Kroger, Albertsons Shares Dip After FTC Gives Closing Arguments In Hearing To Block Merger
Kroger, Albertsons Shares Dip After FTC Gives Closing Arguments In Hearing To Block Merger
Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) and Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) shares closed lower Tuesday after lawyers for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gave closing arguments in a hearing to temporarily block the proposed merger between the two companies.
紐交所（NYSE:KR）的Kroger Co和艾伯森公司（NYSE:ACI）週二收盤下挫，此前美國聯邦貿易委員會（FTC）的律師在一場聽證會上作了結束陳詞，暫時阻止了兩家公司之間擬議的合併。
The Details: The three-week-long U.S. District Court hearing ended on Tuesday. The FTC urged Judge Adrienne Nelson to issue a preliminary injunction to block the merger while its complaint goes before an in-house administrative law judge on Oct.1.
詳情：爲期三週的美國地方法院聽證會於週二結束。FTC敦促法官阿德里安娜·尼爾森（Adrienne Nelson）發佈初步禁令，以阻止合併，同時其投訴將於10月1日提交內部行政法官。
The proposed $24.6 billion deal would be the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history, if it goes through. Kroger and Albertsons argue the merger would allow them to lower prices for consumers, boost union jobs and compete with retail giants like Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN).
如果通過，這項擬議的246億美元交易將成爲美國曆史上最大的超市合併。Kroger和艾伯森辯稱，該合併將使他們能夠降低消費者價格，增加工會工作崗位，並與沃爾瑪公司（NYSE:WMT）和亞馬遜公司（納斯達克:AMZN）等零售巨頭競爭。
According to a Reuters report, the FTC's chief trial counsel Susan Musser argued Tuesday that Kroger and Albertsons primarily compete with each other, rather than Amazon or Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST), as well, and the merger would eliminate competition, leading to higher food prices for customers.
根據路透社的報道，FTC的首席審訊律師蘇珊·馬瑟週二表示，Kroger和艾伯森主要是彼此之間競爭，而不是與亞馬遜或好市多批發公司（納斯達克:COST）等其他公司競爭，此外這次合併將消除競爭，導致客戶食品價格上漲。
"It's this local competition, in these local communities, that this merger will eliminate," Musser said.
「就是這種地方性競爭，在這些當地社區，這次合併將予以排除，」馬瑟說。
KR, ACI Price Action: According to Benzinga Pro, Kroger shares ended Tuesday's session 2.13% lower at $55.04 and Albertsons shares closed 1.75% lower at $18.54.
KR, ACI 價格走勢：根據Benzinga Pro的數據，Kroger股票週二收盤下跌2.13%，報55.04美元，而艾伯森股票收盤下跌1.75%，報18.54美元。
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