Trump Antitrust Duo Keeps Rules From Biden-Era Deals Crackdown
The Trump administration is engaged in a wholesale unwinding of President Joe Biden’s policy agenda — except when it comes to competition enforcement — disappointing dealmakers who had been anticipating an easier time with regulators.
Trump Antitrust Enforcers to Keep Biden-Era Merger Rules
The Trump administration’s antitrust enforcers will follow Biden-era merger review rules, disappointing critics who had hoped for a rollback of the requirements.Leadership of the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission,
FTC maintains Biden-era merger guidelines
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson announced that the commission would retain the same merger guidelines established in 2023 under the Biden administration. The guidelines were updated in 2023 under Biden-era FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan and had a more aggressive approach to antitrust in their guidance for companies when considering mergers.
Trump administration to continue Biden's strict scrutiny of corporate mergers
The Trump administration will keep strict guidelines for reviewing proposed corporate mergers that were implemented under the administration of former President Joe Biden. The decision to keep those guidelines was detailed Tuesday in a Department of Justice memo and a social media post by Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson.
Trump antitrust regulators leave Biden-era merger guidelines in effect
The antitrust regulators under President Donald Trump announced they will leave merger guidelines initiated under former President Joe Biden's administration in effect. The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice's joint 2023 merger guidelines are in effect and will serve as the framework for the FTC’s merger-review analysis,
Exclusive: EU antitrust chief says Trump has upended Europe-US relations
The EU's competition chief says U.S. President Donald Trump has upended the "trustful relationship" between the United States ...
How Trump’s antitrust officers can tackle Big Tech and keep America innovative
Striking the right balance between punishing anticompetitive behavior and allowing companies to leverage their scale to ...
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What is the Future of Antitrust Enforcement Under Trump 2.0?
With the Trump 2.0 transition proceeding at breakneck pace, many are questioning how the new administration will approach antitrust policy ...
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Senator Mike Lee Takes Charge of Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, Targets Big Tech and Market Competition
Sen. Mike Lee chairs the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, focusing on market competition and Big Tech regulation.
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Opinion - The FTC’s antitrust litigation theatrics are damaging to businesses and consumers
agency leadership seeks to revert to the discredited formalism of post-World War II antitrust policy, which reflexively assumed competitive harm based largely on market share or certain types of ...
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Antitrust and M&A: Is Everything Old New Again?
With every change in administration, businesses and practitioners wonder what the new administration will mean for antitrust enforcement in the ...
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Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog
We analyse---both theoretically and empirically---the effect of hospitalmergers on waiting times in healthcare markets where prices are fixed. Usinga spatial modelling framework where patients ...
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Leadership Change at Google India Amidst Policy Challenges
Sreenivasa Reddy, Google's head of public policy in India, has resigned just a month after joining, making him the second ...
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China mulls antitrust probe into Apple's App Store fees and policies
China's antitrust watchdog is evaluating a possible investigation into Apple's App Store policies and developer fees, a move ...