Tempur Sealy completes $5B Mattress Firm acquisition, expands board, plans name change
Lexington, Kentucky-based Tempur Sealy International Inc. (NYSE: TPX) finally completed its $5 billion acquisition of Houston ...
FTC Overplayed Mattress Firm's Clout in Merger Suit, Judge Says
A $4 billion deal between the world’s largest mattress supplier and the US’s biggest mattress specialty retailer doesn’t ...
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FTC's Bid to Stop Mattress Merger Put to Rest
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) failure to obtain a preliminary injunction to block Tempur Sealy’s $4 billion proposed acquisition of ...
Mattress Firm Tempur Sealy Completes $5 Billion Deal and Then Changes Name
Mattress maker Tempur Sealy International (TPX) has finally put its almost two-year-long $5 billion acquisition of retailer ...
US applications for jobless benefits rose to 219,000 last week, but layoffs remain relatively low
U.S. applications for jobless benefits rose by 11,000 to 219,000 for the week ending February 1, the Labor Department said ...
$700 rents in downtown Houston? It's possible by converting old offices into coliving, study says
Gensler and Pew Charitable Trusts estimate thousands of affordable apartments could be created if downtown Houston's vacant ...
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DOJ and FTC Issue New Antitrust Employment Guidelines In The Last Days of the Biden Administration
On January 16, 2025, three days before President Trump’s inauguration, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department ...
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New Antitrust Guidance Provides Ground Rules for Labor Markets—Or Does It?
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (collectively, the Agencies) released the updated Antitrust Guidelines for Business ...
Walmart to cut jobs, move staff
The nation's biggest retailer has asked employees from smaller offices to move to Bentonville, Arkansas, or Sunnyvale, ...