Jul 28 WATCH: Bezos, Zuckerberg, Cook and Pichai testify on tech industry dominance By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Four Big Tech CEOs are fending off accusations of stifling competition in front of a congressional panel that is investigating market dominance in the industry. Continue reading
May 01 House panel wants Bezos to testify in antitrust probe By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press House lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech are asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to testify to address possible misleading statements by the company on its competition practices. Continue reading
Nov 26 Supreme Court hears Apple monopoly case on App Store pricing By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Apple customers say the company has unfairly monopolized the market for iPhone apps, which leads to higher prices. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 7:00 European Union: Apple owes Ireland nearly $15 billion in back taxes By PBS News Hour After uncovering an illegal deal, the European Union ruled that Apple pay over $14.5 billion in back taxes to Ireland. The EU’s antitrust regulator found that the country and the tech giant had made an agreement that allowed Apple to… Continue watching
Jun 30 Column: What’s behind these big merger deal busts? By Ben Gomes-Casseres Anti-trust authorities have been active of late: several big merger deals have been stopped dead in their tracks. Continue reading
Feb 13 Comcast set to acquire Time Warner Cable for $45 billion By Joshua Barajas Comcast announced Thursday its plans to acquire Time Warner Cable in a $45.2 billion deal that would merge the top two U.S. cable operators. Continue reading
May 24 Watch Supreme Court Rules Against NFL in Merchandise Antitrust Case The Supreme Court has ruled that a sportswear company may proceed with its lawsuit against the National Football League. Ray Suarez talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal for more on what the case will mean for competition… Continue watching
Oct 21 House Panel Votes to Repeal Insurance Industry Antitrust Exemption The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to revoke the health insurance industry's limited antitrust exemption, which exempts the industry from federal oversight of business practices such as price fixing. Continue reading
May 13 Watch Other News: Treasury Calls for System to Track Financial Instruments In other news, the Treasury Department called for a central electronic system to track risky financial instruments, including credit default swaps, and the Commerce Department reported retail sales fell for the second month in a row. Continue watching
May 13 EU Levels $1.45B Fine on Intel for Sales Tactics By Admin, PBS News Hour The European Union leveled a record $1.45 billion fine on the Intel Corporation Wednesday for using illegal sale tactics to shut out its competition in the computer chip business after an eight-year antitrust probe. Continue reading