Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a competition regulator in the U.K., said his fellow regulators have been too soft on digital mergers, and consumers have suffered as a result, according to the Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Rent-to-own (RTO) companies Rent-A-Center, Buddy’s and Aaron’s have all settled a case with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging they made reciprocal non-competition deals with each other that violated federal antitrust law and created an environment that limited choices for consumers, according to an FTC...
Google protested that a $2.6 billion EU fine was too high during the last day of a three-day court case regarding alleged antitrust behavior, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Amazon has been pulled into an ongoing court battle between Google and European Union competition regulators over a $2.6 billion fine involving alleged anti-competitive behavior by the search engine, according to a report Wednesday (Feb. 13) by Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
A European judge has hampered Google’s fight against a $2.6 billion fine, saying the company committed a “clear infraction” by putting its own price-comparison services above others in its search listings, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Alphabet’s Google told Europe’s second-highest court on Wednesday (Feb. 12) that antitrust regulators had no legal grounds to levy a €2.4-billion ($2.6 billion) fine against the company, according to a report from Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation into the biggest five tech companies in the U.S. has expanded with a new inquiry about acquisitions, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
More than 30 competitors in the travel holiday rental industry are accusing Google of promoting its own services over theirs, and one of them has submitted an official complaint to the European Commission, according to a report by the Financial Times. Get the Full Story...
Amazon has fired back in court over antitrust allegations in India, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...
