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  Dream Finders Inks $2.2B Beazer Deal After Months Of Pursuit

  By Al Barbarino

  Dream Finders Homes said Friday it has agreed to purchase Beazer Homes USA in a $2.2 billion deal after pursuing...(read more)

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  Meta Owes Another $567M To Address Harm To NM Kids

  By Lauren Berg and Cara Salvatore

  Meta Platforms is on the hook for an additional $567 million after a New Mexico judge on Thursday determined tha...(read more)

• Senators Push Back Crypto Bill Vote To September

  By Aislinn Keely

  Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has confirmed that the Clarity Act to regulate cryptocurrency markets won't get a vote until the chamber returns from its August recess, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have committed to continued negotiations.

• Dow, Huntsman Cut $20M Deal To End Price-Fixing Suit

  By Elaine Briseño

  Dow Chemical Co. and Huntsman have agreed to pay a combined $20 million to settle claims they colluded with other businesses to manipulate the prices of chemicals used to make polyurethane, according to recent court filings.

• Judge Approves NJ's $3B PFAS Deals With 3M, DuPont

  By George Woolston

  A New Jersey federal judge on Friday gave her final approval to deals worth a combined $3 billion between the Garden State, 3M Co. and various DuPont entities to resolve the state's claims over contamination caused by the manufacture and discharge of forever chemicals.

• Glenmark's $29.6M Generics Price-Fixing Deal Gets 1st OK

  By Susan Smiley

  A Connecticut federal court on Thursday gave a preliminary OK to a settlement between a coalition of 48 states and territories and drugmaker Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. that would pay out more than $29.6 million in restitution to eligible consumers and the coalition.

• WWE's $147M Merger Settlement Held Up By Defense Dispute

  By Jessica Corso

  World Wrestling Entertainment shareholders are asking a Delaware court to force Vince McMahon and other WWE board directors to sign off on a $147 million deal that will end a lawsuit over the company's 2023 merger with UFC parent Endeavor, with parties indicating that a dispute has opened up among the defendants over insurance coverage.

• FTC Abandons Disparate Impact For Discrimination Cases

  By Bryan Koenig

  The Federal Trade Commission became the latest Trump administration agency Friday to swear off pursuing discrimination cases grounded in "disparate impact" on particular groups, arguing that alleging discrimination without specific discriminatory intent exceeds the FTC's authority and effectively requires companies to make decisions based on race.

• KKR Buying Medicover's India Business In $1.4B Deal

  By Al Barbarino

  Global investment firm KKR has agreed to acquire Medicover Hospitals India, Swedish healthcare provider Medicover AB's Indian hospital operations business, in a transaction that values the platform at about €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion).

• Senate Clears Russia Sanctions Bill With New Tariff Authority

  By Dylan Moroses

  The U.S. Senate approved legislation Friday that would enhance President Donald Trump's economic tools to pressure Russia, including new tariff authorities that raised concerns for Democratic lawmakers.

• Legal Services Hiring Is 'Firing On All Cylinders,' Recruiter Says

  By Tracey Read

  The legal sector saw job gains for the fourth month in a row, adding 1,000 positions in July, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• Cooley Leads 2 Biotech Firms Pricing IPOs Totaling $496M

  By Jade Martinez-Pogue

  Two biotechnology firms began trading publicly Friday after raising a combined $496 million in their initial public offerings, with Cooley LLP advising both companies and Latham & Watkins LLP advising both underwriters.

• Confirmations To Labor Board Set Up Policy Shift

  By Braden Campbell

  The National Labor Relations Board is set to begin rethinking a pile of union-friendly precedents set under former President Joe Biden after the U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed two nominees, including a third Republican member.

• Trump Picks FCC Lawyer As Agency's 3rd Republican

  By Christopher Cole

  President Donald Trump on Friday picked Danielle Thumann Severs, an in-house lawyer at the Federal Communications Commission, to fill an open seat on the regulatory board.