- Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) and PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) are facing Federal Trade Commission’s investigation on pricing practices.
- The probe is for violation of law prohibiting advantageous pricing, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- The law, known as the Robinson-Patman Act, prohibits manufacturers from charging different prices to competing resellers of their products if the practice threatens to hurt competition.
- Under Chair Lina Khan, the FTC has ramped up execution in antitrust matters. Khan said enforcement has been easy-going for decades.
- Price Action: KO shares are trading higher by 0.24% at $62.28, and PEP is up 0.15% at $178.12 in premarket on the last check Wednesday.
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Hancock Whitney Increases Quarterly Dividend 11% From $0.27 To $0.30; Renews Share Repurchase Authorization Of Up To 4,297,000 Shares Of Common Stock By December 31, 2024, Replacing Previous Buyback Program That Expired December 31, 2022
Hancock Whitney Corporation (NASDAQ:HWC) today announced that at its January meeting, the Company's Board of Directors ("the Board") approved a regular first quarter 2023 common stock cash