The Federal Trade Commission is stepping up its pursuit of its new favorite bogeyman: Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Two months ago, the FTC issued an evidence-free report claiming that PBMs “may be ...

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ... Brian Albrecht, chief economist of ICLE, describes how the guidelines cite Brown Shoe Co. v. United States (1962) ...

The Federal Trade Commission's lawyers need a lesson in basic economics before they take on "price ...More fixing.". getty. As I’ve said before, I’m not an economist.I’m also not a lawyer.

We say this not as unqualified admirers of all CMA and FTC decisions, or their procedural efficiency, in recent years. In our view each agency went too far in some cases, but with the courts as a ...

The FTC argues that a merger would end competitive pricing between the stores, which overlap in 22 states. Part of the deal would also see a "divestment" sale of 579 Kroger and Albertsons stores to ...

Surge pricing could be coming to an airline near you 05:42. Specifically, the FTC is asking the companies named in its inquiry to provide information on the surveillance pricing products and ...

When the Federal Trade Commission presented its case to stop Tapestry Inc.'s $8.5 billion buyout of Capri Holdings, it came armed with some accessible economics. The government, relying on an ...

Marc Levinson is a historian and economist in Washington. His books include “The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America.” In Oregon, the Federal Trade Commission awaits a ...