Tag: FTC
FTC Charges Broadcom With Illegal Monopolization
The Federal Trade Commission said Friday it has proposed to settle charges against Broadcom for allegedly monopolizing markets for semiconductor components for television and...
FTC Votes To Expand Antitrust Powers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday, July 1, voted to expand the regulatory agency’s enforcement powers, a signal of Democratic commissioners' willingness to...
Amazon Wants FTC Chair Lina Khan Recused In Antitrust Probes
On Wednesday, June 30, Amazon filed a motion seeking to recuse Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Lina Khan from antitrust investigations into the company, reported...
FTC Chair Lina Khan Announces Open Meeting Tomorrow
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan announced an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, July 1, 2021. This will...
AGs Unite To Ask The FTC Be Provided With Much-Needed Tools
New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led a bipartisan coalition of 28 attorneys general from around the nation in taking action to support the...
FTC Orders 7-Eleven, Marathon To Divest Over 200 Stores
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday ordered 7-Eleven to sell over 200 retail outlets following its $21 billion acquisition of the Speedway fuel...
FTC Chair Lina Khan Appoints Antitrust Chief
Lina Khan, the new chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), on Thursday, June 24, named three top staff members amid one of the...
Amazon’s $6.4B MGM Acquisition Probed By FTC
The Federal Trade Commission will be the agency to review Amazon’s proposed acquisition of Hollywood studio MGM/
Lina Khan Sworn In As Chair Of The FTC
Lina Khan was sworn in today as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission. President Biden named Khan, a Democrat, to a term on the...
US Senate Confirms Lina Khan To Become An FTC Commissioner
The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Lina Khan, the young progressive who helped launch a reckoning amongst antitrust...
