FTC Targets Oil-and-Gas Deals, Franchises Amid Pain At Pump (1)

摘要

The Federal Trade Commission is examining ways to crack down on mergers in the oil and gas industry and investigate whether gas station franchises are driving up gas prices as part of aBiden administration effort to combat higher costs at the pump.FTC Chair Lina Khan is directing staff to identify new legal theories to challenge retail fuel station deals and investigate possible collusion by national chains to push up prices, she said inan Aug. 25 letter to White House economic adviser Brian Deese obtained by Bloomberg News.