Serial Acquisitions Are Every Bit As Corrosive As Big, High Profile Mergers
December 15, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project released a new report, “The Roll-up Economy: The Business of Consolidating Industries With Serial Acquisitions,” today, which examines how repeated small acquisitions lead to industry consolidation and can harm consumers, suppliers, workers and competition itself.
Economic Liberties Argues That Gensler Got It Right on Crypto
December 13, 2022 — The American Economic Liberties Project today released a new policy Quick Take, “Gary Gensler Got It Right,” highlighting how Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gensler helped contain the crypto meltdown and protect the real economy from its effects.
FTC’s Suit to Block Microsoft-Activision is the Only Appropriate Response
December 8, 2022 — In response to the Federal Trade Commission’s recent 3-1 vote to file a lawsuit blocking Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard (Activision), one of the world’s largest video game publishers, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds DC AG Karl Racine’s Lawsuit Against Amazon’s Theft and Fraud
December 7, 2022 — In response to a new suit filed by Attorney General Karl Racine against Amazon for stealing tips from delivery drivers through a scheme that tricked consumers and scammed workers, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
The FTC Must Stop Microsoft’s Aggressive Push to Monopolize Gaming
December 7, 2022 — Ahead of Microsoft reported meeting with Federal Trade Commission today, along with news that Microsoft has offered concessions to Sony and Nintendo in an effort to secure their proposed acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.