Lawmakers will have to wait to question the CEOs from Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The much-anticipated hearing scheduled before the House Judiciary Committee and the Antitrust Subcommittee on Monday (July 27) is expected to be postponed. A memorial service for the late Rep. John...
Facebook Inc’s top executives could be required to testify before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as the regulator investigates whether the California-based social media conglomerate has violated U.S. antitrust laws, sources told The Wall Street Journal. CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg...
Super Tuesday and the ongoing presidential contest dominate the headlines today, but in the marble halls of Washington, DC, there is a contest brewing of another sort – perhaps with longer-lasting implications for financial services than who will occupy the Oval Office through 2024. Today,...
The head of the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee wrote letters to the CEO’s of both Lyft and Uber asking them to participate in a hearing about issues facing the ridesharing industry. Nasdaq reported the letter “strongly urged” the two companies to...
September 09, 2019
FTC. AGs. Antitrust. And now, a new round of antitrust hearings on Capitol Hill. The Fall may bring fireworks for Big Tech players like Google and Facebook. We preview who’s who – and what they may focus on – at this week’s subcommittee hearing on competition, data and privacy.
July 24, 2020
The House Judiciary Committee has delayed a hearing originally scheduled for Monday (July 27) due to a conflict with the late U.S. Representative John Lewis’ (D-GA) memorial service. A new date has not yet been announced. Leaders of Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple were scheduled to participate, CNBC reported. Tim Cook, the chief executive of Apple; Jeff […]
July 24, 2020
Lawmakers will have to wait to question the CEOs from Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The much-anticipated hearing scheduled before the House Judiciary Committee and the Antitrust Subcommittee on Monday...
July 17, 2020
Facebook Inc’s top executives could be required to testify before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as the regulator investigates whether the California-based social media conglomerate has violated U.S. antitrust laws,...
October 14, 2019
The head of the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee wrote letters to the CEO’s of both Lyft and Uber asking them to participate in a hearing about...
