Ohlhausen stresses balanced approach on ad regulation
May 2, 2014
Former President George W. Bush famously said that he didn’t “do nuance.’’
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Comcast merger foes face uphill battle
May 2, 2014
Critics of Comcast’s $45 billion bid for Time Warner Cable see nothing but bad news for consumers coming from the creation of such a behemoth company. As they try to figure out a strategy to stop the deal, these consumer advocates recognize, even if they won’t say it publicly, that they face an uphill battle.
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Terrell McSweeny officially joins the Commission
May 2, 2014
FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez welcomed Terrrell McSweeny as the newest member of the Commission on April 28. A low-key announcement following the swearing-in seems anti-climactic after five months...
FTC officials weigh in on direct Tesla sales
May 2, 2014
Three senior Federal Trade Commission officials, in a post on the agency’s competition blog, opined that state bans on the direct sales of Tesla automobiles hurt consumers and unfairly protect...
More drama in Phoebe hospital merger
May 2, 2014
Last August, it looked like the long fight over a hospital merger in Southern Georgia was finally over.
Sixth Circuit upholds FTC hospital order
May 2, 2014
Another hospital unwinding may be on the horizon. Or will it be another Supreme Court case?
Neil Averitt Commentary: How the commissioners play on their days off
May 2, 2014
We know the professional identities of the FTC Commissioners, and what they think and do during the work week. But who are they the rest of the time? What interests and pastimes hold their...
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- Comcast merger foes face uphill battle
- Terrell McSweeny officially joins the Commission
- Ohlhausen stresses balanced approach on ad regulation
- FTC officials weigh in on direct Tesla sales
- More drama in Phoebe hospital merger
- Sixth Circuit upholds FTC hospital order
- Neil Averitt Commentary: How the commissioners play on their days off
- Judge Posner
- International
- Janet Steiger
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