June 2, 2017
Walgreens’ proposed acquisition of Rite Aid, which would create the nation’s largest drugstore chain, is getting close to a decision point. There’s a good chance the deal will be approved by the Federal Trade Commission, subject to some substantial divestitures. It shouldn’t be.
June 2, 2017
It’s not quite five months into the Trump administration and the antitrust bar is still speculating about what to expect. Yet, the remarks of some top players at the Federal Trade Commission leave...
June 2, 2017
After Congress nixed the Federal Communications Commission’s rules on Internet privacy, there is now a struggle over how to balance consumer protection with the business interests.
June 2, 2017
As Republican lawmakers continue to try to rein in the powers of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, there’s chatter that if the agency loses some turf, perhaps the Federal Trade Commission...
June 2, 2017
Behind the recent headlines about Target agreeing to the largest multi-state settlement for its massive data breach — $18.7 million to be divided among 47 states and the District of Columbia — is a...
June 2, 2017
President William Howard Taft was a seminal figure in antitrust enforcement, widely praised in some circles as being more of a scourge of trusts than his iconic predecessor and frenemy Theodore...
June 2, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission placed “confidential” personal data in a place where identity thieves could find it, all in the name of education.
In this Issue: