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Cal-Maine family shareholders cashed out after egg price surge and antitrust scrutiny
A sharp run-up in U.S. egg prices, profits and Cal-Maine shares creates the backdrop for a sizable sale by the family behind the country’s largest egg producer. The partial selldown comes after ...
Global DRAM market concentration strengthens pricing power for Micron and Korean rivals
Surging demand for memory chips is pushing investors and analysts to reassess how concentrated the global DRAM market has become. Recent earnings upgrades, fund inflows and higher device prices ...
U.S. prosecutors seek 12 to 18 months for defendant in New Jersey deli stock fraud case
A sentencing filing advances the next stage in the long-running New Jersey deli stock manipulation case tied to Hometown International and E-Waste. James Patten, the third defendant to be ...
Wall Street rotation lifts cyber and Meta shares as chip stocks retreat
Wall Street starts the third quarter with mixed trading after a strong first half for U.S. equities. Investors rotate toward a new set of artificial intelligence beneficiaries, helping ...
U.S. Justice Department rejects ICC jurisdiction over U.S. persons
The U.S. Justice Department is formally restating its long-standing position that the International Criminal Court has no authority over Americans. The move signals a broader refusal to cooperate ...
DOJ and FTC publish HSR merger review report for fiscal 2025
U.S. antitrust regulators are outlining merger review activity as large deal scrutiny remains a key part of federal competition policy. The latest Hart-Scott-Rodino annual report shows 2,006 ...
U.S. egg producers face DOJ settlement over alleged price coordination
A proposed U.S. settlement is sharpening scrutiny of the forces behind elevated egg prices after years of consumer pressure and political debate over grocery costs. The case alleges that ...
Michigan nuclear restart project clears court challenge over NRC exemption
A federal court decision is keeping Holtec’s plan to restart the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Michigan on track after a legal challenge targeted a key regulatory exemption. The ruling ...
U.S. Justice Department pursues Scattered Spider case after Finland extradites suspect
Federal prosecutors in Chicago are advancing a cybercrime case tied to the Scattered Spider hacking group after a 19-year-old dual U.S.-Estonian citizen is brought to the United States from ...
Wall Street wraps up quarter with market gains as Nike, Amazon and egg settlement draw focus
Investors are entering the new trading day with mixed stock futures after a strong quarter for U.S. equities and sharp moves across commodities. The latest market snapshot also brings fresh ...
Meta cloud business plan, Micron supply outlook lead Wednesday market watch
Investors enter the second half of the year with U.S. stock futures pointing lower and attention shifting toward profit-taking after a strong run in market winners. Trading focus also turns to ...
Florida crypto firm founder pleads guilty in fraud case tied to $250 million investor losses
Federal prosecutors say a Florida crypto investment operation raised hundreds of millions of dollars by promising returns from liquidity pools while diverting client money to luxury assets. The ...
Georgia telemedicine owner sentenced in Medicare fraud case
Federal prosecutors secured a 10-year prison sentence for a Georgia telemedicine company owner in a Medicare fraud case tied to unnecessary braces and prescription drugs. The scheme generated more ...
U.S. Justice Department charges New York woman with attempting to send cryptocurrency to Palestine Islamic Jihad
Federal prosecutors say a woman from upstate New York is arrested on allegations that she tried to provide financial support to the Palestine Islamic Jihad through cryptocurrency transfers. The ...
EagleBank agrees to pay more than $9.7 million to resolve Bank Secrecy Act probe
EagleBank, a community lender operating in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, enters a non-prosecution agreement with the Justice Department over anti-money laundering compliance ...
U.S. egg producers settle benchmark manipulation claims
A proposed federal court settlement targets alleged co-ordination in the U.S. egg market during a period of extreme price volatility. Cal-Maine Foods, Versova and Hickman’s Egg Ranch agree to ...
U.S. Justice Department case expands as Honduran-based Chinese national pleads guilty in cocaine, money laundering probe
Federal prosecutors are advancing a cross-border narcotics and financial crime case after a Honduras-based Chinese national pleaded guilty in the United States to cocaine importation, money ...
Ways and Means backs DOJ probe into Singham-linked U.S. nonprofits
Congressional scrutiny of U.S.-based tax-exempt groups linked to Neville Roy Singham is widening as a Justice Department investigation advances. The case centers on allegations that several ...
U.S. Justice Department seeks to end alleged egg price manipulation by major producers
Federal and state antitrust enforcers are moving to curb practices they say distorted benchmark egg prices used across the country. The case targets Cal-Maine Foods, Hickman’s Egg Ranch and ...
U.S. House backs bill to recover nearly $1 billion in suspected pandemic unemployment fraud funds
Years after pandemic relief programs were rolled out, nearly $1 billion in unspent unemployment insurance funds remains frozen at financial institutions over suspected fraud. The U.S. House of ...
Trump pressures U.S. gasoline retailers to cut pump prices amid gouging warning
Rising fuel costs remain a political and consumer concern in the U.S. as the White House pushes for faster pass-through from lower crude prices. President Donald Trump says gasoline retailers must ...
