By banning acquisitions of many venture-backed companies, the Platform Competition and Opportunity Act would be a “major disincentive to entrepreneurship,” says the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) in their statement against the bill. NVCA President and CEO Bobby Franklin explains: “Startups are the source of American innovation. Instead of embracing this activity, this bill discourages […]

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Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA)’s American Innovation and Choice Online Act targets select leading American companies with onerous regulations and would hurt consumers and small businesses.  The bill would ban Amazon from common business practices while exempting the biggest retailers, like Walmart, CVS, Target, and Costco, from any similar burden. The bill […]

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Antitrust bills under consideration by the House and Senate could have serious consequences for American competitiveness and security. Here’s what to read to get up to speed: 1. New Report From CCIA On The National Security Risks Posed By House Antitrust Bills 2. 12 Former Top U.S. National Security Officials Say Congress Needs To Build […]

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The retail industry has undergone a transformation in the past year and become more resilient, agile, and innovative. In 2020, it was the fastest-growing sector of the economy and retailers of all sizes rose up to the challenges of 2020 and continued to adapt and evolve in 2021. Here are the facts: Retail was the […]

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CNBC’s Jim Cramer last week rejected calls to break up America’s leading technology companies saying, “it’s insane that the government is targeting them.” — “After living through an era where the only thing America seemed to make right were toothpaste, deodorant, diapers, soda, movies, I’m actually proud that America dominates the tech industry.” — “Rather […]

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2020 was the FTC’s busiest merger enforcement year in two decades, reflecting the agency’s ability to challenge potentially anticompetitive deals. The FTC “ultimately saw twenty-eight merger enforcement actions this fiscal year: seven complaints voted out by the Commission, ten settlements accepted for public comment, and eleven transactions abandoned or restructured. This is the highest number […]

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New survey research released by the Connected Commerce Council found that retail is competitive and full of choice and opportunity for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The survey found the typical SMB seller uses five different methods of selling products to consumers. The breadth of options used by sellers demonstrates that ongoing innovation in retail […]

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A new economic study by NERA Economic Consulting, commissioned by the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), finds the recently introduced package of anti-tech bills by the Senate and House could cost approximately $300 billion, hurting US companies, startups, small-to-medium businesses, and consumers. The study is among the first to examine the economic costs of […]

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A new IAB study by Harvard Business School Professor Dr. John Deighton finds: Internet powers U.S. job growth: — In 2020, “[m]ore than 17 million jobs in the U.S. were generated by the commercial internet, 7 million more than four years ago.” — “272 [congressional districts] have at least 10,000 internet-dependent jobs.” — “More internet jobs, 38 percent, […]

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Since its announcement last week, criticism of Sen. Klobuchar’s radical antitrust bill has been pouring in from all sides. As we have previously highlighted, Senator Klobuchar’s American Innovation and Choice Online Act is yet another breakup bill in disguise.  Left-leaning experts warn… The Senate bill will “do harm” to American families, explains Lindsay Mark Lewis, […]

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