Meta must face FTC’s antitrust suit over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions
Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeks settlement with Facebook owner Metaplatforms over claims it acquired Instagram and WhatsApp to crush new competition in social media The case must go to trial, a Washington judge ruled Wednesday. Judge James Boasberg ruled against Meta's motion to end a lawsuit filed against Facebook in 2020 during the Trump administration, […]
Key Royals acquisitions helped lead team on trip to playoffs
The Royals' defending World Series champion MVP wanted to know how far the team was from making it again last season. General manager JJ Piccolo didn't lie to franchise great Salvador Perez, who made a name for himself as the Mets killer in October 2015. Why would he say something like 106 Loss refuted? “When […]
Mets’ offseason acquisitions Luis Severino, Sean Manaea have paid big dividends
The Mets have been excited to watch both Luis Severino and Sean Manaea, whom they signed as essentially projects last offseason, develop into healthy and effective members at the front of the starting rotation. But the team appears in no rush to make any decisions regarding the futures of its two most consistent starters. Severino […]
Bitcoin Miners Weathering ‘Identity Crisis’ as Some Eye AI and Acquisitions – Decrypt
Bitcoin mining companies benchmarked each other at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville last weekend, as the post-halving situation continues to put pressure on companies’ established business models. While some public companies are seeing industry-wide hurdles as an opportunity to expand or even launch hostile takeover attempts, others are seeking to gain an advantage by diversifying revenue […]
The FTC: see how many block mergers and acquisitions blocked during Biden admin
The FTC’s competition chief talks about the lawsuit to block the Kroger-Albertsons merger on The Claman Countdown. of The Biden administration The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has used its regulatory powers on a number of occasions in recent years to challenge proposed mergers and acquisitions. The FTC’s Bureau of Competition is responsible for enforcing the […]