justice Department’s antitrust chief says she’s leaving, effective immediately

Justice Department’s antitrust chief says she’s leaving, effective immediately

The head of the Justice Department’s antitrust unit said Thursday she is leaving the role, effective immediately, at a critical moment for corporate mergers in America. Gail Slater, the assistant attorney general in charge of

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Trump’s Colombia tariffs on hold after Bogota agrees to accept migrants- AP

Trump’s Colombia tariffs on hold after Bogota agrees to accept migrants- AP

Investing.com– U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed trade tariffs against Colombia are now on hold after Bogota agreed to accept migrants deported from the U.S., the Associated Press reported on Sunday.  Trump had threatened to impose

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Analysis-To weather Trump, emerging market investors look to the frontier

Analysis-To weather Trump, emerging market investors look to the frontier

By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) – The new era of unpredictability, marked by tariff threats and rising global tensions, is prompting emerging market investors to look for shelter in frontier markets that are relatively safe

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China central bank conducts 1.7 trln yuan of outright reverse repos in Jan

China central bank conducts 1.7 trln yuan of outright reverse repos in Jan

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s central bank said on Monday it conducted 1.7 trillion yuan of outright reverse repurchase agreements in January. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said the repo operations aimed to “keep banking

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Fuji Media, rocked by sexual misconduct allegations, says executives to resign

Fuji Media, rocked by sexual misconduct allegations, says executives to resign

By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Fuji Media said on Monday its chairman and the head of its TV unit would step down immediately amidst a probe into alleged sexual misconduct by a celebrity TV

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ECB president fears loss of central bank independence

ECB president fears loss of central bank independence

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Central bank independence is being questioned in parts of the world and greater political influence over policy could undermined their ability to keep inflation down, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on