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PwC Quits Audits of Troubled ‘Smart Window’ Maker View Inc.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP stepped down as auditor for View Inc. less than three weeks after the window manufacturer filed for bankruptcy protection, View disclosed Thursday.

By Nicola M. White

Tesla Pushes Back on Investor’s Latest Move in Musk Pay Row

Tesla Inc. says the shareholder who won a court order in Delaware killing co-founder Elon Musk’s <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"S83XOHT1UM0W","_id":"0000018f-1754-d583-afbf-d7dc87f30002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">$56 billion pay package is jumping the gun in asking the judge to bar the billionaire from moving the executive-compensation dispute to Texas.

Crypto Firm Sues SEC to Fend Off Oversight of Ethereum

Crypto software firm <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1994287D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-174b-d583-afbf-d7df5f850000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Consensys sued the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13165Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-174b-d583-afbf-d7df5f850001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">US Securities and Exchange Commission in an effort to fend off regulation of the Ethereum blockchain and push back against what it called the agency’s “campaign to seize control over the future of cryptocurrency.”

Worldcoin Eyes OpenAI Partnership Despite Regulatory Setbacks

Co-founded by Sam Altman, the crypto and AI project has faced scrutiny around the world for its eyeball scans.

Anadarko Gets New Chance to Fight Investors’ Class Status Proof

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. will get a chance to submit evidence about what caused a 2017 stock drop at the center of a securities fraud case after the Fifth Circuit said Thursday that investors can’t proceed as a class for now.

Executive Officer Indicted in $7 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

An Atlanta executive officer has been indicted in connection to a $7 million investment fraud scheme, according to the Justice Department Thursday.

HCA Healthcare Rebuffs Reporting on Risks From Abortion Laws

HCA Healthcare Inc. shareholders on Thursday voted against a proposal calling on the company to take a closer look at how its business could be harmed by disputes over how state abortion policies are applied by its doctors.

McDermott Merger Subclass Can Be Approved Now, Magistrate Says

A securities suit over McDermott International Inc.‘s 2018 merger with Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. is ready for former CB&I shareholders to get class status, a federal magistrate judge said.

Accounting Standard-Setters Name Two New Investor Panel Members

US accounting standard-setters on Thursday announced two new members of their investor advisory committee.

NY Bills on Sovereign Debt Gain Backing of Ex-Leaders, Activists

Former UK Prime Minister <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-167e-d583-afbf-d6fee30b0000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Gordon Brown, actor <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018f-167e-d583-afbf-d6fee30b0001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Mark Ruffalo and dozens of politicians and activists called for New York lawmakers to pass bills aimed at overhauling the process for sovereign debt restructuring.