Votes & Verdicts
Votes and Verdicts is a series that examines the intersection of business, policy and law. It features conversations between Bloomberg Intelligence's team of litigation and policy analysts and thought leaders discussing legal and policy issues affecting markets and business decisions across many sectors.
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Supreme Court rulings on US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s firing, FCC penalties against Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, and on the legality of prediction markets like Kalshi and Robinhood are among the key 2026 catalysts that Bloomberg Intelligence’s litigation and policy analysts are watching in 2026. In this episode, the team also discusses other matters: crypto legislati...
Analysis by Jen Rie of antitrust risk related to Netflix and Paramount Skydance bids for Warner Bros. Discovery led Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast this week. Justin Teresi analyzed Supreme Court arguments over US President Donald Trump’s ability to fire FTC commissioners and what it means for cases against pharmacy benefit managers and others, while Elliott Stein discussed the implications for the F...
Analysis of antitrust risk attendant to bids for Warner Bros. Discovery by Comcast, Netflix and Paramount Skydance was among the topics discussed on Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast this week. Jen Rie explored that issue, while Justin Teresi analyzed Real Page’s settlement with the Justice Department over alleged collusion in the real estate rental market as well as Compass’ antitrust suit again...
Key takeaways from Meta’s trial-court win over the FTC’s antitrust suit leads Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast this week. Jen Rie discusses that case, while BI litigation and policy analysts examine other critical issues, including potential preemption of state laws concerning artificial intelligence and President Donald Trump’s anticipated executive order on the subject. Nathan Dean discu...
Key takeaways from the end of the US government shutdown led this week’s episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast. Nathan Dean and Duane Wright discussed the terms of the agreement and what they mean for the future of Affordable Care Act subsidies and companies like Centene and UnitedHealth. BI’s litigation and policy analysts also discussed other key developments, including the Consumer Fina...
Key takeaways from Supreme Court arguments on Nov. 5 over the legality of the Trump administration's reciprocal and fentanyl-linked tariffs led Bloomberg Intelligence's Votes and Verdicts podcast this week. Holly Froum examined that while BI litigation and policy analysts discuss other important catalysts. Holly and Jen Rie analyzed litigation concerning a bidding war between Pfizer and Novo Nordisk for Metsera, a clinical-stage bi...
Key takeaways from President Donald Trump’s trip to Asia and the trade agreements reached lead Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast this week. Jennie Welch, chief geoeconomics analyst for Bloomberg Economics, examines that, while BI litigation and policy analysts discuss other important catalysts. Nathan Dean discusses possible paths to ending the government shutdown, as well as changes to the Federal Res...
An update on the US government shutdown leads Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast this week. Nathan Dean examines that topic and the SEC’s effort to revitalize the IPO market, while BI litigation and policy analysts discuss other key catalysts. Matt Schettenhelm explores developments over the easing of FCC rules for TV broadcasters, as well as President Donald Trump’s amended defamation suit agains...
Potential off-ramps to end the US government shutdown leads Bloomberg Intelligence analysts’ discussion on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast. Nathan Dean examines that topic and the status of crypto legislation, while BI litigation and policy analysts discuss other key catalysts. Ben Elliott explores the ramifications of FHFA Director Bill Pulte’s social media posts about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac risks. A...
Regulatory changes may ease the need for big banks in the US, Switzerland and Australia to hold AT1 or preferreds even as common equity requirements diverge across these regions. Japanese lenders may diversify their debt footprint with more issuance in US dollars. Join Bloomberg Intelligence’s global banks credit team for a webinar on the key topics that may impact bank capital structures around the world.
In this week’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence’s litigation and policy team examines several key catalysts. Justin Teresi examines how a new antitrust case against Zillow and Rocket’s Redfin challenging a 1Q deal between the two likely has steam and might spell significant changes or an end to the arrangement. Matthew Schettenhelm looks at President Donald Trump’s executive order on TikTok...
In this week’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence’s litigation and policy team examines several key catalysts. Matt Schettenhelm reviews the legality of President Donald Trump’s proclamation on raising H-1B visa fees to $100,000. Tamlin Bason explains the impact of the H-1B visa fee increase on IT-service companies like Cognizant and Infosys, and why a recent $1.5 billion settlement between Anthrop...
In this week’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence’s litigation and policy team looks at a number of key catalysts. Elliott Stein discusses Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s lawsuit challenging her termination. Nathan Dean discusses the ramifications of moving to semiannual earnings reports, and offers his views on the likelihood of a government shutdown this month. Matt Schettenhelm discusses th...
An evolving US trade policy is pushing companies to find ways to navigate a shifting landscape. Reid Whitten, partner at Sheppard Mullin and expert in international trade regulations and investigations, joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst Holly Froum to talk about President Donald Trump’s reciprocal and fentanyl tariffs, the US Supreme Court’s upcoming review of lawsuits challenging the tariffs, regulatory a...
In this week’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence’s litigation and policy team looks at a handful of key catalysts coming up. Jen Rie discusses a recent remedies ruling and next steps in the Justice Department’s antitrust case against Google over search. Holly Froum explains the Federal Circuit’s Aug. 29 ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s reciprocal and fentanyl-related tarif...
In this week’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence litigation and policy team looks at some of the key catalysts coming up after Labor Day. Nathan Dean discusses the path to de-regulation in the financials sector, the possibility of a government shutdown in September, and the future of SNAP benefits in the Farm Bill. Elliott Stein discusses Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook’s lawsuit challenging her term...
The SEC’s new regime under Paul Atkins is taking a friendlier approach to crypto, epitomized by Project Crypto, its blueprint for merging traditional and digital finance. In this week’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Elliott Stein and Nathan Dean are joined by BI’s Head of Market Structure Research, Larry Tabb, to discuss the opportunities and challenges. Tabb gives a detailed explanat...
In this week’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Ben Elliott discusses President Donald Trump’s social media posts concerning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the complexities of executing a public offering of their shares or merging the two government-sponsored enterprises. Nathan Dean analyzed the potential impacts of Trump’s Aug. 7 executive order directing federal agencies to expand acce...
President Donald Trump’s second term is bringing heightened focus on the regulatory environment and prospects for mergers. In the week’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Jennifer Rie and Justin Teresi discuss catalysts related to the emerging antitrust approaches under Trump, including M&A trends at the DOJ stemming from the settlement of a merger case on Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Jun...
A July 31 federal appeals court hearing on the legality of President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal and fentanyl-trafficking tariffs was among the key catalysts Bloomberg Intelligence analysts examined this week. BI’s litigation and policy team also discussed the likelihood of a government shutdown in September. Additionally, they covered the outlook for antitrust clearance of Dick’s Sporting Goods merger wit...
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