Finance
Free and efficient financial markets are essential to a diverse and growing economy. They allow businesses to succeed and individuals to build financial security. To support that system, we need smart regulation that ensures access to capital and credit, enables companies to go public, incentivizes innovation, and provides choice and access for investors while protecting consumers.
A Global Perspective on U.S. Antitrust Legislative Proposals
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U.S. legislative proposals could undermine U.S. economic and security interests and strengthen foreign rivals without any apparent benefit to U.S. consumers.
Finance and Financial Regulation Basics for Businesses
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What small businesses and corporations need to know about financing and financial regulations, including information about accessing credit, raising capital, and the role of government agencies and financial institutions.
Further reading
- How Bank Mergers Promote CompetitionBank mergers help drive innovation and access to products and services for consumers. But proposed legislation could stifle deals at a time when new technologies and entrants are creating more competition than ever before.Learn More
- Why Selling Your Business Might Get HarderProposed antitrust legislation could impact the ability of everyone from individual entrepreneurs to multi-million-dollar companies to be acquired.Learn More
- 3 Things You Need to Know About Stock BuybacksWith the potential for new legislative developments, now is a good time to take a closer look at stock buybacks: what they are, what they do, what motivates a company to make investment decisions, and who benefits when companies buy back their stock.Learn More
Our Work
The U.S. Chamber promotes policies that ensure U.S. capital markets remain the fairest, most efficient, and innovative in the world. We advocate for legislation and regulation that strengthens our capital markets, allowing businesses—from the local flower shop to a multinational manufacturer—to mitigate risks, manage liquidity, access credit, and raise capital.
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Latest Content
- Jun 06, 2022U.S. Chamber Letter on the JOBS Act 4.0
This Hill letter was sent to Members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, on the “Jumpstart our Business Startups Act 4.0 of 2022.”
Jun 06, 2022Six Ways the American Innovation and Choice Online Act Would Empower FTC Chair Lina KhanThe American Innovation and Online Choice Act would give unprecedented authority to FTC and DOJ bureaucrats to micro-manage the American economy and pick winners and losers in the marketplace.
- May 31, 2022U.S. Chamber Key Vote Letter on S. 2992, "American Innovation and Choice Online Act"
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate, opposing S. 2992, the "American Innovation and Choice Online Act."
- May 26, 2022Chamber Letter on DOJ and FTC Listening Forums on Mergers and Acquisitions
The letter outlines concerns that the FTC and DOJ Listening Forums on mergers and acquisitions were intentionally designed to cast mergers as harmful.
May 24, 2022Antitrust Legislation: The Robinson-Patman Mistake All Over AgainWhile some in Congress consider new antitrust legislation, here's why maintaining the consumer welfare standard is vitally important.
May 23, 2022Antitrust Bills: Gateway to Sweeping Changes Across our EconomyPending bills would substantively alter antitrust law in ways that would sap our economy’s potential for future growth and innovation.
May 16, 2022Federal Trade Commission at Full Strength: What to Expect NextAlvaro Bedoya’s confirmation to the FTC gives Chair Lina Khan a 3:2 Democratic majority and potentially the tie-breaking vote she needs to push forward her radical, anti-business agenda. Here’s why that’s a problem.
- May 16, 2022FTC Procedures Manual 2021
The procedures manual summarizes the procedures the FTC follows to execute its responsibilities for the Commission decision making process.