Regulatory Enforcement
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Markets
CFTC Probes $2.6 Billion Oil Futures Spike Before Trump Iran Announcements
Regulators investigate whether material nonpublic information from government channels leaked to traders ahead of policy decisions that moved crude markets by double digits.
Markets
Federal Judge Rejects Musk’s $1.5M SEC Settlement, Citing ‘Red Flags’ in Penalty Terms
Rare judicial intervention exposes enforcement asymmetry as settlement represents 1% of alleged gains and less than 0.2% of Musk's net worth.
Technology
Adobe Settles FTC Dark Patterns Case for $150M as SaaS Friction Costs Mount
Settlement splits evenly between government payment and customer credits, marking one of the largest US consumer protection penalties against subscription design tactics.