US Seeks Forced Sale of Google Ad Technology Products May 7, 2025 By Leah Nylen Alphabet Inc.’s Google should be forced to sell off two of its businesses that help websites buy, sell and serve...
Trump Administration Dismisses Democratic FTC Commissioners March 18, 2025 By Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen The Trump administration dismissed two Democrats on the US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, in the latest example of the...
FTC Chair Pledges to Keep Aggressive Merger Enforcement February 25, 2025 By Leah Nylen President Donald Trump’s Federal Trade Commission will “vigorously” sue to block illegal mergers, the agency’s new chairman said Monday, highlighting...
FTC Has Bipartisan Support for Merger Cases, Outgoing Chief Says January 27, 2025 By Leah Nylen The US Federal Trade Commission is likely to have bipartisan support to keep filing cases to block anticompetitive mergers under...
General Motors Settles With FTC Over Sharing Driver Data January 17, 2025 By Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen The US Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with General Motors Co. over claims the automaker deceived drivers by...
FTC Prepares Lawsuit Over Deere Equipment Repair Practices January 15, 2025 By Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen The US Federal Trade Commission has prepared a lawsuit against tractor giant Deere & Co. alleging the company’s agricultural equipment...
FTC Says CVS, Cigna and UnitedHealth Abuse Middleman Role January 14, 2025 By Leah Nylen, John Tozzi and Ike Swetlitz Units of CVS Health Corp., Cigna Group and UnitedHealth Group Inc. charged significantly more than the national average acquisition cost...
Trump’s Antitrust Trio Heralds Big-Tech Crackdown to Continue December 13, 2024 By Leah Nylen and Emily Birnbaum President-elect Donald Trump’s antitrust picks are likely to take a hard-line on the tech giants, and a harder line on...
Kroger’s $24.6 Billion Albertsons Deal Blocked by Judges December 12, 2024 By Leah Nylen and Jaewon Kang A federal judge blocked Kroger Co.’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos., finding the takeover would lessen competition for US...
Meta Pushes Back Against FTC Effort to Toughen Privacy Order November 13, 2024 By Leah Nylen Meta Platforms Inc. rebuffed the Federal Trade Commission’s plans to modify a 2020 privacy settlement with the company, arguing that...