June 14, 2012
Deutsche Bahn’s electricity pricing probed as possible abuse of dominance
The European Commission has opened formal antitrust proceedings against Deutsche Bahn. The Commission seeks to determine if the railway’s discounts offered for traction current in Germany lead to higher prices...
May 10, 2012
Railways fined $5.6 million for price-fixing, market allocation
Hungary’s Competition Office (GVH) has fined three railways HUF 1.25 billion (approximately $5.6 million) for cartel activity. State-owned railway MAV, regional railway company GYSEV, and Rail Cargo Hungaria colluded to...
March 29, 2012
FTC argues against proposed antitrust exemption for independent community pharmacies...
The Federal Trade Commission testified on a proposed antitrust exemption for independent pharmacies before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet. H.R. 1946, “Preserving...
March 12, 2012
CNC studies competition in the railway freight transportation sector
The CNC’s Competition Advocacy Division has begun a study of competition in the railway freight transportation market in Spain. A preliminary investigation finds that there is little competition in this...
September 21, 2011
September Blog o’ Blogs
September Blog o’ Blogs We start with two debates: Becker & Posner on markets and Forbes & Foer on the AT&T merger. We move on to take a fresh look...
May 25, 2011
Re-Routing the Exclusivity and Routing Provisions of the Durbin Amendment*
Late last year, the Federal Reserve issued a proposed rule that imposes on every bank and credit union an obligation that is virtually unheard of outside of the context of...
April 16, 2010
More Than Money
Published in 1888, Bellamy’s book about achieving a utopian society was a huge best seller in its time. “Perhaps you would like to see what our...
April 16, 2010
From Seashells to Electrons
“The use of coin, which has been handed down to us from remote antiquity, has powerfully aided the progress of commercial organization, as the art of making glass...
September 15, 2009
Competition Come Full Circle? Pending Legislation to Repeal the U.S....
This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Chris Sagers, Sep 15, 2009 The single oldest and probably most convoluted story in American antitrust is its...