Two rulings — in federal and state courts — make it increasingly likely that Kroger might abandon its $24.6 billion plan to buy Albertsons. The merger aimed to combine two of America's largest ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Who will win the ruling in a critical hearing in Kroger’s $25 billion bid to takeover Albertsons, which is being challenged by antitrust regulators at the Federal Trade ...

The FTC antitrust hearing over the proposed $24.6B mergers of Kroger and Albertsons is nearing an end. Here's a recap of each side's arguments and what to expect heading into closing arguments.

Lina Khan’s Federal Trade Commission goes to court to stop the supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons from combining, arguing it could raise food prices and limit competition for union workers ...

But legal experts said the FTC might not agree with Kroger’s assessment and talks could continue. Dec. 15 came and went with no update on the potential deal from the FTC, Kroger or Albertsons.

That sets high stakes for Kroger and Albertsons, which announced their plans to merge in October 2022 and aimed to close the deal by early 2024.

In August, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made a motion for a preliminary injunction against the proposed $24.6 billion merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the largest supermarket chains ...

The =Federal Trade Commission squared off in federal court on Monday with grocery chains Kroger and Albertsons over whether a proposed merger would hurt or help shoppers, as a trial on the agency ...

Kroger and Albertsons are fighting for their $25 billion merger But the FTC is working on blocking it.

Kroger sued the Federal Trade Commission, seeking to block the regulator from reviewing the grocery chain's proposed merger with rival Albertsons.

Henry Liu, former director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition under the Biden administration, has ...

The critical hearing in federal court into Kroger’s proposed $25 billion takeover of Albertsons will stretch into a fourth week for closing arguments.