Antitrust experts weighed in on key arguments and revelations from three weeks of testimony and legal maneuvering.

The critical hearing in federal court into Kroger’s proposed $25 billion takeover of Albertsons will stretch into a fourth week for closing arguments.

The critical hearing in federal court into Kroger’s proposed $25 billion takeover of Albertsons will stretch into a fourth week for closing arguments.

The Federal Trade Commission is challenging Kroger’s acquisition of Albertsons, saying their merger would be anticompetitive. The Washington Examiner will take a deeper look at what this lawsuit and merger would do to food prices — particularly on the cusp of the November election.

Federal regulators rested their case in the Kroger-Albertsons antitrust trial Friday with a battle-of-the-experts capping off three weeks of testimony.

The FTC pushed back on claims that the merger would create lower prices for consumers and benefit the workforce.