Anti Trust

The Justice Department Jumps Into Amazon's Pocket

William Petrocelli | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Authors, Anti-Trust, Predatory Pricing, Books, Ebooks, Doj Publishers Lawsuit, Amazon Monopoly, Publishers, Amazon Kindle, Apple Ebook, Books News

Sometimes the DOJ goes after companies that have done nothing wrong, but more often it lets big-time antitrust violators get away with murder. In a recent case -- one that has roiled the publishing industry -- the DOJ has managed to do both.

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A Real-World Collegiate Model

Richard M. Southall | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Anti-Trust, NCAA College Basketball, College Football, College Sports, College Basketball, College Athletics Model, College Athletes Pay, Sports News

What is needed is a non-Euclidean collegiate model, in which NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and men's Division-I college basketball players would be recognized as employees, while other college athletes retained their "amateur" status.

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Deutsche Boerse, NYSE Euronext Extend Merger Deadline Through March 31

Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Anti-Trust, European Commission, Anti-Trust Laws, Monopoly, Deutsche Boerse, Merger, Sec, Securities and Exchange Commission, Europe, Exchange Operator, NYSE Euronext, Mergers, Video, Business News

(LUKE JEFFS, Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext have extended the deadline for completion of their planned merger to March 31 next year ...

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Class-Action Dairy Lawsuit Gets Bigger

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Anti-Trust, Law, Animal Cruelty, Dairy, Milk, Lawsuit, Virginia, Dc, Video, Cows, Cooperatives Working Together, Price Fixing, Farmers, D.C., Compassion Over Killing, Maryland, DC News

WASHINGTON -- A class-action lawsuit filed against dairy industry groups for macabre practices that may violate federal antitrust laws is getting bigg...

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For AT&T Merger, Facts Trump Politics

Craig Aaron | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Anti-Trust, T-Mobile, AT&T, Justice Department, Mergers, Technology News

In today's Washington, corporations too often dictate policy. But what's good for AT&T isn't good for the rest of us. With the DOJ decision, we see it's possible to challenge the most powerful corporations and make policy that actually serves the public interest.

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One Click Away? Maybe and Maybe Not

Eric K. Clemons | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Anti-Trust, Google, Search Engines, Sherman Act, Technology News

Google's first line of defense against complaints of monopoly power is its claim that choice is "only one click away."

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Twitter Reportedly Under Federal Investigation

Business Insider | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Federal Investigation, Anti-Trust, Twitter, Ftc, Biz Stone, Developers, Feds, Tweetdeck, Investigation, Third Party Developers, Technology News

The Federal Trade Commission is actively investigating Twitter and the way it deals with the companies building applications and services for its plat...

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EU Announces Huge Fines For Laundry Cartel

AP | By GABRIELE STEINHAUSER | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: Anti-Trust, Price-Fixing, Proctor & Gamble, Laundry Cartel, Unilever, EU Fines, Eu, Business News

BRUSSELS -- European Union regulators on Wednesday fined consumer products companies Procter & Gamble and Unilever a total of euro315.2 million ($456 ...

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21 Airlines Fined For Price Fixing

AP | ALICIA A. CALDWELL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Virgin Atlantic, Air France, British Airways, Korean Air, Travel, Lufthansa, Airline Price Fixing, Business, Airline Prices, Justice Department, Anti-Trust, US News, Klm, Travel News

WASHINGTON — When the airline industry took a nose dive a decade ago, executives at global carriers scrambled to find a quick fix to avoid finan...

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The Next 7 American Monopolies

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Credit Scores, Netflix, Monopoly INdex, Anti Trust, American Monpolies, Sirius Radio, Business News

Few companies have a true monopoly in any market. More common are "virtual monopolies" or "near-monopolies" that exist due to geography or brand reco...

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Another Reason to Break up Big Wall Street Banks

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Trust, Economic Recovery, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street Banks, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan Chase, General Motors, Corporate Finance, Steven Pearlstein, Wall Street Competition, Business News

Firms don't engage in price competition because they have a "gentlemen's agreement. If one of them starts undercutting the other they will drive down fees, and all of them see less money. The only way to end this is government action.

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Lollapalooza Reportedly Under Anti-Trust Investigation By Illinois Attorney General

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Trust, Lollapalooza, Lollapalooza Anti-Trust, Lollapalooza Chicago, Lisa Madigan, Lollapalooza 2010, Chicago, Chicago News

Reports have surfaced that Illinois' attorney general may be investigating Lollapalooza for anti-trust violations, based on the restrictive contracts ...

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Morgan Stanley Downplays Wal-Mart's "Bite"

Al Norman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Trust, Safeway, Morgan Stanley Real Estate, Supervalu, Kroger, Wal-Mart, China, Business News

Why did Morgan Stanley decide to low-key Wal-Mart's impact on its rivals? Could it be that Morgan Stanley's comments were not helpful to it's partner Wal-Mart's stock? When do the anti-trust discussions begin?

