FTC tees up withdrawing vertical merger guidelines
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2021-09-09T19:00:00
The Federal Trade Commission, led by new chair Lina Khan, might withdraw its vertical merger guidelines finalized only last year at an upcoming open commission meeting.
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