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The Trump administration released its “AI Action Plan” on July 23, which calls on America to win the “race to achieve global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI).” Winning this race, the plan states, will usher in “an...more
The Trump administration revealed its long awaited AI Action Plan (the plan) on July 23, ordering the federal government to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States and “remove red tape...more
Today my colleagues and I will discuss recent developments in the US trade regulatory space. We’re almost 100 days into the new administration, which stepped into a dynamic US trade regulatory environment, including new...more
Last week, President Trump signed over 10 executive orders related to efforts to strengthen America’s defense industry, bolster coal production and electric grid management, and roll back other regulations it views as...more
Look around the business landscape today, and supply-chain risks are everywhere – which means that sooner or later, those risks will appear on the compliance function’s radar screen too. They probably already have....more
On December 5, incoming President Donald Trump announced that David Sacks would be the “AI and Crypto Czar” under the next administration. A prominent venture capitalist, member of the “PayPal Mafia,” and co-founder of an...more
Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more
Even for the unpredictable world of business and human rights, 2024 was particularly volatile, including for sustainability more generally. The European Union’s (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)...more
The 2024 election is over and Republicans are poised in January to take over Washington, D.C.—in the White House, on the Hill, at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and at other agencies (the National...more
Most presidents spend the first days of their administration reversing the policies of their opposite party predecessor and laying the groundwork for their own policies with a series of executive orders. President Trump is...more
In recent years, Americans and policymakers in Washington, DC, have become increasingly fixated on artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI, and the economic and social considerations associated with the...more
Donald Trump’s election to a second term as president means that Trump will help shape the future of AI at a pivotal moment when AI continues to advance rapidly and the next administration’s policies will affect the future...more
An Initial Roundup of Key Policy Issues and Expectations The re-election of Donald Trump—empowered by at least a Republican-led Senate—marks a significant political and administrative change in the United States, with...more
So . . . . Nice, quiet week while we were gone, right? Wall Street forecasts are always dicey, but it sure looks like Pfizer’s solid vaccine news (along with this weekend’s newfound presidential certainty) could make for...more
On March 16, Connecticut agencies released two important guidance documents for state health care providers and organizations confronting the COVID-19 pandemic...more
There’s some surprise market wheeling and dealing afoot this morning. The Hong Kong stock exchange has offered to buy its London counterpart as part of a deal valued at $37 billion that would connect “the established...more
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways CEO Rupert Hogg has resigned in order to “take responsibility” a week “after the carrier was rebuked by China for staff involvement in the anti-Beijing protests rocking Hong Kong.” Hogg...more
A volatile August on Wall Street has insiders asking whether we should be taking our cues from 1998 or 2007. With that in mind, our financial term of the week is “countercyclical capital buffer,” a wonkish special for you...more
Late Friday, the Federal Trade Commission hit Facebook with a $5 billion fine for the social media company’s range of privacy violations over the past few years....more
The US’s ongoing trade war with China—which just isn’t going away any time soon—has prompted the White House to propose a new “$16 billion bailout for farmers hurt by Beijing’s tariffs.” At the same time, leaders from both...more
PM May will live to fight another day after surviving Wednesday’s no-confidence vote. But her prospects of getting the controversial Brexit plan through the UK parliament are still poor, at best....more
Unbowed by personal attacks from the White House, Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivered remarks to the Economic Club of New York on Wednesday that markets used as an excuse to jump nearly 600 points by the closing bell. ...more
The FBI and OCC have each launched inquiries into pricing practices within American Express’s forex unit with an aim to determine “whether the foreign-exchange international payments department misrepresented pricing to...more
Last Friday, the White House asked the SEC to “consider eliminating requirements that publicly traded companies post quarterly earnings reports.” Such disclosures, however, are required by federal securities law, so they’re...more
In what can only be deemed a major reversal, the White House has reportedly ordered its economic adviser and trade representative to study rejoining the Trans Pacific Partnership, just a year after yanking the US out of deal...more