U.S. Congress

Power Corridor

House’s Two-Step Shuffle

Alabama Republican Rep. Mike Johnson, in the first big test of his leadership as House Speaker, led the charge to push through an extremely unique two-step plan this week to prevent a government shutdown.

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Media & Entertainment

2024: The Year Streamers Cracked Live Programming

For years, traditional cable had one trump card against the upstart streamers devouring their business: live programming. Not anymore.

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Banking

2024: The Year a Rising Star of US Banking Had Its Wings Clipped

TD Bank was fined more than $3 billion by regulators in October in what’s arguably the biggest banking scandal of the year.

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M&A

2024: The Year Europe’s Bank Merger Dominoes (Maybe) Started to Fall

Europe’s bank M&A scene has been noticeably stagnant for a while, but that could all be about to change next year.

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