Tag: Trump
US: Trump withdraws from TPP
US President Donald Trump formally withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on Monday, distancing America from its Asian allies as...
EU: Brussels warns Britain against pre-Brexit trade talks
Brussels warned Britain Monday that it must must refrain from any formal negotiations for bilateral trade deals with third countries until after its divorce...
US: Qualcomm exec says FTC ‘rushed’ antitrust lawsuit before Inauguration
Qualcomm Executive Chairman Paul Jacobs had some choice words on Thursday for the Federal Trade Commission, which filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing the semiconductor...
US: Wright said under consideration as Trump’s Antitrust Chief
The Trump team is considering giving a top antitrust post to a former US trade commissioner whose hands-off views on competition have at times...
US: Does Trump plan to gut all FCC Consumer protection powers
President-elect Donald Trump met with Republican FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai this weekend as many wonder what direction his administration will take the agency in....
US: Bayer-Monsanto to invest US$8b in US if merger is approved
German chemicals giant Bayer will invest about US$8 billion in the United States in agriculture research in conjunction with Monsanto, which it is purchasing,...
US: DOJ won’t push antitrust case against airlines during Obama administration
The Justice Department, which started investigating alleged collusion between the nation’s major airlines in mid-2015, will not bring an antitrust case against the carriers...
US: FTC chairwoman to step down, leaving three vacancies
US Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez will step down next month after more than three years as chair and six at the agency...
US: Trump’s CEO meetings raise concerns
President-elect Donald Trump’s meetings with CEOs seeking federal approval for major mergers are raising red flags for ethics lawyers concerned about the possible erosion...
US: AT&T exec meets with Trump on Time Warner deal
Donald Trump is slated to meet with top AT&T executives Thursday to discuss the company's proposed $85.4 billion bid for Time Warner, according to...
