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the-regulators-of-facebook-google-and-amazon-also-invest-in-the-companies-stocks-11665670207

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The Regulators of Facebook, Google and Amazon Also Invest in the
Companies' Stocks

The Federal Trade Commission's officials traded stocks and funds more
than those at any other major agency, including going heavily into
tech shares, The Wall Street Journal found

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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: WSJ; PHOTO: ERIC LEE FOR WSJ
By Brody Mullins
, Rebecca Ballhaus
, Chad Day
, John West
and Coulter Jones
Oct. 13, 2022 10:10 am ET

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The top watchdog of American business is also home to Washington's
most active Wall Street investors.

The Federal Trade Commission in recent years has opened
investigations into nearly every major industry. It has launched
antitrust probes into technology companies, examined credit card
firms and moved to restrict drug, energy and defense-company mergers.

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