Organized Money A Big Beautiful Antitrust News Roundup
Jun 5, 2025
The hosts dive into the latest buzz surrounding Google's antitrust challenges and potential divestitures. The legal landscape for pharmacy benefit managers and healthcare competition is evolving, with significant updates from Arkansas and Oregon. They also tackle surveillance pricing and the contradictions in recent California legislation. The discussion shifts to tariff issues and the fallout from previous trade policies. Lastly, the impact of a controversial tax bill seeking to cut Medicaid while favoring the wealthy raises eyebrows, alongside a plea for listener support.
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Judge Open to Google's Spin-Off
- Judge Metta seems open to Google's Chrome browser spin-off as a remedy in the monopoly search case.
- He remains cautious about other remedies and plans to issue a ruling by August.
Google's Potential Breakup Value
- Google is worth more broken up, with parts like YouTube and Waymo as strong standalone businesses.
- Investors and Wall Street are starting to recognize these components' value independently.
FTC Pulls Back on RPA Enforcement
- The FTC's Republican majority dropped Robinson-Patman Act cases, calling them politicized and lawless.
- This signals a reversion to less aggressive antitrust enforcement reminiscent of prior administrations.