NortonLifeLock/Avast: UK’s More Concentrated Markets, Higher Prices Provide Context for CMA Probe

The UK economy is exhibiting a “worrying combination of trends”: more concentrated industries, higher prices by way of greater markups – a measure of market power – and the largest companies holding onto their sector-leading positions for longer, according to Mike Walker, the chief economic adviser to the Competition and Markets Authority. That stark view, […]

Labor Weekly: Experts Weigh in After Supreme Court Ruling on NLRB Independence; Acting DOL Secretary Nominated to Permanent Post; House Democrats Probe NLRB GC’s Potential Amazon Conflicts; Confirmation Votes on New NLRB Members Delayed

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Blackstone/TXNM: New Mexico Utility Regulator Finds Blackstone Purchase of TXNM Stock Illegal as Focus Turns Again to Merger Review

The New Mexico utility regulator’s order today that Blackstone (BX) unwind a $400 million purchase of TXNM Energy’s (TXNM) stock complicated the private equity firm’s financing of its proposed...

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Financials Friday: SEC Chair Says Crypto Bank Deposits Coming Next Year; Landmark Illinois Law Requires Buy Now, Pay Later Lenders to Obtain Licenses; Banking Dems Call for Investigation into Fed Board Member Bowman; Warsh Teases Task Force Unveiling Next Week

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NortonLifeLock/Avast: UK’s More Concentrated Markets, Higher Prices Provide Context for CMA Probe

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