Amazon, Walmart Face Data Requests in DOJ Beef Antitrust Probe

The U.S. Justice Department broadened its antitrust inquiry into the meatpacking industry, requesting information from eight major food retailers—including Amazon, Costco, and Walmart—focused on surging beef prices. The move increases regulatory overhang for retailers and upstream meatpackers, though it is information-gathering rather than a finding. Likely to be a modest negative for affected stocks as legal risk and pricing scrutiny rise.