#regulatory-oversight

#regulatory-oversight

Robinhood Markets Inc. is exploring an expansion of its prediction markets product to countries outside of the US, a move that would broaden the reach of the already fast-growing and often controversial industry. The brokerage has been speaking to overseas regulators like the UK's Financial Conduct Authority about how it might offer prediction markets locally, as demand for the space continues to grow.

A prolonged shutdown risks delaying or canceling key economic data releases investors use to assess macroeconomic trends, such as the monthly employment and inflation reports, analysts at Nomura said in a note this week. That would mean the Federal Reserve is "flying blind", making it more likely to stick with its own economic projections of two 25-basis-point rate cuts for the rest of 2025, the analysts said.

We welcomed the Government's commitment in last July's King's Speech to publish the draft Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill, an important milestone following years of delay. However, we are very disappointed that, despite this early promise, it has been announced that it has once again stalled and will not be published for pre-legislative scrutiny during this session. The case for reform is now more pressing than ever.

The letter highlights the risk of Grok's "Imagine" tool producing NSFW content, including deepfake videos of celebrities, raising concerns about user safety and potential harms.

Senate Bill 332 aims to impose stricter audits on PG&E and other for-profit utilities, tying executive compensation to safety performance and exploring public ownership alternatives.

"Thames Water needs to clarify how KKR will manage the business differently and when customers can expect improved service after the refinancing caused by earlier investors' failure."