Votes & Verdicts

Deregulation for the largest US banks, including Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, are among the key 2H catalysts that BI litigation and policy analysts are watching. In this litigation and policy midyear outlook episode, the team also discusses key crypto legislation and why tech companies like Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple and Meta will continue to face heightened antitrust e...

The One Big Beautiful Bill is the key policy catalyst Bloomberg Intelligence analysts are watching this week. The bill likely hands wins to Apple, Disney, Alphabet and Boeing by locking in an offshore safe harbor and restoring foreign tax credits while shielding foreign entities from IRS scrutiny. REITs are also a big winner. First Solar, Nextracker, Array, Shoals and US solar peers are in line fo...

Key court rulings on June 23 and 25 in cases against Anthropic and Meta over the use of copyrighted material in large language models are among the catalysts Bloomberg Intelligence litigation and policy analysts are watching this week. The decisions are also relevant for Google, Microsoft, the New York Times, OpenAI and others. The team also discussed the outlook for antitrust enforcement of M&amp...

Swings in US tariff policies have convulsed markets and kept trading partners on edge, and court rulings might only be adding to the uncertainty. Stanford law professor Alan Sykes joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst Holly Froum to discuss May 28-29 rulings by the US Court of International Trade and Federal District Court of Washington DC striking down tariffs imposed on China, Canada a...

An update on the GENIUS Act stablecoin bill making its way through Congress — which is important to companies like Coinbase, Robinhood and Circle — was among the key catalysts Bloomberg Intelligence litigation and policy analysts are watching this week. The team also discussed potential bills to increase credit-card competition and cap credit-card fees, which could affect Visa, Masterc...

The June 3 lifting of Wells Fargo’s asset cap imposed by the Federal Reserve in 2018 was among the key catalysts Bloomberg Intelligence analysts examined this week. BI’s litigation and policy team also discussed Michelle Bowman’s confirmation as Fed vice chair of supervision and what it means for deregulatory efforts for banks like JPMorgan and others. We also discussed closing a...

Court rulings on May 28 and 29 deeming unlawful US tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico and reciprocal tariffs — with ramifications for retailers like Nike, automakers such as Ford, tech companies including Apple, and other sectors — are among the key catalysts Bloomberg Intelligence litigation and policy analysts are watching this week. The team also discussed President Donald Trump&rs...

The passage of the Republicans’ tax-cut bill in the House and what happens next — with ramifications for multinational corporations, clean-energy companies like First Solar, and wireless carriers such as AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon — are among the key catalysts Bloomberg Intelligence litigation and policy analysts are watching this week. The team also discussed stablecoin legi...

Antitrust law has been unusually busy in recent years, with several high-profile cases, including in Big Tech. Steve Berman, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of plaintiff-side firm Hagens Berman Sobol and Shapiro LLP, joins Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Justin Teresi for a discussion of antitrust developments and trends, as seen from the plaintiffs’ bar. Topics include Berman’s recent...

The status of the Republicans’ tax-cut bill and the Inflation Reduction Act — with ramifications for hospitals like HCA and Tenet, health insurers like Centene, electric-vehicle makers like Ford and Tesla and solar companies like First Solar — is among the key catalysts BI litigation and policy analysts are watching this week. The team also discussed President Donald Trump’...

A May 13 hearing in lawsuits challenging US tariffs, with ramifications for retailers like Nike, automakers like Ford, tech companies like Apple and other sectors are among key catalysts BI litigation and policy analysts are watching in the coming week. The team also discussed a recent op-ed by FCC commissioner Nathan Simington and what it means for potential rulemaking by the agency to cap revenu...

President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office have brought major tariff, tax and regulatory actions that have roiled global markets and diplomacy. Bloomberg Intelligence analysts hosted a webinar on May 1 to discuss how these evolving policies will shape sectors, markets and companies — from banks like Bank of America and Citigroup, retailers like Walmart and Kroger as well as tech...

Updates and our outlook on the various lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s tariffs, with ramifications for retailers like Nike, automakers like Volkswagen and numerous other sectors, are among key catalysts that BI litigation and policy analysts are watching this week. The team also discussed various antitrust matters, including the ongoing FTC v. Meta trial, proceedings over rem...

A preview of the upcoming trial in which the FTC is challenging Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp as anticompetitive, as well as a preview of a remedy hearing in the DOJ vs. Google search, were among the key catalysts that BI litigation and policy analysts are watching this week. Though divestitures are at risk in the FTC case, we think Meta has the better of arguments heading in...

The Trump administration’s tariffs are among key topics that BI litigation and policy analysts are following this week, including among others reciprocal tariffs, tariffs on steel and aluminum and tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico. Ted Murphy, partner at the global law firm, Sidley Austin, and co-leader of Sidley’s Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy practice joins Bloomberg Intel...

The Trump administration’s tariffs and negotiations over acquiring TikTok are among key catalysts that BI litigation and policy analysts are watching this week. The team discussed what happens next with respect to the “Liberation Day” tariffs President Donald Trump announced on April 2 and the impacts it could have on companies like Nike, Levis, and Stellantis. The team also anal...

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 Donald Trump on March 26 and reciprocal tariffs expected on April 2. The firing of FTC commissioners...

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 overseeing broadcasters’ litigation against the FCC — the broadcasters have their be...

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 filed suits against OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, Google and Anthropic, among other leading devel...

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 radio-station ownership. We’re also watching a March 24 hearing to bar experts in suits al...

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 presidential administration to the next? On the latest edition of the Votes and Verdicts podcast, former FBI...

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 policy issues on which her office is leading the states. On the antitrust front, we delve into recent case...

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 how and why the Trump EPA may roll back Biden-era rules passed in April that designated t...

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 their sectors? On the latest edition of Votes and Verdicts, Veda Partners Co...

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 internet platforms could see major changes. In this episode of Votes and Verdicts, former FCC Commis...