Politics Apr 21 Google faces off against U.S. government attempt to break up company in search monopoly case By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press
Politics Apr 17 Judge rules Google’s digital ad network an illegal monopoly, joins search engine in penalty box The ruling issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia comes on the heels of a separate decision in August that concluded Google's namesake search engine has been illegally leveraging its dominance to stifle competition and innovation. By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press
Nation Apr 14 Watch 6:02 How Meta’s blockbuster antitrust trial could have major implications for big tech A blockbuster antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission is underway. The government alleges the company monopolized the social media market when it purchased Instagram and WhatsApp. The trial could have major implications for big tech. Stephanie Sy… By Stephanie Sy, Jackson Hudgins
Nation Apr 14 Historic antitrust trial could force Meta to break off Instagram, WhatsApp A historic antitrust trial began Monday for Meta Platforms Inc. in a case that could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp. By Brian Witte, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Nation Nov 21 Watch 7:19 Feds push Google to sell Chrome browser to break search monopoly The Department of Justice asked a federal judge to force Google to sell off its popular web browser, Chrome. It comes after an antitrust case this past summer that found Google had illegally maintained a monopoly in online search. William… By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant
Nov 21 DOJ seeks to break up Google, forcing web browser Chrome sale as monopoly punishment By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department calls for Google to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions designed to prevent Android from favoring its search engine. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Garland announces antitrust lawsuit against Visa over debit card competition By Mae Anderson, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 6:08 Why federal regulators want to stop grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons from merging By Lisa Desjardins, Lorna Baldwin, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic What could be the largest grocery store merger in U.S. history is at a do-or-die point, with closing arguments this week in a lawsuit filed by the FTC to stop Kroger’s nearly $25 billion purchase of Albertsons. The companies say… Continue watching
Sep 10 Google and Apple lose legal battles in Europe and now owe billions in fines and back taxes By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Google lost its final legal challenge against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results. Continue reading
Sep 09 Google faces another antitrust trial a month after its search engine was declared a monopoly By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant is defending against another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company. Continue reading