The U.S. Wants to Break Up Google and Meta. That Could Be Hard.

The U.S. Wants to Break Up Google and Meta. That Could Be Hard.

The last time the courts seriously weighed the wisdom of breaking up a giant technology company was a quarter-century ago, after Microsoft was found to have illegally stifled competition in personal computer software. A Federal District Court judge said yes to forcing Microsoft to split in two, separating its monopoly …

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Trump Fires Democrats on Federal Trade Commission

Trump Fires Democrats on Federal Trade Commission

President Trump fired the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, a rejection of the corporate regulator’s traditional independence that may clear the way for the administration’s agenda. The White House told the Democrats, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, that the president was terminating their roles, …

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What’s at Stake in Trump’s Purge at the F.T.C

What’s at Stake in Trump’s Purge at the F.T.C

“Inconsistent with my administration’s priorities” Business leaders and deal makers have already been grappling with a whirlwind of chaos from the Trump administration across various fronts, which they have said has disrupted key decisions. But in many ways, President Trump’s firing of the Federal Trade Commission’s two Democratic commissioners is …

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Is Bird Flu the Only Reason Egg Prices Are Soaring?

Is Bird Flu the Only Reason Egg Prices Are Soaring?

The calls, texts and emails start coming in before 6 in the morning: restaurants, bakeries and others desperate to find eggs. Brian Moscogiuri is an egg broker. A vice president for the wholesale company Eggs Unlimited, he works the phone in his home office in Toms River, N.J., until late …

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One Month into the Trump Presidency

One Month into the Trump Presidency

The good, bad and puzzling Corporate leaders and investors expected a bit of volatility to accompany President Trump’s second term. In many ways, that’s exactly what has happened one month in, with the radical cutting of the federal government, threats of trade wars and more. But amid a flurry of …

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U.S. Steel Faces Stark Choices as Nippon Steel Merger Founders

U.S. Steel Faces Stark Choices as Nippon Steel Merger Founders

For more than a year, U.S. Steel pursued an ambitious solution to its mounting challenges. Once a symbol of American industrial might, it had agreed to a takeover by Nippon Steel, a Japanese rival, in a bid to ward off obsolescence. Citing the need to finance a costly modernization of …

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