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Fraud, Platforms, and the Art of Getting Ahead of Yourself

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants to stop impersonation scams. Fair enough. But calling a new regulatory venture an “update” doesn’t make it one, and spotting a real problem doesn’t tell you which rules—if any—will solve it. A little more homework would help. On Sept. 24, the FTC announced an advance notice of proposed rulemaking … Fraud, Platforms, and the Art of Getting Ahead of Yourself

The Garden State’s War on the Good Deal

New Jersey lawmakers have found a way to spare small grocers the sting of missing out on a discount: make suppliers think twice about offering one to anybody. If a cereal maker gives Walmart a better deal than a corner market in Newark, a bill before the state’s General Assembly would require the supplier to … The Garden State’s War on the Good Deal

California’s COMPETE Act: May the Best Firm Lose

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1776, the so-called COMPETE Act, making California the first state to add a general prohibition on anticompetitive conduct by individual firms to its principal antitrust statute. Newsom’s announcement casts the law as a way to help small businesses and stop large companies from “shutting out competition.” The law … California’s COMPETE Act: May the Best Firm Lose

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