Tag: US
US Bancorp To Buy MUFG Union Bank For $8B
In what would be the latest tie-up of regional banks, US Bancorp in Minneapolis is acquiring MUFG Union Bank in San Francisco for US$8...
US Set To Challenge American-JetBlue Deal
The US Justice Department is preparing to file a lawsuit challenging American Airlines partnership with JetBlue Airways on antitrust grounds, the Wall Street Journal reported on...
Arizona Senate Candidate Releases Plans To Tackle Big Tech
Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters wants to break up Big Tech and ban their business practices he believes are harmful.
“I think Republicans need to...
Ex-Mylan Exec Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
A former information technology executive at Mylan pleaded guilty on Friday, September 17, to insider trading for using tips from the drugmaker's chief information...
Russia Increases Pressure On Foreign Tech Firms
Russia on Thursday, September 16, threatened US social media firms with sizable fines if they fail to delete content Moscow deems illegal and demanded...
Antitrust Suit Against Beef Packers Moves Forward
America’s largest beef packers, JBS, Tyson, Cargill, and National Beef Packing, must face antitrust litigation over an alleged industry wide scheme to widen the...
US Fertility Clinic Reaches Antitrust Settlement
A fertility clinic is among four such practices to agree to a pair of antitrust settlements totaling US$1.6 million.
Fertility clinics Reproductive Medicine Associates of...
DOJ Issues Statement On The Vertical Merger Guidelines
Acting Assistant Attorney General Richard A. Powers of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division issued the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted...
FTC Votes 3-2 To Rescind Vertical Merger Guidelines
As expected, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has voted to "withdraw" its "flawed" vertical merger guidelines, which were issued jointly by the FTC and...
US FTC Hints At Tougher Stance On Big Tech Small Mergers
US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff presented data on Wednesday, September 15, on small acquisitions by five big technology companies, and the agency scrapped...
