Antitrust reform has emerged an an issue of bipartisan concern in Washington as leaders in both parties have expressed dismay over growing industrial concentration, particularly in high tech, but experts say investors should pay less attention to what’s happening in a Congress distracted by debates over COVID relief and impeachment and look to regulatory agencies like the Federal Trade Commission, if they are hoping to learn how competition policy may impact the bottom lines of some of America’s largest corporations.
Antitrust reform has emerged an an issue of bipartisan concern in Washington as leaders in both parties have expressed dismay over growing industrial concentration, particularly in high tech, but experts say investors should pay less attention to what’s happening in a Congress distracted by debates over COVID relief and impeachment and look to regulatory agencies like the Federal Trade Commission, if they are hoping to learn how competition policy may impact the bottom lines of some of America’s largest corporations.