The DOJ Case against Apple Looks Pretty Rotten

by DAVID MCGARRY at nationalreview.com The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulators are in anti-monopoly litigation against Meta, Google, and Amazon. In an effort to leave no one out, Joe Biden’s antitrust enforcers have sued yet another American technology giant: Apple. The DOJ has put together an 88-page complaint, but quantity is not the […]

FTC, Calif. AG Lawsuits to Block Kroger-Albertson’s Supermarket Merger

by Katy Grimes at californiaglobe.com The Federal Trade Commission announced in late February it had filed a lawsuit to block the largest proposed supermarket merger in U.S. history—Kroger Company’s $24.6 billion acquisition of the Albertsons Companies, Inc., alleging that the deal is anticompetitive. The “Largest supermarket merger in U.S. history will eliminate competition and raise grocery prices […]

‘Fraud is at a crisis level,’ says expert: 5 financial scams to watch out for in 2024

via cnbc.com Artificial intelligence tools and sophisticated technology are making it harder for consumers to spot scams. Fraud cost U.S. consumers more than $7 billion during the first three quarters of 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Those figures are up 5% compared to the same period in 2022. “Fraud is at a crisis level […]