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Optimum Says Kirkland Quitting Proves Wall Street ‘Cartel’

Optimum Communications Inc. said a top law firm’s withdrawal from representing it under pressure from Apollo Global Management, Ares Management, Oaktree Capital Management and others showed that they were participating in a cartel against it.

Signage on the building that houses Kirkland & Ellis LLP law firm in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 21, 2025. The agreement between the Trump administration and five leading law firms is likely to further shake a legal profession in upheaval as the administration has threatened or implemented executive orders cutting off their lawyers’ access to security clearances and government buildings, often in retribution for perceived political slights.

Jefferies Fund Sued by Investors Over First Brands Collapse

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. was sued by investors in one of its funds over losses related to its holdings in First Brands Group, a now-bankrupt auto parts supplier at the heart of an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud scheme.

The Jefferies Financial Group offices in New York, U.S., on Wednesday. Oct. 13, 2021. Jefferies, which has been expanding in Asia in recent years, saw its global revenue rise by 50% to a record $5.4 billion in the first nine months of the year.

New York, New Jersey Expect US to Unfreeze Tunnel Funding

12. Februar 2026 um 22:36
The attorneys general for New York and New Jersey said they expect the Trump administration to restore federal funding for the $16 billion Gateway tunnel under the Hudson River after a deadline passed for an appeals court to block a judge’s order to release the money.

Construction continues on the Hudson Gateway Tunnel project to connect New Jersey to Penn Station on October 17, 2025 in New York City.

Trump Officials Get More Time to Hold NY-NJ Tunnel Funds

09. Februar 2026 um 01:55
The Trump administration won a reprieve until Thursday to keep its freeze on federal funds for the $16 billion Gateway tunnel, as the federal government seeks an appeals court’s blessing to overturn a judge who ruled Friday the money should be released.

The Northeast Corridor train tracks in Newark, New Jersey. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg

NewsGuard Sues FTC Over Probe Into Alleged Advertising Boycotts

06. Februar 2026 um 17:10
NewsGuard Technologies Inc. filed a lawsuit claiming the Federal Trade Commission’s probe into alleged advertising boycotts against conservative websites was simply retaliation by the US regulator against the company for exercising its constitutional right to free speech.

A person holds a mobile phone with the logo of news rating company NewsGuard Technologies arranged in front of web page Oct. 18, 2025. Photographer: Timon Schneider/SOPA Images/Sipa/AP

Compass Denied Bid to Temporarily Block Zillow Listing Rules

06. Februar 2026 um 15:52
Compass Inc. lost a bid to temporarily block a Zillow Group Inc. ban on listings that have been advertised elsewhere first, after a judge ruled in favor of the home-search site in its legal battle with the largest US real estate brokerage.

A Compass office in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, April 29, 2024. Compass Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on May 8.

Wall Street’s Top Cop Expects Enforcement on Prediction Markets

05. Februar 2026 um 21:28
Wall Street’s top cop expects regulators to take actions tied to prediction markets following a surge in trading on the platforms over the past year, saying that simply making bets outside of traditional spaces “doesn’t insulate you from fraud.”

Jay Clayton, former chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), speaks during the Bloomberg Invest event in New York, US, on Thursday, June 8, 2023. The conference invites investors, from institutional and high-net worth to private and retail, to leave with fresh perspective and crucial insight for 2023 and beyond.

NYC’s Fight With Trump Over Congestion Toll Returns to Court

28. Januar 2026 um 15:02
A federal judge appeared skeptical Wednesday of the Trump administration’s attempt to cancel a congestion pricing program New York City began a year ago that charges most motorists $9 to enter parts of Manhattan during peak hours.

E-ZPass readers and license plate-scanning cameras over Second Avenue in New York. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Trump Wins Delay on Order Restricting ICE Tactics in Minnesota

21. Januar 2026 um 20:54
The Trump administration won a temporary reprieve in a lawsuit over the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency’s tactics in Minnesota when an appellate court put on hold a ruling restricting officers from interfering with protesters in the state.

Federal law enforcement agents detain a demonstrator during a raid in Minneapolis on Jan. 13.

Tricolor Founder, Ex-COO Plead Not Guilty to Fraud Charges

13. Januar 2026 um 21:18
Tricolor Holdings founder Daniel Chu and former Chief Operating Officer David Goodgame pleaded not guilty to charges that they conspired to defraud lenders and investors in the bankrupt subprime auto lender.

Daniel Chu, founder and chief executive officer of Tricolor Holdings, arrives at federal court in New York, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. US prosecutors charged the founder of bankrupt subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings with conspiring to defraud lenders and investors, in a sweeping indictment of the leadership of a used car dealer and financing company that collapsed in a wave of scandal in September.

Maduro’s Legal Team Is Still Up in the Air a Week After Arrest

10. Januar 2026 um 15:30
While the world has been consumed by the geopolitical ramifications of the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a struggle is playing out over who will represent the ousted leader in his criminal case in New York.

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives at the Wall Street heliport ahead of his appearance in federal court in New York, US, on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. The indictment released on Saturday accuses Maduro and others of partnering with groups including the Sinaloa Cartel and Tren de Aragua, which have been designated by the US as foreign terrorist organizations.

DOJ Says It’s Reviewing ‘A Million More’ Potential Epstein Files

24. Dezember 2025 um 19:18
The US Justice Department said that federal prosecutors in New York have identified and handed over “a million more documents” potentially related to the probe into Jeffrey Epstein, signaling a likely significant expansion of public disclosures about the convicted sex offender that began last week.

Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in Cambridge, MA on 9/8/04. Epstein is connected with several prominent people including politicians, actors and academics. Epstein was convicted of having sex with an underaged woman. (Photo by Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images)

Tricolor Founder Chu Charged With Alleged Fraud, DOJ Says

17. Dezember 2025 um 13:01
US prosecutors charged the founder of bankrupt subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings with conspiring to defraud lenders and investors, in a sweeping indictment of the leadership of a used car dealer and financing company that collapsed in a wave of scandal in September.

A Tricolor dealership in Phoenix, Arizona.
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