Antitrust

In the United States, antitrust law is a collection of federal and state government laws that regulate the conduct and organization of business corporations and are generally intended to promote competition and prevent monopolies.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Online Platforms: Why Consumers Rule And Regulators Don’t
Online Platforms: Why Consumers Rule And Regulators Don’t
August 20, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

A few weeks from now will mark the 72nd anniversary of a federal court decision that found grocery store chain The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea...

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European Commission Fines Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips, Pioneer
European Commission Fines Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips, Pioneer
July 24, 2018  |  ANTITRUST

The European Commission announced on Tuesday (July 24) that it fined, in four separate decisions, consumer electronics manufacturers Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips and Pioneer...

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Mobile Growth Leads To 24 Percent Ad Revenue Increase For Alphabet
Mobile Growth Leads To 24 Percent Ad Revenue Increase For Alphabet
July 24, 2018  |  Google

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, posted financial results Monday (July 23) that beat analyst expectations, and included a 26 percent year-over-year revenue increase to...

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Winning, Losing And Playing Catch-Up
Winning, Losing And Playing Catch-Up
July 23, 2018  |  Data Dive

While the world loves to pick winners and losers – and will occasionally turn things into horse races that possibly shouldn’t be – it is...

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President Trump Launches Fresh Round Of Attacks On Amazon
President Trump Launches Fresh Round Of Attacks On Amazon
July 23, 2018  |  Amazon

President Donald Trump is once again outraged at Amazon, and is once again complaining that the eCommerce giant is using the U.S. Postal Service as...

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President Trump Not Happy With EU Fine On Google
President Trump Not Happy With EU Fine On Google
July 19, 2018  |  Google

President Donald Trump is coming to the defense of Google after the European Union hit the Internet search giant with a $5 billion fine over...

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FTC To Look Closely At EU’s $5B Google Fine
FTC To Look Closely At EU’s $5B Google Fine
July 19, 2018  |  Google

The Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons told lawmakers Wednesday (July 18) that he will look at the European Union’s move to fine Google $5...

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Five At Five: The Implications Of Google’s $5 Billion Fine
Five At Five: The Implications Of Google’s $5 Billion Fine
July 18, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Coverage includes a deeper look at Google’s high-cost headache in...

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Google And The $5B EU Android Fine – And Its Implications
Google And The $5B EU Android Fine – And Its Implications
July 18, 2018  |  Google

The fine, finally. Tongue in cheek as that sentiment may be, the EU fine levied over Android and dominance of that operating system has been...

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