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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Google Says EU Should Dump $1.6B Antitrust Fine
Google Says EU Should Dump $1.6B Antitrust Fine
May 02, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Google on Monday (May 2) asked Luxembourg-based General Court to do away with a $1.6 billion fine handed down three years ago by antitrust regulators...

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Apple Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over NFC Chip Practices
Apple Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over NFC Chip Practices
May 02, 2022  |  Apple

The European Commission sent today, May 2, a statement of objections to Apple with the preliminary view that the company has abused its dominant position...

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China’s Tech Regulatory Spree May Have Unintended Consequences
China’s Tech Regulatory Spree May Have Unintended Consequences
April 29, 2022  |  International

In a world where most of the major economies are passing new legislation and rules to tame Big Tech companies, China may be considering pausing...

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Justice Dept. Joins DC’s Antitrust Action Against Amazon
Justice Dept. Joins DC’s Antitrust Action Against Amazon
April 29, 2022  |  Amazon

The Biden administration has asked a judge to review a suit accusing Amazon of anticompetitive behavior, Bloomberg writes, to possibly bring it back after it...

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EU to Accuse Apple of Blocking Apple Pay Rivals
EU to Accuse Apple of Blocking Apple Pay Rivals
April 28, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Apple will be facing new antitrust charges in Brussels next week over how it reportedly restricts rivals from accessing its mobile payment system, the Financial...

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Meta Challenges Order to Kill $315M Deal to Acquire Giphy
Meta Challenges Order to Kill $315M Deal to Acquire Giphy
April 25, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Meta Platforms Inc. is fighting allegations by the United Kingdom’s antitrust watchdog that the tech giant is violating anticompetitive rules, Bloomberg reported Monday (April 25)....

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Regulatory Risks to Play Larger Role in New M&A Calculus
Regulatory Risks to Play Larger Role in New M&A Calculus
April 22, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are working on new horizontal merger guidelines, which may be ready by the end...

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PYMNTS AM Radar: Crypto Pioneer IPO; 27% Connected; Money Mobility; Changing Winds of Antitrust; Sticker Shock
PYMNTS AM Radar: Crypto Pioneer IPO; 27% Connected; Money Mobility; Changing Winds of Antitrust; Sticker...
April 19, 2022  |  Digital Payments

In 2011, bitcoin was $1 and just about no one was talking about it. Fast forward a decade and there are now more than 18,000...

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Experts Predict Change Is Only Certainty in the New U.S. Antitrust Environment
Experts Predict Change Is Only Certainty in the New U.S. Antitrust Environment
April 19, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Antitrust laws in the U.S. were enacted more than 100 years ago, but for Jon Roellke, partner at Morgan Lewis, this is the most significant...

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