Tag: FTC
FTC Prepares Possible Antitrust Suit Against Amazon
The Federal Trade Commission is preparing a potential antitrust lawsuit against Amazon that in the coming months could challenge an array of the tech...
FTC Denies Facebook’s Request For Chair To Recuse Herself In Antitrust...
The FTC denied a request by Meta to bar Lina Khan, the commission’s chair, from an antitrust case challenging its proposed acquisition of a...
Meta Wins Ruling Against FTC In VR Purchase Case
A California judge is reportedly allowing Meta to close its acquisition of virtual reality fitness startup Within, despite an ongoing antitrust case by the...
FTC Asks Judge To Pause Meta Deal For VR Company
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked a judge to put a hold on Meta deal to buy virtual reality app maker Within Unlimited while...
Lina Khan And The FTC Go Back To The Antitrust Future
By Timothy J. Muris, WSJ
President Biden rejects the economics-driven antitrust policies of the past 40 years. Flanked by his White House competition adviser and his...
Warren Sends Letter To FTC Over Amgen & Indivior Deals
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, an outspoken critic of corporate consolidation, wrote to the US Federal Trade Commission to express concern about two pending pharmaceutical deals.
In...
FTC Announces 2023 Update Of Size Of Transaction Thresholds And Fee...
The Federal Trade Commission has approved revised jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds for the Hart‑Scott‑Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.
Section 7A(a)(2) of the...
Food Price Spikes Could Be Criminalized As FTC Called To Investigate...
A farmers’ group wants the federal government to investigate a recent spike in egg prices.
In a letter last week to Federal Trade Commission Chair...
The FTC’s NPRM on Noncompete Clauses: Flirting with Institutional Crisis
By: Alden Abbott (Truth on the Market)
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Jan. 5 “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Non-Compete Clauses” (NPRMNCC) is the first...
FTC Probing Coke, Pepsi For Price Discrimination: Report
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are under preliminary investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over potential price discrimination in the soft drink market, Politico reported...
