This is from CNBC, no details yet *TRUMP ANTITRUST ENFORCERS TO KEEP BIDEN-ERA MERGER RULES www.cnbc.com/2025/02/18/t... - ThreadSky

peark.es • 93 days ago

This is from CNBC, no details yet

*TRUMP ANTITRUST ENFORCERS TO KEEP BIDEN-ERA MERGER RULES

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/18/trump-corporate-merger-guidelines-biden.html

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chrissittner.bsky.social•93 days ago

fermispairofsocks.bsky.social•93 days ago

Presumably to allow them to implement pressure selectively on companies that aren't toeing the line.

peark.es•93 days ago

presumably but then why not re-write the rules to make that easier.

pensandlighters.bsky.social•93 days ago

To provide help to Atlantic writers and elected democrats who want to talk more about bipartisanship?

ianrobo.bsky.social•93 days ago

Well his donors won't be happy !

peark.es•93 days ago

Apparently the source for this is FTC Chari Andrew Ferguson on the other site. Also see this FTC release: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/02/ftc-chairman-andrew-n-ferguson-announces-ftc-dojs-joint-2023-merger-guidelines-are-effect

convolutedname.bsky.social•93 days ago

Talk about stability and precedent being followed??? In this political economy???

doubleohkevin.bsky.social•93 days ago

Is this something that Trump & co will use as leverage, or is this actual good news?

lukasneville.com•93 days ago

you know the answer to that question

doubleohkevin.bsky.social•93 days ago

Fair

soygurt420.bsky.social•93 days ago

Won't someone think of poor David Zaslav?

robertoartellini.bsky.social•93 days ago

Richard Hanania on suicide watch!

effelmo.bsky.social•93 days ago

Do you actually believe this? Seems to me if Elon wants something Elon gets.. so maybe applied to everyone else unless they give bad orange man 10Mil.