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 Launches Antitrust Review Of Google’s Fitbit Deal
EU Launches Antitrust Review Of Google’s Fitbit Deal
August 04, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Google’s push into the fitness tracker and smart watch market has hit a major snag. The European Commission on Tuesday (Aug. 4) announced plans to...

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NY Joins Other States In Amazon Antitrust Probe
NY Joins Other States In Amazon Antitrust Probe
August 04, 2020  |  Amazon

New York Attorney General Letitia James is joining in on the investigations into Amazon‘s market power, according to CNet. James’ office, according to CNet, is...

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DOJ To Investigate Intuit’s $7B Takeover Of Credit Karma 
DOJ To Investigate Intuit’s $7B Takeover Of Credit Karma 
August 04, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a probe into Intuit’s $7.1 billion purchase of Credit Karma. ProPublica reported the DOJ has raised questions...

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Big Tech And The Optical Illusion Of Monopoly
Big Tech And The Optical Illusion Of Monopoly
August 03, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The most interesting thing about Big Tech’s Fab Four tour of Capitol Hill last Wednesday (July 29) wasn’t the perfunctory lawmaker grandstanding, or even the...

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Today In Payments: Affirm Preps For IPO; China Considers Alipay, WeChat Pay Antitrust Probe
Today In Payments: Affirm Preps For IPO; China Considers Alipay, WeChat Pay Antitrust Probe
July 31, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Affirm is eyeing an IPO that could reach $10 billion, and Alipay and WeChat face an antitrust probe by China’s antitrust...

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Big Tech CEOs Didn’t Win Over Congress At Hearing
Big Tech CEOs Didn’t Win Over Congress At Hearing
July 30, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The big day finally came — the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google‘s parent, Alphabet, sat in front of lawmakers (at least virtually) and...

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Telegram Adds To Apple’s EU Antitrust Allegations
Telegram Adds To Apple’s EU Antitrust Allegations
July 30, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Apple Inc. is facing another antitrust complaint.  Telegram, the cloud-based messaging app with more than 400 million users, said that in 2016, Apple restricted the...

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Today In Payments: Visa Sees Gains In Online, Contactless Transactions In Q2; Starbucks Rewards Members Drop To 16.3M
Today In Payments: Visa Sees Gains In Online, Contactless Transactions In Q2; Starbucks Rewards Members...
July 29, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Visa reported mixed Q2 earnings, and Starbucks reported a drop in rewards members in its Q3 earnings. Plus, Mastercard offers concessions...

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What To Expect From Big Tech’s Fab Four Capitol Hill Grill
What To Expect From Big Tech’s Fab Four Capitol Hill Grill
July 29, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

And now, on a big digital stage, in real time — the fab four. Of Big Tech, that is — so, perhaps, depending on what...

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