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)

Google Hit With $5.1B EU Android Fine
Google Hit With $5.1B EU Android Fine
July 18, 2018  |  Google

Alphabet’s Google was slapped with a $5.1 billion antitrust fine from the European Union over what the EU calls an abuse of the Android operating system....

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At The Grocer, Consumers Sizzle At Self-Checkout
At The Grocer, Consumers Sizzle At Self-Checkout
July 13, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle Self-checkout: Check yourself, as the song says. And in retail, the checking yourself is literal and increasing. As many as 70 percent of shoppers have used...

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Broadcom Isn’t Selling Its CA Acquisition Too Well
Broadcom Isn’t Selling Its CA Acquisition Too Well
July 12, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

It’s one thing to make a decision. It’s quite another to make other people — especially those with significant control over money — understand it....

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Antitrust Chief: Tech Dealmaking Spawns ‘Great Efficiencies’
Antitrust Chief: Tech Dealmaking Spawns ‘Great Efficiencies’
July 12, 2018  |  ANTITRUST

Is a green light flashing for dealmaking in tech land, allowing large firms to easily snatch up smaller ones? There’s a verbal assent in place,...

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Supreme Court: Amex Anti-Steering Does Not Run Afoul Of Antitrust Law
Supreme Court: Amex Anti-Steering Does Not Run Afoul Of Antitrust Law
June 25, 2018  |  Legal

And so, the two-sided market lives on. In a ruling Monday morning (June 25), the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that American Express,...

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In Wake of Antitrust Case, Google Search Revamp Efforts Bear Fruit For Rivals
In Wake of Antitrust Case, Google Search Revamp Efforts Bear Fruit For Rivals
June 19, 2018  |  Google

Google’s efforts to comply with a European Union (EU) ruling, to “level “ the competitive playing field, seem to be gaining traction, according to some...

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Sizzle Fizzle: Last Mile Sizzles, Banks Fizzle And Snapchat Splits The Difference
Sizzle Fizzle: Last Mile Sizzles, Banks Fizzle And Snapchat Splits The Difference
June 09, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Snapchat’s Sizzly Fizzle, or Fizzly Sizzle  Usually in this column the sizzles and the fizzles are pretty distinct. But every so often there’s a player...

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Five At Five: Facebook Adds To Its Marketplace
Five At Five: Facebook Adds To Its Marketplace
May 23, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at payments and commerce news you might have missed. Today’s stories focus on Facebook’s enhanced Marketplace and...

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Yelp Renews Antitrust Complaint Against Google
Yelp Renews Antitrust Complaint Against Google
May 23, 2018  |  Google

Yelp announced that it has renewed a European antitrust complaint against Google. The online reviews company filed a similar complaint in 2014, stating that Google’s local...

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