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Two recent Supreme Court decisions have taken a lot of rulemaking power away from federal agencies. And it could shake up how businesses in the US operate. Many chief executives are happy about these decisions — the less regulation, the better. But could these rulings come with their own risks? Clips from Bloomberg, CBS News, CNBC
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US businesses may soon find that deregulation comes with risks
Supreme Court EPA ruling puts regulators in handcuffs
The abortion pill case is a disaster for innovation everywhere
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The Labour Party has come back into power in the UK after 14 years. For the City of London, this brings hope for some stability amid the rise of competing financial sectors around the world. But will efforts to revitalize markets and the economy work out? The FT’s chief UK business correspondent Michael O’Dwyer analyzes the expectations of City of London executives from the newly elected government. 
Clips from BBC, Today, NBC News, CNN
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How will Rachel Reeves run the UK’s finances?
The City of London’s wish list for the new Labour government
The club of City executives plotting a revival for the UK’s capital markets  
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The owner of motor racing giant Formula One is racing to capture the American sports audience. Thanks, in part, to efforts like the Netflix series Drive to Survive, it has caught the attention of many new fans. But FT sports business reporter Samuel Agini examines whether this league’s push into the US will stick — and keep growing.
Clips from Netflix, Formula 1, KVVU   
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For further reading:
Formula One’s growing pains
Beauty mogul Charlotte Tilbury wants to give F1 a makeover
The Business of Formula One
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This week, we’re revisiting an episode from earlier this year. BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink has been on the hunt for the money manager’s next “transformational” deal. In January, Fink revealed that he had finally found it with the acquisition of a private capital firm, Global Infrastructure Partners. The FT’s US financial editor Brooke Masters and US private capital correspondent Antoine Gara explain why BlackRock wanted GIP, and how this deal sets the agenda for Wall Street this year. Clips from CNBC 
Plus, send us a question! Behind the Money is teaming up with the FT’s Moral Money newsletter to answer your questions about what “responsible” business and finance really looks like in the 21st century.  
That means topics like sustainability, ESG, diversity and inclusion and clean energy investment. These have become hot-button issues that have recently faced a huge backlash. 
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Infrastructure: from investment backwater to a $1tn asset class
How the $12.5bn BlackRock-GIP deal is set to shake up investment management
How Adebayo Ogunlesi’s contrarian bet led to $12.5bn BlackRock tie-up 
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Exxon Mobil struck black gold in 2015 when it discovered a massive oil reserve off the coast of Guyana in South America. It’s poised to make Guyana the fourth-largest offshore oil developer in the world, and it's already jump-started a transformation within the developing economy. But will this oil bonanza benefit Guyana’s people? The FT’s US energy editor Jamie Smyth travels to Guyana’s capital to understand Exxon’s impact first-hand. 
Clip from NBC News
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For further reading:
The giant Exxon project that could create the world’s last petrostate
Oil-rich Guyana tries to tap another source of cash: carbon credits
Exxon’s exit marks reversal of fortune for Equatorial Guinea
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Banks in the US are locked in a bitter fight with regulators. It’s all about a proposed set of rules with an unusual name, Basel III Endgame. Regulators say the rules will help avoid future banking crises. Banks say they’re overkill and could hurt everyday Americans. The FT’s US banking editor Joshua Franklin explains how the industry is pushing back.
Clips from Bloomberg, CNBC
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For further reading:
The US pushback against ‘Basel Endgame’
The bank argument on the Basel III endgame is bunk
EU to delay Basel bank trading reforms as US revisits plans
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