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US FTC Chairman Ferguson distances himself from predecessor Khan
US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson has faced criticism from the US business community for his alleged support for heavy-handed regulation, but one... (more story)
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Trump, Ferguson say Humphrey’s Executor inapplicable to fired US FTC members
President Trump and US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson told a federal judge that governing precedent under the landmark Humphrey’s Executor case i... (more story)
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GS25, CU, 7-Eleven, Emart24 settle supplier-abuse allegations in South Korea
South Korea’s four major convenience store chains — GS25, CU, 7-Eleven and Emart24 — have settled allegations of unfair practices against suppliers in a consent de... (more story)
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Andrew Ferguson, chair of the US Federal Trade Commission, told a global gathering of data protection watchdogs this week that the FTC is concerned about censorship by social media companies, MLex understands.... (more story)
US Federal Trade Commission employees have been offered three potential ways to cut short their employment at the nation’s competition and consumer protection watchdog, according to agency memoranda seen by MLex.
Evergreen Marine has suffered a legal setback in South Korea, as the country's top court overturned a lower court ruling that had cleared the company of allegations it participated in a long-running shipping l... (more story)
A Zhejiang-based health-supplement company has successfully fended off an antitrust claim regarding its vertical price constraints, following a ruling by a Zhejiang court. The Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Co... (more story)
Japan’s traditional electric power companies, which once enjoyed regional monopolies, were warned today by the competition regulator not to favor their retail arms or affiliates, according to a report released... (more story)
Naver has been reported to South Korea's antitrust regulator by an association of local newspapers for allegations including the unauthorized use of news content in training its large language models, amid inc... (more story)
South Korea’s state-run utility, Korea Electric Power Corporation, has been accused of abusing its market dominance by imposing what renewable energy groups describe as discriminatory grid access conditions th... (more story)
Yahoo would make a bid for Chrome if a US federal judge ordered Google to divest the asset, a top executive said today, estimating the browser’s market value to be in the “tens of billions of dollars.”
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US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson has faced criticism from the US business community for his alleged support for heavy-handed regulation, but one newspaper recently crossed a line. The Wall ... (more story)
By rejecting Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits' motion to dismiss the US Federal Trade Commission’s price-discrimination lawsuit against the company, a California federal judge gave new life to the Robinson-P... (more story)
With Meta Platforms now having an autumn 2027 date to defend itself in a UK court over a $2 billion mass claim targeting Facebook data practices, the focus is on the litigants’ battle over evidence to sway the... (more story)
Under conventional antitrust analysis, companies acting independently to raise prices receive significant protection from antitrust enforcement. But in markets where foreign companies compete, that analysis fa... (more story)
Apple faces a huge challenge to redraw its App Store architecture in the next 60 days to ensure it complies with the EU’s rules on tech gatekeepers. With a 500 million-euro fine for curbing app developers’ fre... (more story)
The combined bill of 700 million euros for Apple and Meta Platforms today is designed to tread a narrow path: uphold the sanctity of a hugely significant piece of EU law, but not attract the ire of the White H... (more story)
Multiple US states are beginning to advance bills to stop landlords from setting rents based on algorithmic recommendations, a practice critics say is exacerbating the country’s housing crisis. The legislation... (more story)
The US Department of Justice’s triumph against Google in a case challenging the tech giant’s practices in digital advertising markets opens up a question over whether states suing the company in Texas will nee... (more story)