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OpenAI Calls for Investigation Into Musk by California, Delaware

OpenAI urged the attorneys general of California and Delaware to investigate potential “improper and anti-competitive behavior” by Elon Musk in his efforts to block OpenAI from restructuring as a for-profit company.

By Madlin Mekelburg

Bold Accused in Lawsuit of Monopolizing Online Resume-Building

Bold Ltd. has been sued in federal court by a competitor that claims the company monopolizes the market for online resume-building platforms and foreclosed rivals from competing on Google search results through exclusionary tactics.

Is SpaceX Worth $2 Trillion? Key Questions for Musk’s Big IPO

In the seven and a half years since Apple Inc.’s market capitalization broke through the $1 trillion mark, investors have become accustomed to seeing big tech companies command 13-digit valuations in public markets.

SpaceX’s IPO Pitch Centers on Musk’s Ability to ‘Sell the Dream’

SpaceX and investment bankers will host meetings to pressure-test the Elon Musk-led company’s targeted $2 trillion valuation, a crucial step as it drives toward the largest-ever initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said.

Matt Levine’s Money Stuff: Truth Machines Go to War

Matt Levine discusses prediction markets and the continuing problem of what words mean, SpaceX’s tying of Grok subscriptions to working on the IPO, the idea of index exclusivity, Sam Altman, and VC value add.

Syngenta, Corteva Freed From Farmer Crop-Input Antitrust Lawsuit

Syngenta AG, Corteva Inc., Bayer AG, and BASF Corp. dodged claims that they conspired to keep prices of crop-protection chemicals high after the Eighth Circuit said the farmer plaintiffs failed to plead facts suggesting the agricultural giants colluded.

Japan M&A Momentum to Persist, Alvarez & Marsal’s Aversano Says

Deal flow in Japan will likely keep up its brisk pace, thanks in part to regulatory policies that are fueling mergers and acquisitions as well as broader macroeconomic trends, according to Alvarez & Marsal Inc.’s Paul Aversano.

Jones Day Law Firm Says Hackers Accessed Some Clients’ Data

Hackers have breached Jones Day and accessed the files of 10 clients, the law firm said on Monday.

Fire Truck Price-Fixing Litigation Consolidated in Wisconsin

A series of cases that accuse manufacturers including Oshkosh Corp., REV Group, and Rosenbauer America LLC of a nationwide conspiracy to inflate the price of fire trucks will be moved to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

DExit Debate Flattens the Constituencies That Boards Balance

DExit has exposed a basic truth: Corporate law doesn’t offer a jurisdictional shortcut to either accountability or insulation. No state can guarantee the outcomes for a single constituency in a business. Yet in the current debate over corporate reincorporation, the choice of state has taken on outsize importance.