FTC

Earlier today Oppenheimer informed on a company update for Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX) providing a stock rate of Outperform and a price target for the next 12-18 months of $63 based on the FTC announcing it has voted to close its investigation into the proposed Express Scripts and Medco Health (...

Citigroup maintains its Buy rating and $49 target price on Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) as the company's HRS refiling with FTC should not affect tender deadline of midnight on January 12. Citigroup says, "Gilead today filed with SEC a document noting that it has pulled back and re-filed its HSR...

The possible purchase of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (NYSE: DTG) by Hertz Global Holdings (NYSE: HTZ) or Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ: CAR) heated up this weekend, as Dollar Thrifty said it wants final offers from the two companies by early October. Hertz and Avis have been conducting regulatory...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) commented on Thursday's FTC announcement in its official company blog on Friday. Google writes, "Yesterday, we received formal notification from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it has begun a review of our business. We respect the FTC's process and will be working with...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) received some welcome news Friday, as it was announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has cleared its purchase of internet communication service Skype. Microsoft made a $8.5 billion bid for Skype in May, one of its biggest acquisitions ever. The move was then...

Shares of Dollar Thrifty Automotive (NYSE: DTG) are surging 13% from yesterday's close to $78.69, as rival car rental company Hertz (NYSE: HTZ) Global offered to buy the company for $72 per share ($57.60 in cash and 0.8546 in stock). This offer by Hertz is the latest in the string of offers made...

Cornucopia, Wis.-The Cornucopia Institute filed a formal request with the Federal Trade Commission today, asking for an investigation into Dean Foods' (NYSE: DF) advertisements for its Horizon milk with Omega-3 DHA, alleging the nation's largest dairy conglomerate with consumer fraud in...

Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) Unchanged Immediately After Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Probed By FTC For Monopoly Infringement

Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing two people familiar with the matter, that the FTC is considering an antitrust investigation into tech juggernaut Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). According to the report, "Before proceeding with any probe, the FTC is awaiting a decision by the Justice Department on...

CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS), the $99 billion company formed by the merger of CVS and Caremark in 2007, is under investigation for unfairly pushing consumers towards using CVS (CVS) products. An FTC probe is now being followed up by state-level investigation. CVS has denied having any knowledge...