Antitrust

Antitrust is the body of law and policy concerned with preventing the accumulation and abuse of market power, promoting competition, and preserving the structural conditions under which markets can self-correct. In the United States, antitrust is rooted in the Sherman Act (1890), the Clayton Act (1914), and the Federal Trade Commission Act (1914), which together prohibit monopolization, conspiracies to restrain trade, and mergers that substantially