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EU Court OKs Antitrust Probe Into Illumina’s Bid to Acquire Grail
July 13, 2022

A court ruling in the European Union (EU) giving Brussels the jurisdiction to investigate life sciences firm Illumina’s $8 billion takeover bid of biotech company Grail could set a precedent granting regulators wider oversight of deals regardless of the revenue and other particulars. Get the...

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Senate May Delay Antitrust Bill Aimed at Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta
July 10, 2022

A new U.S. antitrust bill targeting Big Tech companies might be doomed to stay in the Senate if it doesn’t pass before Congress’ summer recess, Seeking Alpha reported Sunday (July 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Google Offers Concessions to Avoid Antitrust Suit
July 08, 2022

Google has offered to make several concessions to stave off a possible Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust lawsuit tied to its ad-tech business, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (July 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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UK Antitrust Watchdog Scrutinizes Microsoft-Activision Deal
July 06, 2022

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the U.K.’s antitrust watchdog, is looking into Microsoft’s deal to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, Reuters reported Wednesday (July 6), looking at whether this would cut competition in the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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EU Antitrust Regulators Raid Delivery Hero, Glovo
July 06, 2022

Germany’s Delivery Hero and its Spanish business Glovo were raided by European Union antitrust regulators, the online food ordering companies said Wednesday (July 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Amazon Faces UK Antitrust Probe Over Sales Practices
July 06, 2022

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking into whether Amazon “has a dominant position in the U.K. and whether it is abusing that position and distorting competition by giving an unfair advantage to its own retail business or sellers that use its...

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Apple App Tracking Rules Draw German Antitrust Scrutiny
June 14, 2022

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office is investigating whether Apple’s third-party app tracking rules give the tech behemoth preferential treatment or undermine competition, according to a Financial Times report Tuesday (June 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Google Offers Rivals YouTube Ad Space Amid EU Probe
June 13, 2022

Google has offered to allow rival ad intermediaries place advertisements on YouTube as a way of potentially ending a European antitrust investigation, according to a Monday (June 13) Reuters report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Amazon: US Antitrust Bill ‘Targeted at’ Us
June 01, 2022

Amazon said in a Wednesday (June 1) blog post that an antitrust bill making its way through Congress that bans tech giants from giving their own businesses preferential treatment on their own websites unfairly targets the online retailer, explaining it goes easier on some of...