Text and email are best: The Tipline for 27 July 2017

Today, we are at the Federal Trade Commission's headquarters for closing arguments in the 1-800 Contacts trial; at the commission's new building for a conference on economic liberty; and on Capitol Hill for a hearing antitrust concerns in the Food and Drug Administration approval process. For now, read up on how a fresh European investigation of the German luxury car market is already spilling over into the US, and a preview of what you might expect to hear at the FTC conference.