Labor Weekly: New Attempt Filed in Court at Reviving Noncompete Ban; Comments to FTC on Noncompetes Highlight Issues in Health Care, Staffing Industries; November Litigation Tracker $GD $MCD library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/91fn8t0... h/t @danpapscun.bsky.social & @colecahill.bsky.social

Stride Learning, Inc.: Texas Shutters One Campus with a Teacher Student Ratio of 65:1; Requires Another School to Implement a 'Turnaround Plan' $LRN library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/91fkk0e...

(1/2) Health Care Weekly: State Investigations into Pharma; More Teva Delistings; Pfizer Sues Novo Nordisk, Metsera; Corcept-Teva Patent Decision Expected Soon; CMS Finalizes Payment Rule; UnitedHealth Study; +

Developers Point to High Costs and Scant Financing, Not Red Tape, as Culprits in Limiting Affordable Housing Construction library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/91dak1x...

X to Face Modest Fine Under EU Digital Rules By End of 2025 After Delay, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/91c8f6q... $AAPL $AMZN $AVGO $GOOG $GOOGL $INTC $META $MSFT $TSM

The EU plans to impose anti-dumping tariffs of up to 86.8% on Chinese hardwood plywood after finding below-cost sales in the bloc, sources tell The Capitol Forum. If approved, it would mark one of the EU’s toughest trade defenses yet. 🔗 Read more: library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/91aphd1...

(1/2) Tech Tuesday: November Litigation Tracker; Q&A with Former FTC Officials on Loyalty Program Surveillance; Google/Wiz Receives Early Termination Despite Shutdown, Reported Probe; Signal President Calls Out AWS Dominance; Nexstar/Tegna Gets Second Request; +

Trump Crypto Venture Stalled as Investors Shun Novel Token Tied to Truth Social library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/91ak46j... $COIN $DJT $MSTR

EU Weighs Soft-Power Tech Investment Program in India, Africa, Latin America library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/91af57y...

Anglo American/MMG: EU Set to Launch In-Depth Probe into $500 million Nickel Deal as Early as Tuesday, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/91a0rd9... $AAL $AAUKF

Omnicom/IPG: EU Leaning Towards Unconditional Clearance by Late November, Sources Say $IPG $OMC library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/919ryuj...

Getty/Shutterstock: CMA Phase 2 Suggests Influence of Complaints, Potential DOJ Alignment $GETY $SSTK library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/919mexf...

The European Antitrust Agenda: EU Courts Weigh Whether Big Tech Can Pre-emptively Chip Away at Bloc's Digital Rules library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9184bjz... $AAPL $AMZN $GOOG $GOOGL $META $NVO $PFE

(1/2) Antitrust Agenda: Holyoak's Reported Replacement at FTC Has 'Ferguson-Like' Antitrust Philosophy, May Streamline Agency Enforcement; Congress, DOJ Antitrust Division Highlight Anticompetitive Conduct in Seed Market; +

Skyworks/Qorvo: Deal to Create U.S. Computer Chip Giant in RF Technology Likely to Face Rigorous SAMR Review library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/917wz0h... $AAPL $AVGO $NXPI $QCOM $QRVO $SWKS

EU to Probe Chinese Thermal Paper Subsidies After Industry Complaint, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/917pezh...

Genmab/Merus: Buyer Royalty Stream on Lung Cancer Treatment Could Draw FTC Questions library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/91023rr... h/t @hanqingchen.bsky.social $AVBP $CGEM $GMAB $JNJ $MRUS $TAK

Merger Monthly: FTC Bureau of Economics Hit by Wave of Senior Management, Staff, Exits; Outlook for Key Transactions Including Boeing/Spirit AeroSystems, MasterBrand/American Woodmark, & PIF/Electronic Arts library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/917d0c8... $1COV $AAL $AAUKF $AMWD $BA $COVTY $CPRI $CTLP

(1/2) Financials Friday: Trump Family Jumps Into Sports Event Contract Business; Republican Senator Threatens to Tank FDIC Chair Nominee; Transferring Low-Rate Mortgages Could Help Consumers; +

EU's EUR234 billion Bid to Close Investment Gap in Strategic Sectors Progressing Smoothly, Leaked Draft Shows library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90ztzet...

Brussels Set to Probe Chinese Tire Subsidies Amid EU Industry Complaint, Sources Say $MGDDF $MGDDY library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90znvj8...

EU Advances Cookie Consent Overhaul in Controversial Move that Risks Re-opening Landmark Privacy Rules library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90x5035... $GOOG $GOOGL $GTM $META $ZETA

Shutdown May Compound Effects of Congress' Aggressive Timeline for Implementing Medicaid Work Requirements, Policy Experts Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90xwqa6... $CI $CVS $EFX

(1/2) Labor Weekly: Shipbuilding Bill Only the Beginning of Tackling Weakened Industry Dynamics; Strikes at Boeing, Other Major Contractors Expose Supply Chain Weakness; +

🔎 Ongoing investigation: PriceLabs and Key Data. The Capitol Forum’s key findings so far: - Use of non-public data in pricing algorithms - Market influence over 600K+ properties - Potential coordination among property managers Read these reports and more: thecapitolforum.com/editors-picks/

Norwegian Pushback, Competing Interests Delay EU Ferroalloy Safeguard Proposal library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90wrzgd...

