Bruce Hoffman

FTC Approves Amazon-Whole Foods Merger Despite Monopolization Concerns

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The Federal Trade Commission approved Amazon’s $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market on August 23, 2017, without an in-depth investigation. This decision demonstrated regulatory challenges in addressing 21st-century tech monopolies, as the FTC did not find substantial anticompetitive …

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