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Antitrust Regulator Tells Chains: Back Off Your Franchisees

After a yearlong inquiry, the Federal Trade Commission warned brands not to gag their small business operators or charge them extra fees.

By Lydia DePillis

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F.T.C. Says Middlemen Seem to Drive Up Drug Prices

In a report, the regulator sharply criticized pharmacy benefit managers, a reversal from its longstanding hands-off approach to policing the companies.

By Reed Abelson and Rebecca Robbins

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Judge Backs Challenge to F.T.C.’s Noncompete Ban, at Least for Now

Granting an injunction to several plaintiffs, a judge said the Federal Trade Commission’s pending ban on noncompete agreements was unlikely to prevail.

By Danielle Kaye

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Regulators Take on Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI

The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department are set to proceed with investigations into the dominance of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi Mattu Bernhard Warner Sarah Kessler

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