{
  "id": 15869731,
  "title": "Kroger’s Ex-CEO Defends Effort to Close Failed Albertsons Deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/krogers-ex-ceo-defends-effort-to-close-failed-albertsons-deal",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-21/kroger-s-ex-ceo-defends-effort-to-close-failed-albertsons-deal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kroger Co.’s former chief executive officer testified in court that the grocery giant did what it was required to do to secure regulatory approval for a $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons Co., which is now demanding damages after the deal was blocked for antitrust reasons.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}