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.

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In China And US, Differing Approaches To Antitrust And Tech Firms’ Market Power 
In China And US, Differing Approaches To Antitrust And Tech Firms’ Market Power 
January 22, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

For Big Tech, and for FinTechs, the regulatory landscape is shifting — and the barrage of new rules and regulations comes from all sides. Get...

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Ant Group’s Value Could Be Cut Further Due To China’s Antitrust Concerns
Ant Group’s Value Could Be Cut Further Due To China’s Antitrust Concerns
January 21, 2021  |  International

Chinse billionaire Jack Ma keeps getting hit with setbacks. It all started in November when the Shanghai Stock Exchange acted to delay his Ant Group’s...

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Amazon Cries Foul In Lawsuit Filed By European Union Regulators
Amazon Cries Foul In Lawsuit Filed By European Union Regulators
January 20, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the European Union, accusing the EU’s competition watchdog of granting Italian antitrust officials leeway, according to Reuters on Wednesday...

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Chinese Regulators Propose New Antitrust Rules For Payments Sector
Chinese Regulators Propose New Antitrust Rules For Payments Sector
January 20, 2021  |  Regulation

The Chinese government is preparing to crack down on what it views as antitrust behavior in the payments sector by tech giants such as Ant...

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Two Obama Officials Are Frontrunners For Biden’s Top Antitrust Job
Two Obama Officials Are Frontrunners For Biden’s Top Antitrust Job
January 17, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

President-elect Joe Biden is looking at two ex-President Barack Obama officials to run the top antitrust job at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Reuters...

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Play Store Has State AGs Exploring Third Google Lawsuit
Play Store Has State AGs Exploring Third Google Lawsuit
January 15, 2021  |  Google

Alphabet-owned Google could be hit by a third lawsuit by state attorneys general, this time over its management of the Play Store, Reuters reported on...

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Epic Doubles Down On Legal Battle With Apple
Epic Doubles Down On Legal Battle With Apple
January 14, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The dispute between Epic Games and Apple is deepening, Bloomberg said Thursday (Jan. 14), as Epic decries the removal of its popular Fortnite game from...

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Today In Payments: CT AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business; Petco’s $864 Million IPO Beats Forecasts
Today In Payments: CT AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business; Petco’s $864 Million...
January 14, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Connecticut’s Attorney General has opened an antitrust probe into Amazon’s eBook business, and Petco beat expectations in its IPO. Plus, Grab...

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Connecticut AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business
Connecticut AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business
January 14, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is launching an antitrust probe into how Amazon runs its eBook business, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday...

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