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Capital Markets Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on the capital markets sector. Coverage includes stock and bond offerings, mortgage-backed securities, foreign exchange, follow-on offerings, and debt deals, as well as related litigation and policy developments.



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Latest News in Capital Markets

  • July 24, 2026

    Abbott Beats 'Supersized' Investor Suit Over Formula Recall

    An Illinois federal judge tossed a proposed securities class action accusing Abbott Laboratories of misleading shareholders about its safety practices ahead of the 2022 recall at its Sturgis, Michigan, infant formula plant, saying Friday that "despite its girth," the "supersized" complaint says "too much and too little," and still needs more information to be viable.

  • July 24, 2026

    CFTC Warns Platforms Against Broad Event Contract Filings

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Friday told prediction market platforms that it won't wave through "broad, template" filings seeking to certify a variety of event contracts at once.

  • July 24, 2026

    Volkswagen Engineers Charged With Rivian Deal Inside Trades

    Two former Volkswagen engineers were arrested Friday following an indictment filed in New York federal court alleging they made more than $300,000 by trading securities using nonpublic information about the company's confidential plans with Rivian to create technology for both companies' electric vehicles.

  • July 24, 2026

    Upstart Gets OCC's Conditional Approval For Bank Charter

    Online lending platform Upstart has cleared a key initial hurdle at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in its bid to launch what it is calling the first national bank built with artificial intelligence-powered underwriting.

  • July 24, 2026

    Fannie, Freddie Investors' $612M Trial Win Affirmed

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday affirmed a $612 million jury verdict against the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, agreeing with a lower court's finding that the jury was provided with "ample evidence" reasonably leading to its conclusion that FHFA improperly amended stock purchase agreements related to the companies.

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  • TRANSACTIONS
  • High-yield debt, corporate bond, convertible debt, and hybrid offerings
  • Share buybacks and stock splits
  • Stock- or debt-funded acquisitions
  • Distressed investments and bankruptcy proceedings
  • Joint ventures
  • Capital instruments, including mezzanine and venture
  • Leveraged buyouts
  • Real estate investment trust deals
  • AGENCIES
  • Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • European Securities and Markets Authority
  • European Central Bank
  • European Commission
  • UK Financial Conduct Authority
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Dodd-Frank Act
  • Delaware corporate law
  • Financial company lobbying
  • International banking legislation and regulation
  • LITIGATION
  • Corporate governance cases, including those over leadership changes, executive compensation, and shareholder rights
  • Competition disputes
  • Privacy issues
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of capital markets practices

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