Antitrust
The FTC won’t give up its crusade against Meta
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Tuesday that it will appeal the ruling in its monopoly case against Meta. Legal and economic antitrust experts see no way the FTC can win on appeal, given the factual findings…
A bipartisan push to revive the Robinson-Patman Act could make grocery prices even higher
Groceries, like almost everything these days, are seeing prices rise. Millions of Americans have tempered some of these hikes by purchasing bulk goods at wholesale prices at warehouse club retail stores such as Costco,…
Is It Time To Break Up Big Tech?
Economic researchers Matt Stoller and Geoffrey A. Manne debate the resolution, "The U.S. government should break up large technology companies like Amazon, Meta, and Google to protect workers, suppliers, consumers, and…
Netflix and Paramount will fight for Trump’s favor
Netflix has moved to acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion, a massive media deal that would bring the film studio's iconic intellectual property—everything from Harry Potter to Tony Soprano—under the auspices of the…
Paramount makes $108B play for Warner Bros., challenging Netflix deal
Takeover? On Friday, streaming giant Netflix announced an $83 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal agreed to by both boards. Then on Monday, Paramount launched a hostile takeover bid, in competition with…
Why Elizabeth Warren and Donald Trump hate the Netflix deal
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch are joined by associate editor Liz Wolfe to sort through the political free-for-all surrounding the Warner Bros. and Netflix merger. They look at why…
Donald Trump says he’ll ‘be involved’ in Warner Bros. merger
In the three days since Netflix announced its planned $83 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., neither the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) nor the Justice Department's antitrust division has released public statements…
Antitrust enforcers could block Netflix–Warner Bros. deal
Netflix announced its plan to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) for $83 billion on Friday. The merger between the entertainment giants will likely draw international antitrust scrutiny, as rival bidder Paramount Skydance…
L.A. mayor Karen Bass says you can defeat NIMBYism by building less
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's stories include: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' persistent cowardice on housing. The Department of Justice's antitrust settlement with…
Meta’s victory over the Federal Trade Commission shows the market moves faster than antitrust enforcement
The federal government's yearslong case to label Meta a monopoly ended on Tuesday when a federal court ruled in favor of the tech giant. The ruling sets the important precedent that the current market in which a dominant…
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