UnitedHealth Faces Antitrust Probe by US Justice Department February 29, 2024 By John Tozzi, Chris Strohm and Leah Nylen The US Department of Justice has initiated an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth Group Inc., people familiar with the matter said...
FTC Sues to Block Kroger’s $24.6 Billion Albertsons Deal February 27, 2024 By Leah Nylen and Jaewon Kang The US Federal Trade Commission, eight states and Washington DC sued to block Kroger Co.’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons...
Rite Aid Banned From AI Facial Recognition by FTC After Misuse December 21, 2023 By Leah Nylen Rite Aid Corp. must stop using facial recognition for the next five years as part of a privacy settlement with...
Microsoft’s OpenAI Investment Risks Scrutiny From US, UK Regulators December 8, 2023 By Leah Nylen The US Federal Trade Commission is examining the nature of Microsoft Corp.’s investment in OpenAI Inc. and whether it may...
FTC Poised to Sue Amazon for Antitrust Violations September 25, 2023 By Leah Nylen The Federal Trade Commission is expected to sue Amazon.com Inc. for antitrust violations next week, according to people familiar with...
The New M&A Rules That Would Delay Million-Dollar Deals June 29, 2023 By Leah Nylen The US antitrust agencies are requiring firms to turn over much more information about their transactions than before in an...
FTC Sues Amazon for Hindering Consumer Attempts to Cancel Prime June 21, 2023 By Leah Nylen The US Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon.com Inc. Wednesday, alleging the e-commerce giant duped consumers into signing up for its...
Surprise Golf Marriage of PGA and LIV Risks Antitrust Scrutiny June 8, 2023 By Leah Nylen, Malathi Nayak and Erik Larson The PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia-backed challenger LIV Golf avoided calling their proposed partnership a merger. But their shock announcement...
Google Antitrust Suit Over Ad Tech Sent Back to State Court June 6, 2023 By Leah Nylen A judicial panel on Monday transferred antitrust litigation against Alphabet Inc.’s Google filed by state attorneys general back to a...
Amazon to Pay $30.8 Million to Settle FTC Privacy Claims Over Ring Doorbell June 1, 2023 By Leah Nylen and Andrea Vittorio Amazon.com Inc. agreed to pay $30.8 million to resolve two cases brought by the Federal Trade Commission related to privacy...