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.
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Democrats’ choice of Chopra for FTC seat shows Warren’s clout
Democrats’ surprising choice of Rohit Chopra for a seat on the Federal Trade Commission underscores the clout of one of its populist heroes, while provoking cheers from consumer advocates and...
Trump officials may be more favorable toward efficiency claims in mergers
When Anthem recently threw in the towel on its bid to acquire rival health insurer Cigna, it also ended a chance for the Supreme Court to clarify how efficiency claims in proposed mergers should be...
United Airlines incident sparks debate over antitrust enforcers’ role
It didn’t take long for pictures to go viral of that United Airlines passenger being brutally roughed up as he was involuntarily “deplaned,” sparking international outrage.
AT&T case sheds light on future of common carrier exemption
A federal appeals court decision to rehear the Federal Trade Commission’s case against AT&T Mobility draws attention to a perennial debate. Will the law exempting the agency from overseeing common...
Lawmakers pushing bill to let FTC ban gay conversion therapy
The Federal Trade Commission’s powers over certain questionable medical therapies — especially those aimed at converting homosexuals into heterosexuals — could be expanded if congressional...
DOJ stance on Tronc’s Chicago newspaper deal bears watching
The Justice Department has said it will look into, but not necessarily stop, a proposed merger that would place Chicago's two leading newspapers in the same hands. Though the DOJ blocked a similar...