China: Toyota fined for antitrust violations
January 1, 2020
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China’s market regulator on Friday, December 27, fined Japanese carmaker Toyota 87.6 million yuan (US$12.5 million) for price-fixing on its
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US: Writers Guild antitrust suit to see trail on March 2021
January 1, 2020
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The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and three major agencies are aiming for a federal trial in March 2021, according
Canada: Gateway Casinos to gain public listing via merger
January 1, 2020
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Canadian gaming and entertainment operator Gateway Casinos & Entertainment announced it would merge with a publicly traded shell company in
Russia: Regulators to crack down on US Big Tech in 2020
January 1, 2020
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New Russian protectionist legislation takes aim at US Big Tech companies as additional laws are being prepped to restrict content.
Trending Topics of 2019
January 1, 2020
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DisCo covered a range of topics in 2019 and is working on even more for 2020. Below are some topics
US: Hospital mergers did not improve quality
January 1, 2020
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The quality of care at hospitals acquired during a recent wave of deal making got worse or stayed the same,
EU: Vivendi and Tencent sign deal
January 1, 2020
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French media conglomerate Vivendi announced on Tuesday that it signed an agreement to sell a stake of its wholly owned
Blog O’ Blogs December
December 23, 2019
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On our last look of the year at the snowglobe of the Antitrust Blogosphere, a flurry of articles and notes
Australia: Court orders Volkswagen to pay record $125 million in penalties
December 20, 2019
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The Federal Court has ordered Volkswagen AG to pay $125 million in penalties, after it declared by consent that Volkswagen
France: France fines Google for mistreating search advertisers
December 20, 2019
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France’s competition authority fined Alphabet Inc.’s Google €150 million ($167 million) for unfairly suspending advertisers that placed allegedly deceptive ads,
