Tag: US
Large Chicken Producer Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (Pilgrim’s), a major broiler chicken producer based in Greeley, Colorado, has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to pay approximately US$107...
Cicilline Will Introduce Antitrust Reform Bill “Very Soon”
The chairman of the House antitrust panel said he’ll introduce legislation “very soon” to reform antitrust laws to curb the power of large technology...
Tim Wu May Soon Join White House National Economic Council: Report
The Columbia University professor and antitrust crusader who coined the term “net neutrality,” Tim Wu, is likely to join the White House National Economic Council, according...
Bipartisan Bill To Help News Outlets Negotiate With Big Tech In...
Bipartisan members of Congress plan to introduce a bill in coming weeks to make it easier for smaller news organizations to negotiate with Big...
DOJ Seeks Info On Salesforce’s $27B Slack Deal
The US Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has asked Salesforce and Slack for more information ahead of Salesforce’s plan to buy the smaller software company for...
White House Turns To Silicon Valley For Vaccine Aid
US President Joe Biden’s administration is considering a new approach as it struggles with a messy vaccine rollout, setting aside his harsh criticisms of...
Biden Admin Stops Federal Push To Sell TikTok’s US Division
The Biden administration has reportedly put a hold on the Trump administration’s bid to force a sale of TikTok’s US business. Trump pushed for...
23andMe To Go Public In $3.5B Merger
A blank-check firm, backed by Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson, is taking consumer DNA-testing firm 23andMe public in a deal that values the...
Klobuchar To Unveil A Sweeping Antitrust Reform Bill
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Democrat - Minnesota) unveiled a sweeping antitrust reform bill on Thursday, February 4, setting a tough tone as she becomes chair...
US Giant Fidelity May Take £100M Stake In Starling Bank
Fidelity, the US fund management giant, is in talks to take a £100 million (about US$136.8 million) stake in the UK’s Starling Bank in what could...
