Surging grocery prices in focus as US tries to stop Kroger deal The FTC and several states went to trial in Portland, Oregon, to block the deal, saying it would mean higher prices for consumers and less bargaining power for unionized grocery workers. 08/28/2024 - 3:37 am | View Link
Kroger Co Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial ... 08/27/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Kroger-Albertsons $25B merger hurts shoppers, FTC says as trial kicks off Nelson is considering whether to pause the deal while an FTC in-house judge examines how it would impact competition. Such reviews can take years, and companies often abandon paused deals rather ... 08/26/2024 - 10:24 am | View Link
Kroger’s Nearly $25 Billion Merger Is Bad for Shoppers, F.T.C. Says Kroger sued the F.T.C. last week, calling its judges unconstitutional in an attempt to prevent the in-house tribunal from moving forward. Image A lawyer for Kroger argued that the merger was ... 08/25/2024 - 12:59 pm | View Link
Business world takes the fight to FTC on noncompete ban and antitrust tribunals On Tuesday a federal judge in Texas blocked a controversial FTC ban of non-compete agreements that was set to take effect in early September after the rule was challenged by the US Chamber of Commerce ... 08/21/2024 - 3:53 am | View Link