"[This] enforcement action underscores the Trump-Vance FTC's commitment to doing our part to make sure that Americans benefit ...

FTC alleges deal will combine the largest construction adhesive brands, raising home improvement costs for Americans Today, the Federal Trade Commission sued to block Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Henkel), ...

The antitrust regulator’s latest suit comes about a month after a judge dismissed its challenge to GTCR’s acquisition of Surmodics.

Specialty construction materials have stayed elevated longer than commodity inputs, even as lumber prices cooled after the pandemic surge. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics PPI data via FRED.

The Federal Trade Commission sued to block Henkel from acquiring Liquid Nails, a competitor of its construction adhesive brand Loctite. The deal would combine the two biggest brands of construction ...