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The FTC has sued to block the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons, concerned about higher grocery prices and working conditions for employees.

Grocery store chain Kroger's bid to buy its close rival Albertsons has caused alarm in the U.S. West, where officials fear its potential dominance - controlling more than half the market in some states - will hurt consumers. But the biggest opposition comes from Western markets, who make up six of the eight states that joined a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit on Monday to stop the deal. While Kroger argues it needs the deal to take on big national rivals like Walmart and Amazon.com, in s...

By Chris Sanders WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Grocery store chain Kroger's bid to buy its close rival Albertsons has caused alarm in the U.S. West, where officials fear its potential dominance - controlling more than half the market in some states - will...

The Federal Trade Commission sued to block the $24.6 billion merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons

Today's Water Cooler

Defending champion Scared Hitless opened their winter volleyball season Thursday with a new roster.

There’s no right answer to whether buying local is better. It’s a matter, instead, of trade-offs.

From the column: "It hurts our economy, society, politics, consumers, and workers. The trade commission’s lawsuit is the mark of a government agency doing its job."

Beginning in the 1970s, the Federal Trade Commission gave up on its mission to protect consumers and competition. Then Khan took charge of the agency, and turned it on its head.

Connecticut’s junior senator launches a new interview series focused on monopoly power, part of his quest to understand American unhappiness.