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...
View ArticleKeating: 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...
View ArticleAT&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...
View ArticleKeating: 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...
View ArticleState 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...
View ArticleU.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...
View ArticleTaubman 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...
View ArticleDisney 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.
View ArticleGoogle 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.
View ArticleKeating: Beer antitrust case against the grain
Why did regulators step in on the InBev, Grupo Modelo deal?
View ArticleDOJ, 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.
View ArticleJudge 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.
View ArticleFeds 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.
View ArticleJudge: American Express violated antitrust laws
The financial services firm imposed policies barring merchants from asking customers to use one credit card over another.
View ArticleTaubman 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...
View ArticleDisney 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.
View ArticleGoogle 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.
View ArticleKeating: Beer antitrust case against the grain
Why did regulators step in on the InBev, Grupo Modelo deal?
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