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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Two Obama Officials Are Frontrunners For Biden’s Top Antitrust Job

Two Obama Officials Are Frontrunners For Biden’s Top Antitrust Job
Two Obama Officials Are Frontrunners For Biden’s Top Antitrust Job
January 17, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

President-elect Joe Biden is looking at two ex-President Barack Obama officials to run the top antitrust job at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Reuters...

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Play Store Has State AGs Exploring Third Google Lawsuit
Play Store Has State AGs Exploring Third Google Lawsuit
January 15, 2021  |  Google

Alphabet-owned Google could be hit by a third lawsuit by state attorneys general, this time over its management of the Play Store, Reuters reported on...

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Epic Doubles Down On Legal Battle With Apple
Epic Doubles Down On Legal Battle With Apple
January 14, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The dispute between Epic Games and Apple is deepening, Bloomberg said Thursday (Jan. 14), as Epic decries the removal of its popular Fortnite game from...

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Today In Payments: CT AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business; Petco’s $864 Million IPO Beats Forecasts
Today In Payments: CT AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business; Petco’s $864 Million...
January 14, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Connecticut’s Attorney General has opened an antitrust probe into Amazon’s eBook business, and Petco beat expectations in its IPO. Plus, Grab...

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Connecticut AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business
Connecticut AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business
January 14, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is launching an antitrust probe into how Amazon runs its eBook business, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday...

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Today In Payments: Visa Opts Out Of Plaid Acquisition, Cites Complex Litigation; BillTrust To Make NASDAQ Debut Today Trading As BTRS
Today In Payments: Visa Opts Out Of Plaid Acquisition, Cites Complex Litigation; BillTrust To Make...
January 13, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Visa opted out of its acquisition of Plaid after the DOJ sued over antitrust concerns, and Billtrust is expected to start...

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Singapore Competition Board: Uber Must Pay S$6.6 Million Fine Over Merger Deal
Singapore Competition Board: Uber Must Pay S$6.6 Million Fine Over Merger Deal
January 13, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Singapore’s Competition Appeals Board has upheld fines of S$6.6 million (Singapore dollars) levied against Uber, affirming that its merger deal with ride-hailing rival Grab had...

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Visa Opts Out Of Plaid Acquisition, Cites Complex Litigation
Visa Opts Out Of Plaid Acquisition, Cites Complex Litigation
January 12, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Visa has opted out of its $5.3 billion planned acquisition of Plaid after objections stemming from a Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust lawsuit, The Wall...

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UK Regulators To Probe Google Chrome Changes Over Antitrust Fears
UK Regulators To Probe Google Chrome Changes Over Antitrust Fears
January 08, 2021  |  International

Concerns continue to grow over Google’s plan to update the Chrome web browser, with the U.K.’s competition watchdog reportedly eyeing the issue of third-party cookies,...

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