Business coverage at the point where companies meet the state: merger reviews and antitrust proceedings, subsidy and contract awards, tariff decisions, sanctions and export controls, fines and consent orders. Items quantify the cost or exposure where figures exist. For executives, counsel and analysts pricing regulatory risk.
Importers write the check to Customs and Border Protection, but government and Federal Reserve research shows the cost mostly lands on consumers within months.
Valentina Sokolov · August 10, 2026
The Federal Open Market Committee left its target range unchanged on July 29, 2026 — holding all year while inflation cools slower than expected.
Alexandria Lucas · August 5, 2026
Four times a year public companies open their books: a press release, a call, and the annual 10-K whose footnotes carry the real story.
Alexandria Lucas · June 30, 2026
An inverted Treasury yield curve has preceded every modern recession, with one false alarm — which is why the Fed watches it and why forecasters argue about it.
Alexandria Lucas · June 12, 2026
The Small Business Administration does not lend its own money for most loans — it guarantees bank loans, which lowers rates and raises approval odds for borrowers.
Alexandria Lucas · May 25, 2026