FTC nominee Melissa Holyoak traded chummy emails with Google-backed firm that ‘advocates abolishing antitrust rules’
Emails obtained by the Post reveal close ties between Federal Trade Commission candidate Melissa Holyoke and former colleagues at a Google-funded think tank, including one who said the FTC should be “burned down.'' One person also wrote, “It's a waste.'' Holyoake, Utah's Republican attorney general, previously served as an attorney for the Competitive Enterprise Association […]
BlackRock layoffs coming as firm matures, ESG pullback and Bitcoin ETF approval
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Scumetti details the lawsuit against BlackRock regarding Varney & Company. BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, plans to announce layoffs of about 3 percent of its global workforce in the coming days, Fox Business reported. The layoffs of about 600 employees have not yet been reported, but are described as routine […]
Louisiana Gov. Edwards to take law firm job after leaving office
Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced an upcoming hire at a New Orleans-based law firm Thursday. Mr. Edwards will retire from his position on January 8th to take up a position of special counsel at Fishman Haygood LLP. “I look forward to returning to the legal profession and continuing to serve our state by […]