U.S.: Bureau of Economics, Bureau of Competition clash over Hertz/Dollar Thrifty merger
Sources say a proposed merger between Hertz Global Holdings Inc. and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. is meeting resistance from the FTC’s Bureau of Economics, despite the Bureau of Competition’s previous approval of the deal. Hertz has proposed to buy Dollar Thrifty for $2.56 billion. The Bureau of Economics has not released an official statement on the deal, however, though those same sources say Hertz and the FTC have already begun preparing for litigation in case the Bureau of Economics denies permission for the deal to move forward.
Featured News
New Mexico Jury Orders Meta to Pay $375 Million in Consumer Protection Case
Mar 24, 2026 by
CPI
CVS Health Nears FTC Settlement Over Insulin Pricing Practices
Mar 24, 2026 by
CPI
South Korean Food Giant CJ Cheiljedang Apologizes Again in Sugar Collusion Case
Mar 24, 2026 by
CPI
EU Competition Chief to Press Big Tech on AI Power During US Visit
Mar 24, 2026 by
CPI
Colorado Eying Possible Do-Over of Landmark AI Law
Mar 24, 2026 by
CPI
Antitrust Mix by CPI
Antitrust Chronicle® – Data-Driven Competition
Mar 19, 2026 by
CPI
Data-Driven Competition: Implications For Enforcement and Merger Control
Mar 19, 2026 by
Alexandre de Corniere & Greg Taylor
From Tipping to Trustees: Why Data-Driven Markets Require Institutional Design, Not Optimization
Mar 19, 2026 by
Jens Prüfer & Paul de Bijl
Data Barriers to Entry: What We’ve Learned About Spotting Them and What We Still Don’t Know About Solutions
Mar 19, 2026 by
Bruno Carballa-Smichowski
When the Perfect Is the Enemy of the Good: Price Discrimination, Affordability, Precarity and Market Dynamism
Mar 19, 2026 by
Dan Ciuriak