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The Retire through Ownership Act, which passed the Senate unanimously and the House 401-14, lets trustees of employee stock ownership plans rely in good faith on independent appraisals of privately held shares.
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Economy
Regulators say Spain turned away U.S.-flagged cargo ships the government keeps on call for emergencies. Limits on Spanish olive oil, perfume and ceramics are also proposed, and Madrid says it will respond with the EU.
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The nation's second-largest bank admitted it willfully violated the Bank Secrecy Act, and regulators said it failed to report more than $5 billion in suspicious transactions on time.
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A new Treasury license lets Russian diesel be sold and shipped, including into the United States. Trump says Moscow will deliver millions of tons, but the White House did not immediately say who is paying or when the fuel will arrive.
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The Trump administration's trade office opened a public docket on the European Union's carbon border adjustment mechanism as EU institutions negotiate an extension that could cover hundreds more steel- and aluminum-intensive goods.
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The all-cash deal, valued at $81 billion before debt and nearly $111 billion with it, puts CNN, CBS, HBO and two of America's oldest film studios under David Ellison's control.
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Insurers and employer plans will post leaner rate files each quarter, disclose more out-of-network prices and put a senior official's name behind the numbers.
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Leaders meeting by video under France's G7 presidency agreed to release stocks over four months, with substantial diesel in the first 20 days, after the Trump administration pressed Europe to tap its reserves.
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Seoul has finalized the Texas plant, which it will fully finance. A framework for up to eight nuclear reactors and possible South Korean participation in the Alaska LNG pipeline still face further review.
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