Q&A: Getting candid with Noah Phillips
Federal Trade Commission member Noah Phillips spoke with FTCWatch reporters June 7 on a balcony outside his office overlooking 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Inside his office, a picture hangs on the wall of conservatives’ bête noire, Louis...
What changes are coming with the merger guidelines?
The antitrust agencies are busy considering possible revisions to the horizontal merger guidelines. Recent speeches and writings by some key players give us hints of what the final product might look like.
Current Issue: 803
FTC Commissioners spar publicly in hearing on the Hill
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz faced a tough grilling from Republican legislators last week over the agency’s budget for fiscal year 2013.
Food marketing guidelines on the ropes
The federal government appears to be abandoning its ambitious effort to devise new voluntary guidelines for food marketing to children.
Settlements ahead with four more banks
The federal government is nearing settlements with four more banks over their foreclosure practices, according to Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, who spoke last week at...
Mica’s newest play for FTC building
U.S. Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) has come up with yet another legislative approach for forcing the federal government to give the Federal Trade Commission’s iconic headquarters building to the National...
FTC Commissioner tees up the issues
Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill threw plenty of unexpected curveballs at the spring meeting of the National Association of Attorneys General when she liberally sprinkled her speech on...
Chris Dodd: “I’m not bloodied”
Former Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), now chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, insists that he is not bloodied from the stunning setback the entertainment industry suffered...