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Those who demand a revival of antitrust regulation to "promote competition" may not realize that they're inciting a revival of cronyism to suppress competition.

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Several tech companies and trade groups released statements and messaging campaigns this week warning against the consequences of antitrust legislation.

The number of mergers that the FTC and DOJ must review doubled in 2021.

Comcast retained Larry Puccio, who was Manchin’s top aide as governor of West Virginia and has remained close with the swing vote senator, and fellow West Virginia lobbyist Angel Moore.

Good morning, it’s Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, the day of the week when I reprise quotations intended to be uplifting or educational. With apologies to readers...

Print this article Every day, we are warned about the power of monopolies, and some concerns are justified. But a look at history confirms that monopolies do not tend to survive all that long. Large companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple have come to be portrayed as the “enemy” all around the world. The paradox: Almost everyone uses their products and services, but hardly anyone likes the companies behind them. Some concerns are justified, especially regarding the...

Reviewing Facebook’s Mergers Could Have Negative Ripple Effects Randy Picker ProMarket December 2020 was an extraordinary period in US antitrust law. On December 9, 2020, two cases—one by the Federal Trade Commission and one by state attorneys general from almost every state—were brought against Facebook. One week later, a group of states, led by Texas, brought a new case against Google. And the following day, states, led by Colorado, brought an additional suit against Google. That ...

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