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Investors looking to get a jump on White House announcements will be able to buy sneak peeks starting Saturday as a Trump family company starts selling special, fast access to the president's posts on social media. The new business targeting special computerized trading firms raises ethics questions about whether it constitutes insider trading and how far should a president be allowed to use his public office to help his private business. A prolific poster, Donald Trump has sent stocks soaring and plunging with his online musings and threats. The White House had no comment, and the company dismissed the ethics issue, saying Democratic critics just don't like free markets.

Film producer Jason Cloth, known for financing movies like “Joker” and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” has been indicted on wire fraud charges. Prosecutors say he ran a $100 million Ponzi scheme. The indictment was unsealed Tuesday in Chicago. Cloth was arrested in Los Angeles the same day. Prosecutors allege he solicited money from investors for films or video games but used it for other projects. Cloth is charged with seven counts of wire fraud, each carrying up to 20 years in prison. The FBI is asking potential victims to contact their Chicago office. Attorneys representing Cloth in other legal matters did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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FILE - Tom Goldstein, who writes SCOTUSblog.com, poses for a photograph in front of the Supreme Court, Oct. 31, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)