The Stock Market Is Dismissing Trump’s Tariffs. Why That’s a Mistake and 4 Other Things to Know Today.
White House says Musk doesn’t run DOGE, Big Tech may have to wait longer for FTC’s merger green light, and more news to start your day.
Trump can rein in Biden’s out-of-control antitrust operation
Trump can fix one of the most-broken aspects of the Biden administration -- its antitrust efforts. Activist staffers like ...
Trump Issues Order to Expand His Power Over Agencies Congress Made Independent
The president has already challenged statutory protections against summarily firing officials overseeing such agencies ...
Trump order challenges independence of FCC, FTC and financial regulators
The order is the latest example of Trump’s embrace of a broad and controversial theory of executive power. The White House is confident the Supreme Court will bless his approach.
Big Tech May Have to Wait a Little Longer for a Merger Spree
The new administration’s FTC is looking for stability, a word used five times in a page-and-a-half letter about the agency’s ...
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Could be Worth $200 Billion, in One Case
The news has been coming out hard and fast lately about chip stock Intel (INTC), and its potential purchase by a different company. The ...
FTC maintains Biden-era merger guidelines
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson announced that the commission would retain the same merger guidelines established in 2023 under the Biden administration. The guidelines were updated ...
Trump administration keeps Biden's tough rules for merger reviews
The Biden-era guidelines for antitrust reviews of mergers by the DOJ and FTC are widely disliked by corporations.