DOJ Asks SCOTUS Not To Take Up Comcast Antitrust Case
May 27, 2021
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The Biden administration wants the US Supreme Court not to get involved in an antitrust lawsuit against Comcast, which has
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EU Prepares New Big Tech Regs But 3 Countries Want More Control
May 27, 2021
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The European Union needs to be more ambitious in its control of Big Tech and smaller acquisitions that often go
Google Close To Settling French Antitrust Case: WSJ
May 27, 2021
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Alphabet’s Google is nearing a settlement of an antitrust case in France over allegations it abused its power in online advertising,
Antitrust Community Mourns The Loss Of Former FTC Commissioner Thomas Leary
May 27, 2021
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Thomas Leary, former member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the Bill Clinton administration, passed away on May 21st.
Going Against Regulator UK Company Says Refunds Not Due For Pandemic-Hit Trips
May 27, 2021
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A company offering volunteer travel to young people has refused to refund some trips cancelled by the coronavirus pandemic, customers
Investing App Acorns Goes Public Through $2.2B Blank-Check Merger
May 27, 2021
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Savings and investing app Acorns plans to go public by merging with a blank-check company, reported CNBC. The fintech start-up
Revisiting Antitrust Institutions: The Case for Guidelines to Recalibrate the FTC’s Section 5 Unfair Methods of Competition Authority
May 27, 2021
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By Joshua D. Wright (George Mason University) The absence of guidelines identifying the boundaries of the Federal Trade Commission’s authority
More State Attorney Generals Join Amazon Antitrust Probe
May 27, 2021
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The attorneys general from Pennsylvania and Massachusetts have joined a list of officials investigating Amazon for antitrust violations, Bloomberg reported Thursday, May
Senate Subcommittee Announces Summer Hearings
May 27, 2021
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The top two lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on Thursday, May 27, announced a set of three
CN To Sell Assets To Ease Kansas City Southern Antitrust Concerns
May 26, 2021
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Canadian National Railway is offering to sell a 70-mile stretch of a Louisiana rail network to defuse antitrust concerns as
