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CEOs discuss working with government in 2021

Good morning. About 100 CEOs participated in the Fortune CEO Initiative’s virtual meeting yesterday, focusing on priorities for business collaboration with government in the year ahead. Most of the discussion was off the record. But the session began with a few on the record briefings on key topics. Some excerpts: On fighting the coronavirus: “Right now, for […]

Why Visa and Plaid called off their $5.3 billion fintech deal

One year after Visa announced its agreement to buy fintech startup Plaid, the companies on Tuesday walked away from the deal amid regulatory opposition that threatened to hold up the merger for years. The proposed $5.3 billion deal was one of the fintech industry’s largest in history, and preceded a flurry of other mergers by […]

Lawmakers want to know: How did pro-Trump mob overtake U.S. Capitol Police?

The U.S. Capitol Police force was caught unprepared by a mob of pro-Trump extremists on Wednesday, in a failure to protect the seat of American democracy unparalleled in modern times. Rioters, many bearing Trump garb, breached the barricades set up by the under-staffed police force and swarmed the Capitol, disrupting the certification of President-Elect Joe […]