My Friend Cayla, other must-have toys come with privacy warning
December 15, 2017
Connected toys may seem like the perfect gift for kids this holiday season, and there's no question they’re popular.
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Fate of big media mergers in 2018 remains uncertain
December 15, 2017
Whether buoyed by the notion that a Trump antitrust regime would take a hands-off approach, new telecom rules encouraging consolidation or huge payouts available to CEOs, 2017 became the year of the media merger.
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Consumer advocates aren’t counting on FTC in likely CFPB fallout
December 15, 2017
Consumer advocates are scrambling to deal with the fallout from what they anticipate will be moves by the Trump administration to eviscerate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But they...
DOJ official’s vow to speed merger reviews met with skepticism
December 15, 2017
When Donald Kempf made the pitch that the Justice Department is determined to reverse the trend in which merger reviews take longer and longer, his comments were met with skepticism.
Deals with second requests slightly down
December 15, 2017
As the year wraps up, FTC:WATCH counts 13 pending big deals that have garnered second requests for more information — eight from the Federal Trade Commission and five from the Department of...
Consumer initiatives kick off 2018, FTC says
December 15, 2017
Although the Federal Trade Commission’s top officials have acting in their titles, they aren’t letting that stand in the way of formulating an array of plans for next year.
Neil Averitt commentary: What the Good Book says about trade regulation
December 15, 2017
It’s the end of December, a special time for seasonal observances and reflections on the year to come.
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In this Issue:
- Fate of big media mergers in 2018 remains uncertain
- Consumer advocates aren’t counting on FTC in likely CFPB fallout
- My Friend Cayla, other must-have toys come with privacy warning
- DOJ official’s vow to speed merger reviews met with skepticism
- Deals with second requests slightly down
- Consumer initiatives kick off 2018, FTC says
- Neil Averitt commentary: What the Good Book says about trade regulation
- In vitamin C case, DOJ sets stage for future Chinese antitrust investigations
- FTC probes tough question of how to quantify privacy, data breach harm
- Antitrust experts argue against abandoning consumer welfare standard
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