The US presidential election on Nov. 5 is likely to have significant effects on the antitrust landscape for years to come, with appointments to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission on the line, as well as differing approaches to both the oversight of mergers and acquisitions and future enforcement actions. Big tech companies like Google, Meta, Amazon.com and Apple have been in the spotlight in recent years, though electoral outcomes could modify this focus. In this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, BI analysts Jennifer Rie and Justin Teresi discuss the implications of the election on the future of antitrust policy.
This episode was recorded on Oct. 24.