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The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-0 Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit against PepsiCo Inc. that accused the beverage giant of offering preferential pricing to major retailers, marking a significant shift from Biden-era corporate scrutiny under the new Trump administration.
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -Two Democrats on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission who were fired by President Donald Trump in March will urge a federal judge in Washington to declare the move illegal on Tuesday,
The FTC wants to prove Meta has a monopoly over personal social networking, so it wouldn’t view video app TikTok as a competitor.
A Biden-appointed judge seemed skeptical she could affirm President Donald Trump's terminations of two Federal Trade Commission leaders, noting that such removals are expressly foreclosed by a 1935 Supreme Court decision.
After the Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with New York-based private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe earlier this year, the FTC has finalized its order and resolved a potential antitrust case connected to the firm’s ownership of Dallas-based physician group U.