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F.T.C. Looks Into Amazon-Google Ties, Causing Amazon Boardmember Doerr To Step Down

The New York Times | MIGUEL HELFT and BRAD STONE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Doerr, Apple, F.T.C., Amazon Google, Ebooks, Books, Federal Trade Commission, Anti-Trust, Amazon, Booksellers, Google, Books News

But people with direct knowledge of the matter now say Mr. Doerr's decision was prompted by a Federal Trade Commission inquiry into the close ties bet...

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House Votes Overwhelmingly to Abolish Insurance Industry Anti-Trust Exemption: Republicans Weep

Howie Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Anti-Trust, Paul Ryan, Tom Periello, Politics News

At noon yesterday the House voted on H Res 1098 which allowed for consideration of the bill to end the exception from anti-trust laws that health insurance companies have been enjoying.

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Financial Times: If Obama Trust-Busted The Banks

ft.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Trust, Economy, President Obama, American Bankers, Anti-Trust Laws, Economic Crisis, Business News, Banks, Financial Crisis, Obama, Financial TImes, Obama Banks, Obama Anti-Trust Banks, Obama Trust Banks, Business News

America's top bankers ought not to lose too much sleep over the planned levy on US financial institutions. What should keep them up at night is what e...

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Too Big to Block? Why Obama Must Stop the Comcast-NBC Merger

Josh Silver | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Trust, Comcast-NBC Merger, NBC Universal, Msnbc, Comcast Merger, Obama Antitrust, NBC Merger, Antitrust, Mergers, Media News

If President Obama really wants to change the system that green-lighted the bailout of "too big to fail" banks, he will have to overhaul federal antitrust laws so that they actually protect the greater good.

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What Repealing the Insurer Anti-Trust Exemption Would Do

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Trust, Health Care Reform, South-Park-Insurance-Companies, Health Care, Health Insurance, Harry Reid, Congrss, Anti-Trust Exemption, Chuck Schumer, Politics News

Price fixing and deal making is absolutely illegal in other businesses, but in the insurance industry, because of an anti-trust exemption, customers are duped without repercussions.

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Intel Faces Antitrust Lawsuit From FTC

AP | JORDAN ROBERTSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Trust, Dell, Advanced Micro Devices, Ftc, Antitrust, Federal Trade Commission, Hewlett-Packard, Ibm, Computer-Chips, Intel, Cpu, Business News

SAN FRANCISCO — The Federal Trade Commission piled on new antitrust charges against Intel Corp. on Wednesday, seeking to end what it described a...

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Obama Threatens Insurers' Anti-Trust Exemption

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Transparency, Anti-Trust, Congress, Obama Health Insurance Reform, Health Care Debate, Health Insurance Companies, Health Insurers, Health Care Reform, Insurance Companies, Health Care, Obama Weekly Radio Address, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News

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Tearing Down the Barriers to Competition

Rep. Diana DeGette | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Trust, Competition, John Conyers, Public Option, Health Care Costs, Cost-Effectiveness, President Obama, Diana-Degette, Diana DeGette, Health Care, Denver News

Potentially egregious anti-trust violations in the insurance industry should not be permitted, and the government should be given the power to protect the public from harmful behavior that drives up prices.

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Business Council Honors Vale CEO for Clipping Workers, Wacking Towns

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

A business group is honoring Roger Agnelli, the CEO of Vale, one of the largest mining companies in the world, which, coincidentally, is in the midst of its longest ever labor dispute.

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A Call For a Bipartisan National Campaign to Overturn Insurance Companies' Exemption From Anti-Trust Laws

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 05.25.2011

We need a broad coalition to immediately repeal the insurance industry's exemption from complying with Federal anti-trust laws.

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House Vote On Insurance Industry Anti-Trust Exemption Coming

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Trust, John Conyers, Congress, Health Care Debate, Senate Judiciary Committee, Health Insurers, Insurance Companies, Obama Weekly Radio Address, Transparency, Politics News, Obama Health Insurance Reform, Health Insurance Companies, Nancy Pelosi, Health Care Reform, Harry Reid, Health Care, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News

The battle against the health insurance industry is steadily intensifying. House Democrats have formally scheduled a vote to revoke the industry's che...

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Message to Obama: Bust-up the Agribusiness Trusts

Paula Crossfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anti-Trust, Gmos, Trust-Busting, Factory Farms, Agribusiness, Food Safety, Barack Obama, Monsanto, Green News

Cargill, ADM, Monsanto, Tyson and Smithfield are probably breaking the law, and that law needs to be enforced.

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