January 15, 2015
The Federal Trade Commission’s competition bureau and the antitrust division of the Justice Department are facing a continued heavy workload at a time that the improved U.S. economy is predicted to further heighten the appetite for mergers.
January 15, 2015
Although the Federal Trade Commission has been around for 100 years, it hasn’t had a presidential visit since 1937. President Barack Obama changed all that on Monday when he used the agency as a...
January 15, 2015
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on a study of the effectiveness of remedies imposed in merger cases from 2006-2012.
January 15, 2015
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January 15, 2015
Oracle’s recent proposal to acquire Datalogix has prompted concern about the implications of the deal for consumer privacy as well as calls for the Federal Trade Commission to closely scrutinize...
January 15, 2015
Editor’s Note: The Federal Trade Commission is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year; the first official meeting of the commission was held in March 1915. In this series of articles, we are...
January 15, 2015
Two former Department of Justice managers have weighed in on the legislative history of Section 5. They have documented that Congress intended the statute to focus on just the competitive effects...
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