Tag: FTC
FTC’s Lina Khan Confirmation Hearing Set For Next Week
The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a confirmation hearing next week for Lina Khan, who has advocated the breakup of tech giants, on her...
FTC & States Ask Judge To Deny Facebook’s Request To Dismiss...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a large group of US states asked a federal court on Wednesday, April 14, to deny Facebook's request...
Acting FTC Chairwoman Appoints New Director Of Bureau Of Economics
Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter announced that she has appointed Marta E. Wosińska as Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Economics.
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FTC Hits Back At Facebook Calling It “Personal Social Networking” Monopoly
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ratcheted up the rhetoric in its lawsuit against Facebook in a filing late Wednesday, April 7, calling it a...
Asset Managers Lobby to Avoid Antitrust Scrutiny
Asset managers are fighting a proposal from US antitrust authorities to tighten scrutiny over how these firms influence the way businesses operate and, in turn, the prices of everything from airline tickets to...
FTC Wants Gallo Winery To Sell Some Product Lines In New...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday announced that it approved a final order which would require E. & J. Gallo Winery to divest...
Illumina Aks For FTC’s Grail Deal Suit To Be Moved To...
Illumina has urged a DC federal judge to send the Federal Trade Commission's suit challenging the biotech firm's planned US$8 billion takeover of Grail...
FTC Seeks To Block Illumina’s Planned $7B Grail Deal
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit Tuesday, March 30, that seeks to block Illumina’s planned US$7.1 billion acquisition of a developer of...
Statement by Acting Chairwoman On FTC’s Qualcomm Decision
Following the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) decision not to petition the Supreme Court for review of the Qualcomm case, Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter...
FTC Won’t Seek SCOTUS Revival Of Four-Year Antitrust Qualcomm Suit
US antitrust enforcers are abandoning their lawsuit against Qualcomm that accused the company of abusing its dominant position in chips that power smartphones, reported...
