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The FTC lawsuit against Amazon is monumental. But it faces some big hurdles ahead.

The White House said it was the first time a sitting president has visited a picket line in modern times.

The FTC and 17 states allege that Amazon is illegally protecting its online retail monopoly by limiting the flexibility for merchants to set prices.

The lawsuit claimed that the bank benefitted from sex trafficking by the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The investment comes as Amazon looks to ramp up its artificial intelligence offerings.

A large-scale new study of political advertising will argue that advertising for everything from presidential candidates to English muffins should be based more in experimentation than in theory.

Private-equity firms and their strapped companies are begging lenders for more time, and increasingly getting it: “It’s funny money.”

Financial firms see a hawkish Congress and are hoping the White House’s more targeted stance on foreign investments wins out.

Dealmaking is dead and despite rosy forecasts from bankers whose bonuses depend on it, conditions aren’t great for a rebound.

After meetings with financial executives in New York, Rep. Mike Gallagher also said he may expand his panel’s probe that has so far focused on BlackRock and MSCI.

Semafor’s Founding Editor-at-Large Steve Clemons and Governor Wes Moore sit down for an exclusive interview exploring how Maryland is building a competitive and inclusive business environment, how it’s boosting green technology, and why he thinks AI can help government work better.

Apple lost $200 billion in value in the past two days following news that Beijing was restricting the use of iPhones by government officials.