Josh Sisco
@joshua_sisco
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Covering antitrust @business jsisco6 at bloomberg dot net. DM for signal.
Joined January 2013
Trump pardons sports & music exec Tim Leiweke, indicted just months ago by his own DOJ. Wrinkle is that Leiweke is set to be deposed tmw in the DOJ's antitrust case against Live Nation/Ticketmaster, where he would have most likely taken the 5th til now https://t.co/voWSEkkDTl
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President Donald Trump pardoned longtime sports and entertainment executive Tim Leiweke after he was criminally charged in July with bid-rigging related to the development of an arena at the Univer...
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Great working with @joshua_sisco @KateSullivanDC @sdonnan @catherine_lucey @jendlouhyhc @mljamrisko @MikeShepard4 and more on this!!
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NEW: The Trump administration is considering whether to take a major step toward restricting the US operations of China-linked router maker TP-Link, weighing whether to issue an “initial determination” that it poses a national security threat:
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The Trump administration is considering whether to take a major step toward restricting the US operations of TP-Link Systems Inc., a China-linked router-maker whose Wi-Fi equipment is popular in the...
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have detectives ever considered making suspects stay on hold with the PACER service center because i would confess to just about anything right now
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A case could come in the next few weeks. The case comes on the heels of a White House executive order in March directing the FTC to prioritize enforcement of the law.
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New from me: The Federal Trade Commission is nearing a potential lawsuit or settlement with Ticketmaster over alleged violations of the BOTS Act, a law meant to stop widespread ticket scalping. https://t.co/CnpGmPtgyT
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Live Nation Inc.’s Ticketmaster is being probed by the US Federal Trade Commission over whether it’s done enough to keep bots from illegally reselling tickets on its platform.
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I profiled Andrew Ferguson, President Trump's head of the Federal Trade Commission. Friends and adversaries call him a brilliant lawyer and savvy political operator. Where they differ is over the perception that he is carrying water for the White House. https://t.co/22WAzsUcjX
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Andrew Ferguson is maintaining the agency’s focus on tech giants and putting new muscle behind longstanding conservative complaints.
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I profiled Andrew Ferguson, President Trump's head of the Federal Trade Commission. Friends and adversaries call him a brilliant lawyer and savvy political operator. Where they differ is over the perception that he is carrying water for the White House. https://t.co/22WAzsUcjX
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Andrew Ferguson is maintaining the agency’s focus on tech giants and putting new muscle behind longstanding conservative complaints.
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Happy 135th anniversary of the Sherman act of 1890 to all who celebrate
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At 00:50 sat am DOJ, HPE & Juniper settled the gov's merger challenge less than two weeks before trial, with a divestiture and licensing promise. https://t.co/meI674GMGm
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The Justice Department settled its lawsuit challenging Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $13 billion takeover of Juniper Networks, less than two weeks before a trial was set to start.
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Hetal Doshi, DOJ's head antitrust litigator under Biden's DOJ, is running for CO AG. She's vying to replace Phil Weiser, another ex ATR official, who is running for gov She's also the 2nd sr Biden ATR official to run for office. Maggie Goodlander won a NH congress seat last year
Today, I’m announcing my campaign for Colorado Attorney General. I haven’t spent my career in politics. I’ve been a longtime public servant focused on protecting people. But some moments demand action — and for me, this is that moment. https://t.co/75d6EY2SHu
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And its a wrap on the DOJ's Google search antitrust case, as closing arguments end. Next stop likely August with a ruling that could force the company to sell Chrome, license critical data to rivals, and bar $20b + in annual payments to Apple w @daveyalba
https://t.co/XVGP0U4JsC
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The federal judge who will decide how to limit Google’s monopoly in search is considering its advantage in artificial intelligence, and aiming to minimize harm to the other players in the market with...
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scoop w @Lucas_Shaw DOJ has been investigating possible bid rigging between entertainment companies Oak View and Legends over the development of the Moody Center, a major arena in Austin. No charges yet https://t.co/aRhcadpSur
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The US Justice Department has been investigating whether live entertainment companies Oak View Group LLC and Legends colluded over bidding to develop a large arena in Texas, according to people...
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