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McFlurry machines keep breaking and the FTC wants answers

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Igor Bonifacic

The McDonald’s McFlurry machine and its tendency to collapse have been the inspiration for countless jokes and Twitter feuds, and now it could become the subject of a Federal Trade Commission investigation. According to The Wall Street Journal, the agency recently reached out to McDonald’s restaurant owners to find out more about their experiences with … Read more

Elizabeth Warren says Amazon-MGM deal requires ‘meticulous antitrust scrutiny’ in letter to FTC

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Elizabeth Warren says Amazon-MGM deal requires ‘meticulous antitrust scrutiny’ in letter to FTC

Elizabeth Warren tries to guess which billionaire face she held up during a game on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” last year. (YouTube screengrab) In a letter to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, Senator Elizabeth Warren alleged that Amazon’s multi-billion dollar offer for MGM could harm consumers and expand Amazon’s market dominance beyond … Read more