FTC to grill Mark Zuckerberg at antitrust trial as it seeks Instagram breakup amid Big Tech crackdown
The feds want to grill Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg next month during the antitrust trial seeking to unwind its Instagram ...
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Fraud and scams plateaued but got more expensive in 2024
Both consumers and banks reported that the rate of fraud and scams has steadied, according to Fincen and FTC data, but the ...
Trump’s new FTC chair is MAGA in name only
The new FTC Chairman, Andrew Ferguson, has expressed support for President Trump’s request to share FTC decisions with the ...
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The FTC Must Return to Supporting Startups and Small Business by Challenging Harmful Regulations
For example, in December 2023, Khan’s FTC and the Department of Justice (DOJ) released updated merger guidelines that significantly lowered the threshold for mergers to be considered potentially ...
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FTC’s First Merger Challenge Under New Leadership Signals Return to Traditional Antitrust Theories in Private Equity Deals
On March 6, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging GTCR BC Holdings, LLC's (GTCR) proposed ...
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GTCR / Surmodics: Four Key Takeaways for M&A Antitrust from the First FTC Merger Challenge Under Trump
In the FTC’s first merger challenge of the new administration, the FTC voted 4-0 last week to challenge the proposed ...
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Protect Competitive Markets With a Rejection of Bizarro Antitrust
For example, the Biden Adminstration’s FTC stopped the merger of grocery store chains Albertsons and Kroger. The agency claimed that the merger would give Albertsons and Kroger excessive market ...