FCC Should Force NextNav to Provide More Details of GPS Alternative Test, Critics Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/958d3e0... $AAPL $AMZN $INTC $META $MSFT $NN

Traveling this holiday season or just looking for a quiet moment to unplug and reflect? Explore our podcast series—Second Request, TCF Investigates, and The Brussels Beat. Available on all major platforms and our website: thecapitolforum.com/resources/me...

Zilliant: Modular, Portable Storage Rental Firms' Common Use of Company's Pricing Software Could Draw Antitrust Scrutiny library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/956hetv... h/t @sachasloan.bsky.social $MGRC $URI $WSC

Since February, months before regulators raised alarms, The Capitol Forum has been reporting on Instacart’s algorithmic pricing and related antitrust risks. Now the FTC and Congress are taking notice. Our subscribers saw it coming. 👉 Learn more about us: thecapitolforum.com?utm_source=l...

Zillow: Data Analysis Finds Overcharges for Zillow Home Loans Borrowers library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/955u9j0... $CSGP $Z $ZG

House Judiciary Antitrust Panel Considers Holding January 7 Hearing Underscoring Concerns With Netflix/Warner Bros. Merger library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94z2ccv... h/t @rebeccamkern.bsky.social $NFLX $ORCL $PSKY $WBD

Following Kestra's Primary Results on ASSURE, Some Doctors Say Questions Remain About Utility of WCD Vests Across Patient Groups library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94yvt9u... $AHKSY $KMTS

(1/2) Financials Friday: Bank Might Sue to Thwart Crypto Charter Push; Compass Alert to Fair Housing Risk of Private Listings, Emails Show; Google Sends Shivers Through Realty World with Plan to List Homes; Kalshi Fumbles NFL Betting Partnership; +

DOJ Criminal Antitrust Efforts Delayed by Administration Diverting Agents to Immigration Enforcement library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94yk7nz...

EU Deepens Probe into Meta's WhatsApp AI Policy, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94yf64t... $AAPL $AMZN $BABA $BIDU $GOOG $GOOGL $META $MSFT

Despite Executive Order, FCC, FTC Likely Lack Authority to Preempt State AI Laws, Experts Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94yerbw... h/t @rebeccamkern.bsky.social $BABA $BIDU $GOOG $GOOGL $META $MSFT

Kalibrate: Company's New Location Intelligence Tool Raises Antitrust Concerns library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94yahyk...

(1/2) Kalshi: Prediction Market's Problem Gambling Safeguards Fall Short of Requirements on Sportsbooks, Could Figure Into Public Interest Concerns of Massachusetts Court; +

A congressional letter led by Reps. Rosa DeLauro and Raja Krishnamoorthi cites The Capitol Forum’s reporting on the decline in CBP enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. 🔎 Read the investigation: thecapitolforum.com/trumps-u-s-c...

Privacy Policy: New York's Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act Ushers in a New Era of Transparency and Accountability; Investigation Raises Questions About Whether Rideshare Disclosures are Clear and Conspicuous library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94y46kk... $GTM $LYFT $UBER $ZETA

EU Set to Open Two Anti-Dumping Probes into Chinese Exports of Key Chemical Preservatives library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94vww2y... h/t @joannasopinska.bsky.social

(1/2) Labor Weekly: Epic Systems' Noncompetes Support Illegal Monopoly, Texas Says; DOJ Argues Accreditation Has No Antitrust Safe Harbor, Signaling Ongoing Scrutiny; Uber and DoorDash Sue New York City; +

Inspire Medical Systems: Medicare Administrative Contractor Palmetto to Update Billing Guidance on Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation $INSP library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94vwpyv...

Bayer: Corn and Soybean Giant Operates Loyalty Programs That Lock in Merchants, Discourage Purchasing From Competitors, Independent Seed Companies Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94vj84k... h/t @danpapscun.bsky.social $BASFY $BAYRY $BAYZF $BFFAF $CTVA

Inspire Medical Systems: Medicare Administrative Contractors Noridian and CGS Remove Lucrative Billing Code from Coverage Determination for Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation $INSP library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94vg4jp...

Chinese Exports of Key Nutrient to Face EU Dumping Duties Exceeding 115%, Draft Proposal Says library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94vc8h1... h/t @joannasopinska.bsky.social

EU Signals More Strategic Use of Trade Defenses, Raising Legal Questions library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94ux86d... h/t @joannasopinska.bsky.social

Xponential Fitness: $22.75 Million Settlement in Mass Mediation with Franchisees; Fresh Lawsuit Alleges Reliance on Class Pass Revenues Obscured Studio Performance Metrics; Struggles Continue at StretchLab library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94tj71u... $XPOF

(1/2) Health Care Weekly: Zynex Files for Bankruptcy; Most FTC-Challenged Patents Delisted; TX AG Sues Epic; UnitedHealth Contract Dispute; Analysis of FDA Draft Guidance on Animal Testing; +

Axcelis/Veeco: SAMR Likely to Focus on Creation of Chip Equipment Leader Causing Possible Interoperability, Bundling Concerns, Experts Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94t5944... $ACLS $AMAT $NXPI $QCOM $VECO

📢Join us tomorrow, Dec 18, at 9:30 a.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. CET for a conference call with Dr. Jorge Padilla, Chair of Compass Lexecon International, on how global political dynamics are shaping the future of competition policy and merger control. 🔗 RSVP: thecapitolforum.com/events/?utm_...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise/Juniper Networks: Judge Tentatively Sets March Hearing on DOJ's Plans to Finalize Settlement library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94qgnup... h/t @sachasloan.bsky.social $CVS $HPE