(1/2) Health Care Weekly: Teva Orange Book Delisting Update; Health Insurers Say Providers Misused IDR Process; Bausch, Teva Face Additional Xifaxan Antitrust Claims; UNH Accused of Upcoding, MLR Gaming; House Recess Threatens Bill to Reverse Home Health Cuts with Deadline Looming; +

Canada Could Closely Examine EA Buyout as New Interactive Digital Media Guidance Takes Hold library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90uwmb5... $AAPL $GOOG $GOOGL $RBLX

Kalshi: Cracks in Legal Theory Beginning to Emerge After Early Court Victory Recent rulings in Massachusetts and Nevada challenge the company’s claim that its sports betting contracts fall solely under federal CFTC jurisdiction. library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90ux4hu...

EU to Target China's Filament Glass Fibre Imports with Higher Punitive Duties, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90u1yyy...

(1/2) Tech Tuesday: Private Plaintiffs Get Summary Judgment Win Against Google's Adtech Business; Attorneys General Ask Judge to Deny Proposed Settlements in Private RealPage Suit; Ninth Circuit Contemplates Price-Setting in Epic v. Apple; Q3 2025 Tech Lobbying; HPE/Juniper Updates; +

Live Nation: Government Shutdown Timing Grants Reprieve to Live Music Giant library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90rt0yk... h/t @pdmcleod.bsky.social $LYV $SEAT $STUB

Roblox: Plaintiffs Move to Consolidate 45 Child Sexual Exploitation Lawsuits as Attorneys Say 'Hundreds of Similar Cases Against Roblox' Still Being Investigated library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90r9yzr... h/t @ethanehrenhaft.bsky.social $META $RBLX $SNAP

📰 The Capitol Forum is expanding its trade newsroom! We’re thrilled to welcome Hannah Monicken as a Senior Correspondent on our trade team. Meet our team: thecapitolforum.com/team/

🎥 Now available! Former Treasury official Graham Steele joins The Capitol Forum to discuss Financial Statecraft — how financial institutions shape U.S. foreign policy and what reforms could better align regulation with global goals. Watch here: thecapitolforum.com/resources/me...

The European Antitrust Agenda: CMA Chair Welcomes UK Government Reform Review; Commission Keeps Referral Powers Out of Upcoming Merger Guidelines library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90p5fz1... $AAPL $BAKK $GNC $GOOG $GOOGL $HO $META $THLLY

Portuguese Competition Authority Head Eyes New Powers for Below-Threshold Deals, Sweeping Market Probes library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90p4770... $GOOG $GOOGL $NVDA

Antitrust Agenda: USDA Actions Linked to Argentina Beef Exports; USPTO Director Takes Control of Patent Challenges; Supreme Court Set to Evaluate Federal Jurisdiction Over State Subpoenas library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90nxtmm... h/t @colecahill.bsky.social $JBSS3 $LYV $PSKY $TSN $WBD $WMT

(1/2) The Asia Antitrust Agenda: Chinese Consumers Push--Again--for Apple App Store Investigation; Antitrust Expert Urges Probe of Luxury Brands; Hong Kong Competition Tribunal Fines Topped $3 Million in 2024-25; +

📢 Conference Call Wed, Oct 29 | 3 PM ET Join Steven Xiao & Zheng Liu with Teddy Downey to discuss Building the Bottlenecks: The Impact of Homebuilder Consolidation — how rising concentration in U.S. homebuilding affects supply, prices & quality. 🔗 Register: thecapitolforum.com/events/

(1/2) Financials Friday: Rise in Bank Lending to Private Investment Firms Worries Observers; Community Bankers Blast Fed's 'Skinny' Master Account Plan; Major Sportsbooks Position to Enter Event Contract Gambling; Crypto and Fintech Firms Mobilize to Take On Banks Over Open Banking; +

PriceLabs: Partner Key Data Provides Aggregated Non-Public Market Data to the Vacation Rental industry, Raising Potential Antitrust Concerns library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90e5mqe... $ABNB $BKNG $EXPE

ADNOC/Covestro: Foreign Subsidies Probe Poised to Restart $1COV $COVTY $CVVTF library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90dnah0...

Apple Ruling Puts Spotlight on Private Litigation as CMA Scales Back Big Tech Enforcement library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90dajnj... $AAPL $AMZN $GOOG $GOOGL $META $MSFT

Revionics: New California Law Raises Antitrust Litigation Risk for Third-Party Pricing Services, Experts Say $KR library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90by7pt... h/t @sachasloan.bsky.social & @saramorrison.bsky.social

Beta Bionics: Software Glitch Prevented Users from Replacing Insulin and Announcing Meals, According to Internal Email; Glitch Affected Roughly 5,000 iLet Users and Contributed to Uptick in FDA Reports $BBNX library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90bk2vg...

(1/2) Labor Weekly: Teamsters' Trump Alliance Questioned Internally; New Jersey Sues Amazon Over Alleged Flex Driver Misclassification; Beef and Pork Processors Approach Wage-Fixing Settlement; +

The Bancorp: Bancorp, Windtree Settle Dispute Over Release of $3 Million Stuck in Escrow After Failed Sale of Aubrey Property $TBBK $WINT library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90bbnnn... h/t @lisaepst.bsky.social

🌍 Join The Capitol Forum on Dec. 11 for the 2025 Trade & Competition Policy Forum. A deep dive into how global trade, competition, and sustainability are reshaping markets. See the full agenda & register: thecapitolforum.com/events/the-c...

Europe's Trade Defense Framework Under Pressure from Chinese Import Surge and Staffing Shortages library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/90ax9k0...