Trump Administration Dismisses Democratic FTC Commissioners March 18, 2025 By Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen The Trump administration dismissed two Democrats on the US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, in the latest example of the...
Trump Taps Andrew Ferguson to Replace Lina Khan as FTC Chair December 11, 2024 By Jody Godoy U.S. President-elect Donald Trump tapped Federal Trade Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to lead the consumer protection and antitrust agency, Trump said...
How Will the Antitrust Showdown Launched Under Biden Change Under Trump? November 20, 2024 By Michael Liedtke The U.S. antitrust watchdogs that pounced on Big Tech and deterred corporate deal making throughout President Joe Biden’s administration may...
Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling Curbing Bid-Rigging Prosecutions November 12, 2024 By Greg Stohr The US Supreme Court left intact a ruling that curbs the Justice Department’s ability to use federal antitrust law to...
US House Committee Report Finds Wall Street ‘Colluded’ to Curb Emissions June 11, 2024 By Isla Binnie A U.S. congressional committee will accuse the biggest Wall Street firms on Tuesday, in a report seen by Reuters ahead...
US Regulators to Open Antitrust Inquiries of Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia June 6, 2024 By Jody Godoy The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission have reached a deal that allows them to proceed with antitrust...
Global Insurers’ 国产一福利 Alliance Relaunches After Member Exodus April 25, 2024 By Simon Jessop A global insurance coalition intended to help curb the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions has relaunched with a new name and...
JetBlue, Spirit Airlines Call Off $3.8B Merger on Antitrust Hurdle March 4, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Low-cost air carriers JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines canceled their $3.8-billion merger agreement on Monday, seeing no path forward after...
UnitedHealth Faces Antitrust Probe by US Justice Department February 29, 2024 By John Tozzi, Chris Strohm and Leah Nylen The US Department of Justice has initiated an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth Group Inc., people familiar with the matter said...
FTC Sues to Block Kroger’s $24.6 Billion Albertsons Deal February 27, 2024 By Leah Nylen and Jaewon Kang The US Federal Trade Commission, eight states and Washington DC sued to block Kroger Co.’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons...