Arts Nov 02 U.S. files antitrust suit to stop major book publisher merger By Tali Arbel, Associated Press
Economy Jun 29 Judge dismisses government antitrust lawsuits against Facebook A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech giants. By Michael Balsamo, Marcy Gordon, Associated Press
Economy Mar 25 Gas drilling firms defeat Pennsylvania’s antitrust lawsuit The state Supreme Court said in a 6-1 decision late Wednesday that state consumer protection law doesn't allow sellers to take action against buyers. By Marc Levy, Associated Press
Economy Mar 11 California AG drops challenge to T-Mobile-Sprint merger This brings the companies closer to creating a new wireless giant on par with AT&T and Verizon in size. By Tali Arbel, Associated Press
Economy Mar 02 Drug maker Sandoz Inc. to pay $195 million fine in antitrust case Officials said Monday the company would admit guilt and pay the penalty. They said it was the largest fine the department had levied in a domestic antitrust case. By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press
Feb 12 How the T-Mobile-Sprint merger could increase inequality By Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, The Conversation Research suggests the U.S. could begin to rein in its yawning wealth gap by vigorously cracking down on anti-competitive behavior in the marketplace. Continue reading
Feb 11 U.S. regulators expand antitrust probe into 5 giant tech companies By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Federal regulators are ramping up their investigation of the market dominance of five giant tech companies. Continue reading
Jul 18 What’s behind Google’s $5 billion fine from the EU By Gretchen Frazee Here’s what we know about the $5 billion fines the European Commission just levied against Google, and what happens to Google and Android users next. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 3:58 What does AT&T, Time Warner merger mean? By PBS NewsHour AT&T, the nation’s second largest cell phone carrier, is buying Time Warner for $85.4 billion and will gain control of TV networks like HBO, TNT and CNN in the biggest deal of its kind since Comcast acquired NBC Universal five… Continue watching
Oct 23 $85 billion merger of AT&T, Time Warner to come under federal scrutiny By Michael D. Regan AT&T has comes to terms on a $85.4 deal to acquire Time Warner, a merger that would make the phone company a telecommunications Goliath. Continue reading