On the Ground of Biden’s Antitrust Agenda
Summary
In March 2023, Doha Mekki, the principal deputy assistant attorney general, announced the Justice Department would bring a case to prevent the low-cost airline JetBlue from acquiring Spirit Airways. In a recent interview at the Penn Carey Law Antitrust Association’s annual symposium, DealBook talked with Mekki about the department’s big wins and losses, and what could be in store if Biden gets another four years. Its shares have climbed nearly 50 percent this year, adding roughly $560 billion to its market valuation since Jan. 2, as investors bet it will reap huge profits from building the chips that power artificial intelligence services. The brand is selling pink-and-orange tracksuits inspired by the one Affleck wore and has released the full song, “Don’t Dunk Away at My Heart.” All told, the campaign has amassed more than 12 million YouTube views. “There’s an immense power in using the Super Bowl as a nucleus,” Derek Rucker, a professor at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management who studies effective advertising, told DealBook.