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Justice plans new antitrust effort

The Justice Department warned corporate America on Monday that the government will aggressively investigate big firms that improperly dominate markets. Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney said...

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Keating: Bad ideas never die

Many bad ideas never die, with government, of course, often providing the life support. Take antitrust actions against so-called big, bad monopolies supposedly doing bad things to consumers. Antitrust...

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AT&T, T-Mobile deal raises questions

AT&T’s surprise announcement that it plans to acquire T-Mobile USA will force federal regulators to confront a difficult antitrust question: Can American consumers get good wireless service at a...

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Keating: Antitrust actions and economics

The telecommunications industry was rocked on March 20 by the announced $39 billion purchase of Deutsche Telecom’s T-Mobile USA by AT&T. The deal would make AT&T the largest wireless provider...

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State sues to stop med waste recycling merger

The New York State Attorney General’s office has filed an antitrust suit to block a merger of medical waste recycling companies on the grounds that they would control that industry in New York City...

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U.S. launches Google antitrust inquiry

Federal regulators have begun a formal antitrust investigation into Google’s business practices. In a blog post Friday, the Internet search giant said it received notification from the Federal Trade...

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Taubman rips Simon over mall

As Michigan-based Taubman Centers prepares to present its Syosset shopping mall proposal to the Long Island Regional Planning Council on Tuesday, the company is calling out a rival retail developer for...

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Disney purchase of Lucasfilm clears regulators

Federal antitrust regulators have cleared Disney's $4 billion deal to buy Lucasfilm, the filmmaking empire behind the "Star Wars" franchise.

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Google emerges from FTC probe unscathed

Google has settled a U.S. government probe into its business practices without making any major concessions on how the company runs its Internet search engine.

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Keating: Beer antitrust case against the grain

Why did regulators step in on the InBev, Grupo Modelo deal?

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Just the CARFAX

The antitrust lawsuit against CARFAX has expanded.

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DOJ, states challenge US Airways, AMR merger

The Justice Department and a number of state attorneys general challenged a proposed $11 billion merger between US Airways and American Airlines.

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Judge questions giving OK to AMR bankruptcy plan

Lawyers for American Airlines pressed a judge to approve its plan to merge with US Airways and exit bankruptcy protection, but the judge delayed a ruling.

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Feds seeks to delay airline-merger trial

The U.S. government wants to wait until March for a trial on its lawsuit aimed at blocking the merger of American Airlines and US Airways.

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Judge: American Express violated antitrust laws

The financial services firm imposed policies barring merchants from asking customers to use one credit card over another.

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Feds approve Hudson City, M&T merger

Deal delayed over money laundering concerns.

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Taubman rips Simon over mall

As Michigan-based Taubman Centers prepares to present its Syosset shopping mall proposal to the Long Island Regional Planning Council on Tuesday, the company is calling out a rival retail developer for...

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Disney purchase of Lucasfilm clears regulators

Federal antitrust regulators have cleared Disney's $4 billion deal to buy Lucasfilm, the filmmaking empire behind the "Star Wars" franchise.

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Google emerges from FTC probe unscathed

Google has settled a U.S. government probe into its business practices without making any major concessions on how the company runs its Internet search engine.

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Keating: Beer antitrust case against the grain

Why did regulators step in on the InBev, Grupo Modelo deal?

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