But the FTC could look very different under President-elect Donald Trump. What does that mean for the Kroger-Albertsons merger going forward?

Kroger previously had agreed to pay Albertsons a $600 million breakup fee if the deal didn’t come to fruition.The termination comes the day after U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson sided with the Federal Trade Commission’s argument that Kroger would become the dominant player in the traditional grocery-store space if it added Albertsons’ nearly 2,

Albertsons is giving up on its merger with Kroger and it is suing the grocery chain, saying it didn't do enough to secure regulatory approval for the $24.6 billion agreement.The move came the day after two judges halted the merger in separate court cases.