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• January 17, 2026

  Up Next At High Court: Fed Firing & Gun 'Vampire Rules'

  The Supreme Court will begin a short argument week Tuesday, during which the justices will consider President Donald Trump's authority to fire a Democratic Federal Reserve governor over allegations of mortgage fraud, as well as the ability for states to presumptively bar gun owners from carrying firearms onto private property open to the public unless the property owner explicitly allows it. 

• January 16, 2026

  SEC Fines Adviser Over Black Rifle Coffee SPAC Deal Conflict

  Engaged Capital LLC was fined $200,000 by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and agreed to a censure Friday over allegations the investment adviser failed to disclose conflicts of interest related to a special purpose acquisition company merger with Black Rifle Coffee Co. in 2022.

• January 16, 2026

  OCC's Gould Takes Aim At Resolution Planning 'Industry'

  A top federal regulator called Friday for a sweeping rethink of rules intended to ensure big, complex banks can be safely wound down in a crisis, including potentially ending requirements to file so-called living wills with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

• January 16, 2026

  Stock Buyback Ban Could Shrink Defense Industrial Base

  The Trump administration's move to bar defense contractors from buying back their stock or paying shareholder dividends if they are underperforming on their contracts could make companies reconsider working with the U.S. government and counteract the administration's stated goals.

• January 16, 2026

  SEC Secures $39M Orders Wrapping Fla. Investor Fraud Suit

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has gotten final judgments totaling nearly $39 million to wrap up claims that a Florida hedge fund manager, associated entities and their owner defrauded would-be investors by concealing self-dealing and misappropriation.

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