Tag: Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues
Why the Penguin Random House Merger Is Also About Amazon
Amazon isn’t on trial in a big books lawsuit. But its power is.The U.S. government is suing to…
F.T.C. Chair Lina Khan Upends Antitrust Standards by Suing Meta
WASHINGTON — Early in her tenure as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan declared that she…
F.T.C. Sues to Block Meta’s Virtual Reality Deal as It Confronts Big Tech
WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday filed for an injunction to block Meta, the company formerly…
Jay Carney, Amazon’s Top Policy Executive, Will Join Airbnb
SEATTLE — Jay Carney, who was press secretary for President Barack Obama, is leaving the top policy and…
Amazon C.E.O. Andy Jassy Breaks From the Bezos Way
When Jeff Bezos was chief executive of Amazon, he took an arms-length stance toward the company’s affairs in…
Shareholder Advisory Firm Backs Spirit-Frontier Merger
The influential shareholder advisory service Institutional Shareholder Services is now advising Spirit Airlines’ investors to vote in favor…
Microsoft Pledges Neutrality in Union Campaigns at Activision
Microsoft and the Communications Workers of America union announced an agreement on Monday that would make it easier…
Lina Khan, a Big Tech Critic, Tries Answering Her Own Detractors
WASHINGTON — Nearly a year into her job as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan hasn’t…
What Texas Gains by Investigating Twitter’s Fake Accounts
Mr. Paxton, a former state representative who cultivated the conservative grass roots of the Republican Party, was first…
The S.E.C. Sent a Letter to Musk About His Twitter Shares in April
The Securities and Exchange Commission revealed on Friday that it had begun looking into Elon Musk’s purchases of…
JetBlue Makes a Hostile Takeover Bid for Spirit Airlines
“It’s unlikely the D.O.J. or a court will be persuaded that JetBlue should be allowed to form an…
New F.T.C. Majority Gives Lina Khan a Chance to Push an Aggressive Agenda
WASHINGTON — The confirmation of a third Democrat to the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday broke a partisan…