US: Is a Verizon-Charter merger in the works?
January 26, 2017
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A report from the Wall Street Journal Thursday morning saying that Verizon was considering buying Charter Communications sent the latter
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US: Peter Thiel is leading the search for Trump Administration Antitrust Officials
January 26, 2017
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Buzzfeed news is reporting that billionaire venture capitalist Pete Thiel will be heading up the Trump administration’s search for the
Global: Chinese giant buys US firm MoneyGram
January 26, 2017
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Money transfer service MoneyGram is being bought by a financial services giant based in China. Ant Financial, which was spinoff
US: Dem senators ask AT&T and Time Warner to show merger’s benefit
January 26, 2017
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Democratic senators signed a letter this week asking AT&T and Time Warner to illustrate how their proposed merger “would serve the
Ireland: Competition watchdog to investigate sale of tickets for live events
January 26, 2017
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The main seller of tickets for gigs and other live events in the State is facing an investigation by the
UK: Competition watchdog says Lloyds guilty of “Serious” PPI failures
January 26, 2017
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Lloyds Banking Group has committed a number of “serious” breaches of the rules around payment protection insurance, according to the
US: Walgreens working to finalize Rite Aid deal
January 26, 2017
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The chief executive of Walgreens Boots Alliance said Thursday that the biggest US drug store chain was pressing on with
India: CCI orders probe against agency
January 26, 2017
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The Competition Commission has ordered a detailed probe against Delhi Development Authority for allegedly abusing its dominant position related to
Competition, inalienability, and the economic analysis of patent law
January 26, 2017
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Posted by Social Science Research Network Competition, inalienability, and the economic analysis of patent law By Erik Hovenkamp (Northwestern University)
US: Billionaire Thiel is leading the search for Trump’s antitrust officials
January 26, 2017
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A leading Facebook board member and billionaire is now helping the Trump administration’s search to fill the government’s two top antitrust vacancies,
