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Bessent Sees Easing Capital Rule on Treasuries This Summer

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Harvard Wins Temporary Block of Trump’s Foreign Student Ban

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BlackRock says coal competition case risks US energy independence

U.S. government support for a "baseless" case alleging asset managers conspired to reduce competition in the coal sector risks undermining its goal of energy independence, BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager, said on Friday. The U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission on Thursday filed a statement of interest in the case by Texas and 12 other states against BlackRock and fellow large investors Vanguard and State Street Global Advisors (SSGA).

Investors see worsening US deficit outlook as tax bill heads to Senate

Investors are fearing that projections for the U.S. debt mountain could increase further when a sweeping tax and spending bill goes through the Senate, with the risk that bond yields stay higher for longer. Higher bond yields can translate into higher borrowing costs for consumers, businesses and governments. "The concern is that as the bill winds its way through the Senate, spending cuts will get whittled down, stimulus will be added and the deficit will show even more growth," said Brian Nick, chief investment officer at NewEdge Wealth, who sees that translating into higher bond yields and a steeper yield curve.