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Initial coin offerings are on pace to top last year's sales despite the recent plunge in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

China's insurance regulator took control of Waldorf owner Anbang.

The New York Fed chief warned of "speculative mania" in cryptocurrencies.

Securities regulators plan to pare back requirements that mutual funds disclose large holdings of hard-to-sell assets.

The SEC is weighing a move to let all firms hold private talks with investors before announcing IPOs.

Trump ex-adviser Powell is talking to Goldman about returning to the firm.

Goldman said it raised $2.5 billion to buy stakes in private-equity firms.

J.C. Flowers and Cerberus agreed to buy German lender HSH Nordbank for up to $1.2 billion.

The Dow and S&P 500 rose as concerns eased over the pace of rate increases. The industrials gained 164.70 points to 24962.48.

MiMedx hasn't reported to the government payments that the tissue-graft company made to doctors.

Ford named a new North American chief after Nair resigned due to misconduct allegations.

SpaceX launched a payload with prototypes of its communications satellites.

CBS named veteran journalist Brennan as new anchor of "Face the Nation."

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

February 23, 2018 02:47 ET (07:47 GMT)

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