Antitrust

In the United States, antitrust law is a collection of federal and state government laws that regulate the conduct and organization of business corporations and are generally intended to promote competition and prevent monopolies.

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Facebook Q2 Weathers Fines And Antitrust Probes
Facebook Q2 Weathers Fines And Antitrust Probes
July 25, 2019  |  Earnings

Despite putting up another earnings beat in Q2 2019, there were reasons for Facebook to worry — apart from its financial results, Facebook also got...

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DOJ Launches Antitrust Probe Of Big Tech Firms
DOJ Launches Antitrust Probe Of Big Tech Firms
July 23, 2019  |  Regulation

The Justice Department (DOJ) is going to open a new, separate investigation into the potential antitrust activities of tech companies, compounding troubles for companies like...

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Regulators Close To Approving Long-Debated T-Mobile-Sprint Merger
Regulators Close To Approving Long-Debated T-Mobile-Sprint Merger
July 21, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The long-running proposed $26 billion T-Mobile-Sprint merger is close to getting a go-ahead from federal regulators. The U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Chief Makan Delrahim’s scheduled...

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Visa’s PayWorks Acquisition, Amazon’s Prime Day Top This Week’s News
Visa’s PayWorks Acquisition, Amazon’s Prime Day Top This Week’s News
July 19, 2019  |  The Weekender

We hope you had a great week, and that you didn’t miss any important news from the world of payments and commerce. The PYMNTS Weekender, as...

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EU To Examine Amazon’s Use Of Third-Party Merchant Data
EU To Examine Amazon’s Use Of Third-Party Merchant Data
July 17, 2019  |  Retail

As scrutiny of tech firms grows on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, Amazon will reportedly face a formal antitrust investigation from the European Union...

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House Questions Big Tech Over Antitrust Concerns
House Questions Big Tech Over Antitrust Concerns
July 16, 2019  |  Regulation

The size and scope of “big tech” – and whether big really is too big – was in focus on Tuesday (July 16), across a...

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EU Antitrust Chief Set To Investigate Amazon’s Practices
EU Antitrust Chief Set To Investigate Amazon’s Practices
July 16, 2019  |  Regulation

Amazon will face a major investigation by EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager in the next few days, according to reports.  The fact that an investigation...

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NY Lawmaker Asks For Antitrust Probe Into Grubhub
NY Lawmaker Asks For Antitrust Probe Into Grubhub
July 15, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

A city council member in New York has asked the state’s attorney general to start investigating Grubhub on antitrust allegations, according to a report by...

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Dish Helps T-Mobile And Sprint Merger Inch Closer To Reality
Dish Helps T-Mobile And Sprint Merger Inch Closer To Reality
July 02, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The potential merger between telecommunications giants T-Mobile and Sprint is getting closer to approval after T-Mobile and Dish reached a divestiture deal about the selling...

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