Lydia O'Neal

EU correspondent covering antitrust @Capitol_Forum. Words in @WSJ, @tax, @business. Might come back here one day. Pls get in touch on LinkedIn in the meantime.

[Cat Zakrzewski @Cat_Zakrzewski]

Strong statement from FTC, following the security and privacy departures at Twitter: "We are tracking recent developments at Twitter with deep concern. No CEO or company is above the law, and companies must follow our consent decrees."

[Archive: AG Karl A. Racine @AGKarlRacine]

NEW: We sued in federal court to stop Albertsons from paying out nearly $4 billion to private equity investors until we can complete our review of the proposed Albertsons/Kroger merger.

The companies own Safeway and Harris Teeter, major supermarket chains serving DC residents.

[Attorney General Nick Brown @AGOWA]

The proposed Albertsons/Kroger merger is far from a done deal — that's why we're asking a King County judge to stop Albertsons from paying out $4 billion before we can do our job and review the merger. https://t.co/QJafi2MXnu

[The Capitol Forum @Capitol_Forum]

Sino Biopharm/F-Star Therapeutics: U.S., UK Coordinate National Security Reviews of Controversial Deal $HK:1177 $FSTX

[Sarah Nassauer @SarahNassauer]

SCOOP: ⁦@TractorSupply⁩ says the ⁦⁦@FTC⁩ has cleared its $320 million purchase of smaller rival OrscheIn Farm & Home after a more than year-long deal review. https://t.co/qwuUZK4ppg

[The Capitol Forum @Capitol_Forum]

Microsoft/Activision Blizzard: FTC Staff Presses Third Parties to Sign Declarations by End of Month $MSFT $ATVI

[Anthony Michael Kreis, FRHistS @AnthonyMKreis]

So, @TheOnion filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Court in defense of parody under the First Amendment… and it’s exactly what you’d expect. https://t.co/1JFfSqUJFA

[Sam Skolnik @samskolnik]

DOJ’s antitrust hiring binge makes sense, say top lawyers in the field, given the major lawsuits both in the works and likely soon to drop. “(I)t takes a lot of work and a lot of bodies,” says one. With Dan @papscun https://t.co/mZ03tGeo1u @BLaw

[Grace Ashford @gr_ashford]

TODAY: https://t.co/Md3DrsBG1V

[nychealthy @nycHealthy]

NYC tested specimens from two patients under investigation for possible monkeypox. One case has been ruled out and another has been identified as positive for Orthopoxvirus, the family of viruses to which monkeypox belongs. Confirmation for monkeypox is pending @CDCgov testing.

[Lydia O'Neal @lydimcg]

terrifying

[Lydia O'Neal @lydimcg]

“This is a life-changing disability,” says one long Covid patient, a former marathoner who now tries to walk 2 miles when he has the energy. Via @rddysum
https://t.co/xdq49gBZ4e

[Sharon Otterman @sharonNYT]

NEW: NYC strongly recommending everyone wears masks indoors as the city approaches the CDC high alert level, triggered by rising hospitalizations. Alert later today will urge high-quality masks — such as KN95 and KF94 masks and N95 respirators — when indoors in public.

[WSJ Logistics Report @WSJLogistics]

The cost of diesel is reaching new highs across the U.S., straining the operations of trucking companies and wrecking the transportation budgets of businesses that need to ship goods. https://t.co/YruBjSi1r6 via @WSJ

[ChristopherSStewart @csstewart]

New @WSJ visual investigation reveals how Russian forces positioned themselves around a four-mile stretch of road outside Kyiv during the month of March to fire on and kidnap fleeing civilians
https://t.co/QjICTzYxwZ

[Lydia O'Neal @lydimcg]

For private-equity firms, the supply chain crisis has become a profit opportunity, via @WSJPE
https://t.co/I3ZpW2DNkC

[Bob Tita @bob_tita]

Parts shortages are holding down the production of new trucks, causing mileage and repairs to pile up on older fleets https://t.co/PC8oHMc1kY via @WSJ

[Jennifer Smith @JenSmithNYC]

Cannabis confusion: Thousands of truckers taken off the job amid supply chain woes https://t.co/nBJ8uh19OS via @politico

[Paul Ziobro @pziobro]

Shopify buying fulfillment specialist Deliverr for $2.1 Billion, ramping up its own competition with Amazon. https://t.co/dOUyZroNRf via @WSJ by @adrianowriter

[Lydia O'Neal @lydimcg]

@jonathaneyer Just when he needs it most :( wishing him a full and speedy recovery!

[Lydia O'Neal @lydimcg]

[anxiously researches human-to-feline transmission]