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Kroger, FTC fight to end on Albertsons merger

Cincinnati Enquirer on MSN · 1d

'Consumers depend on competition': Kroger, FTC fight to the end on Albertsons merger

“Consumers depend on competition,” FTC attorney Susan Musser told the court, dismissing the grocers’ argument that consumers were awash in competition with a variety of retailers selling food. “Common sense says these aren’t a good substitute for supermarkets.”

grocerydive · 1d

Inside closing arguments from the FTC’s challenge to Kroger-Albertsons merger

The federal agency’s attorneys highlighted how the deal would impact local communities while the grocers’ lawyers said the agency was out of touch with the realities the industry and shoppers face.

Courthouse News Service · 2d

FTC urges court to stall proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger

If the Federal Trade Commission is granted a preliminary injunction, it will start an internal probe into the merger.

Social media, vast surveillance and FTC

SiliconANGLE · 14h

FTC finds that social media, streaming giants engaged in ‘vast surveillance’ of users

The first issue that today’s report flags relates to the manner in which some tech giants collect user data. According to the FTC, certain market players use intrusive data collection methods such as tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a code snippet that a company embeds into webpages to detect when consumers interact with them.

NBC News on MSN · 18h

Social media companies engaged in 'vast surveillance,' FTC finds, calling status quo 'unacceptable'

Popular social media platforms and video streaming services pose serious risks to user privacy, with children and teenagers most at risk, the Federal Trade Commission found in a report published Thursday.

PCMag on MSN · 19h

FTC: Social Media Sites Are 'Vast Surveillance' Operations

In a strongly worded report, the FTC finds Facebook, TikTok, X, and others 'indefinitely retain troves of data' on the public, even if you do not have an account, and fail to protect kids and teens.

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FTC Chief Lina Khan Knows A Tough Antitrust Stance "Can Be Uncomfortable For Some People" As Election Looms

Lina Khan, the youngest person to chair the powerful Federal Trade Commission, has come down hard on monopolies and ...

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Lacking Votes but Not Vigor, GOP FTC Members Trying to Slow Down Lina Khan's Steamrolling Majority Any Way They Can

The pushback doesn't change what the commission is going to do. But I think it does make staff and the majority button things ...

Executive Gov2d

Isabel Casillas Guzman, Lina Khan on SBA & FTC Small Business Competition Efforts

Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the Small Business Administration, and Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan discussed the ...

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Express Scripts sues FTC over report blasting pharmacy middlemen

Express Scripts, one of the country’s largest pharmacy benefit managers, sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Tuesday and ...

FTC Ban on Non-Competes Is Blocked — For Now

Back in April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule that would have banned non-compete agreements ...

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Express Scripts sues FTC over drug pricing report

Pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts sued the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday over the regulator's recent drug ...

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