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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EU ‘Hit List’ And US House Antitrust Report Could Spell Big Trouble For Big Tech
EU ‘Hit List’ And US House Antitrust Report Could Spell Big Trouble For Big Tech
October 15, 2020  |  Regulation

Big Tech is being hit from all sides – from lawmakers and regulators – especially in the U.S. and Europe. There are reports of a...

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EU Competition Watchdog Eyes Changes To Speed Up Amazon Probe
EU Competition Watchdog Eyes Changes To Speed Up Amazon Probe
October 14, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Amazon faces what could be a major shift in direction in the now more than year-long investigation into the online shopping and tech giant by...

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UK Weighs New Regulatory Unit To Police Tech Firms
UK Weighs New Regulatory Unit To Police Tech Firms
October 09, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Britain’s top antitrust regulator proposed Friday (Oct. 9) that the country contemplate creating a new regulatory unit whose approval would be required before any dominant...

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Report: US Antitrust Head May Step Down In 2021
Report: US Antitrust Head May Step Down In 2021
October 08, 2020  |  Politics

Makan Delrahim, the U.S. Justice Department’s top enforcer of antitrust laws, is likely to leave his post early in calendar 2021 regardless of the outcome...

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Today In Payments: Big Tech Slams House Antitrust Report; Credit Card Borrowing Falls
Today In Payments: Big Tech Slams House Antitrust Report; Credit Card Borrowing Falls
October 08, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Big Tech slammed the House antitrust report, and credit card debt has fallen for the sixth consecutive month. Plus, Revolut launches...

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Apple, Amazon, Facebook And Google Slam Congressional Report Calling For Break-Ups
Apple, Amazon, Facebook And Google Slam Congressional Report Calling For Break-Ups
October 07, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The country’s four largest tech firms wasted no time pushing back on a congressional antitrust report that suggested Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google have become...

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EU Settlement With Broadcom Could Mean Big Trouble For Amazon, Apple And Google
EU Settlement With Broadcom Could Mean Big Trouble For Amazon, Apple And Google
October 07, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Laws and regulators sometimes create seismic shifts within industries – where new mandates and rulings on trade and competitive practices can be likened to a...

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US House Democrats Urge Antitrust Changes That May Break Up Big Tech
US House Democrats Urge Antitrust Changes That May Break Up Big Tech
October 06, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

House Democrats have decided that big tech companies Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple have monopoly-style power, and changes need to be made to rein them...

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Report: US House Could Break Up Big Tech firms
Report: US House Could Break Up Big Tech firms
October 06, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The long-anticipated antitrust report from the U.S. House of Representatives on giant tech companies considers a call to break up the companies, according to a...

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