Private Loan Market Concerns Grow After Trump Administration Shuts Off Bank Regulators' Spotlight on Increasingly Murky Business library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94q4kde... $APO $ARES $BX $FITB $JPM $TFC

(1/3) Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: House E&C Republicans Set to Focus on FTC Oversight in Q1 2026; Perplexity Claims Against Amazon Draw Comparisons to DOJ Suit vs. Apple; Nvidia's Market Power Seen as Slowing Google's Entry in Chips; +

📢 Conference Call: We're starting! Join @stacyfmitchell.bsky.social from @ilsr.bsky.social to discuss her report on Amazon in public procurement & the risks to local governments. RSVP: thecapitolforum.com/events/?utm_...

Former DOJ Enforcer Alford to Lash Out at Lobbyists During Hearing Today $HPE library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94pjx5d...

🚨 New episode of The Brussels Beat! Javier Espinoza speaks with Nadia Calviño, President of the European Investment Bank, on Europe’s push to scale AI infrastructure, the role of gigafactories, and why the EU must catch up with the U.S. & China. Watch now: thecapitolforum.com/resources/me...

Netflix/Warner Bros. Discovery Would Face Tough European Hurdles, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94p6yg2... $NFLX $PSKY $WBD

European Investment Bank Chief Pushes for AI Infrastructure Surge to Close Europe's Gap with U.S. library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94ntkxx... $AAPL $AMZN $BABA $BIDU $GOOG $GOOGL $META $MSFT

The European Antitrust Agenda: EU Signals Resilience to U.S. Pressure, CMA To Launch Merger Efficiencies Review library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94mb3aq... h/t @joannasopinska.bsky.social $AAPL $GOOG $GOOGL $META $MSFT

Roblox: Child Exploitation Lawsuits Consolidated in California Federal Court as Attorney Says Thousands of Similar Cases Still Under Investigation $RBLX library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94mmur0... h/t @ethanehrenhaft.bsky.social

Inspire Medical Systems: Medicare Administrative Contractors Working on 'Consensus Approach' to Resolve Billing Issue $INSP library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94mhzep...

(1/2) Antitrust Agenda: Instacart's Discriminatory Pricing Tools Could Raise Antitrust Liability Questions; DOJ Antitrust Division Intervenes in Energy Plant Merger, Citing Increased Power Costs; +

🚨 New reporting 🚨 The Capitol Forum has uncovered fresh developments around Medicare billing guidance for hypoglossal nerve stimulation procedures — with potential implications for reimbursement and the device market. $insp Read more in our Editor’s Picks: 👉 thecapitolforum.com/editors-picks

📢 Conference Call: On Dec 17 at 10:30 a.m. ET, join @stacyfmitchell.bsky.social from @ilsr.bsky.social to discuss her report on Amazon in public procurement & the risks to local governments. RSVP: thecapitolforum.com/events/?utm_...

Slow Start for EU Digital Law Amid Political Pressure and Transatlantic Tensions library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94kekeq... $AAPL $AMZN $GOOG $GOOGL $META $MSFT

Blackstone/TXNM Energy: Merging Companies Settle with Third Parties in Texas, Shifting Focus to More Contentious New Mexico Review library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94cxc09... $BLK $BX $IBDRY $IBDSF $IBE $TXNM $WMT

(1/2) Financials Friday: Senators Leverage Crypto Bill to Pressure Trump on Financial Regulator Nominations; Optimum Antitrust Case Not Expected to Spark More Lawsuits Against Lenders; Former CFPB Leaders Foresee Litigation to Follow a Rollback of ECOA; +

Capitol Forum Analysis of November MAUDE Data library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94cb34w... $ABT $BBNX $LIN $MASI $MDT $PHG $XRAY

(1/2) Maude Monthly: Beta Bionics Begins to Report Backlog of Reports as FDA Inspection Report Reveals 18,000 Uninvestigated User Complaints; Abbott Alerts CGM Users to Inappropriately Low Glucose Readings, With Data Showing Hundreds of Injuries and 9 Deaths This Year; +

📢 Join us Dec. 15 at 1 p.m. ET for a talk with @danielahanley.bsky.social (@openmarkets.bsky.social) and Katherine Wyszkowski & Michael Murray (Mission:data) on the antitrust risks posed by U.S. electric utilities and their control over consumer energy-usage data. thecapitolforum.com/events/?utm_...

Netflix/Warner Bros. Discovery: Market Definition, Concentration Questions Loom Over Streaming Mega-Merger library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94bzm3e... $AAPL $AMZN $DIS $GOOG $GOOGL $NFLX $PSKY $WBD

GOP-Controlled House Panel Advances Kids' Safety Bills Despite Democrats Accusing Big Tech of Watering Down Measures library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/94ad565... h/t @rebeccamkern.bsky.social $GOOG $GOOGL $META

(1/2) Labor Weekly: With Slim GOP Majority, Labor Board Quorum May Not Overturn Precedents, But Eyes on Election Rules, Captive Audience Meetings; Nurses Sue Anesthesia Group Over Noncompetes, Monopolization; +

We’re wrapping up the day with a timely discussion! Dennis Shea of the Bipartisan Policy Center and former U.S. Ambassador to the WTO said that U.S. policymakers now commonly recognize that U.S. economic security is fundamental to U.S. national security. Panel 4 members nodded in agreement.