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...
Trump Taps Andrew Ferguson to Replace Lina Khan as FTC Chair December 11, 2024 By Jody Godoy U.S. President-elect Donald Trump tapped Federal Trade Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to lead the consumer protection and antitrust agency, Trump said...
CFPB Claims Supervision Over Google Unit, Which Promptly Sues December 9, 2024 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it’s claiming supervisory authority over Google Payment Corp., as the agency extends its oversight...
Trump Picks Atkins, Ex-SEC Commissioner, to Succeed Gensler December 5, 2024 By Lydia Beyoud and Nicola M. White Paul Atkins is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the US Securities and Exchange Commission, suggesting four years of relaxed...
SEC’s Penalties, Relief Hit All-Time Record of $8.2 Billion November 25, 2024 By Nicola M. White The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s fines and investor relief hit an all-time record in fiscal 2024. The agency’s enforcement...
Musk, Ramaswamy Will Lean on Supreme Court Rulings to Cut US Agencies November 21, 2024 Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy said the government efficiency panel that President-elect Donald Trump has named them to lead will...
FTC Antitrust Merger Rules Issued After Rare, Bipartisan Compromise October 30, 2024 By Leah Nylen A new US antitrust rule requiring companies to give the government more information on their mergers and acquisitions came with...
FTC Finalizes New Merger-Filing Requirements October 17, 2024 By Jody Godoy The U.S Federal Trade Commission on Oct. 10 finalized changes to a rule that determines what information companies must hand...
Cigna Sues Federal Trade Commission Over ‘Defamatory’ Report September 17, 2024 By John Tozzi Cigna Group’s Express Scripts sued the US Federal Trade Commission over a recent report that the company said demonizes pharmacy...
Supreme Court’s Zeal to Curb Agency Power Looms in New Term September 13, 2024 By Greg Stohr Fresh off a blockbuster US Supreme Court decision that rolled back the power of federal agencies to regulate business, big-government...