I expect a check will be coming any day now. Because if you can't trust an anti-trust lawsuit who can you trust?
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission on Friday voted to approve Universal Music Group's controversial acquisition of EMI with no strings attach...
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission plans to vote on the controversial merger between Universal Music and EMI on Friday, and is currently expec...
WASHINGTON -- Today, music lovers have more ways than ever before to access their favorite songs and discover artists they've never heard of. Can't li...
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.
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.
(LUKE JEFFS, Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext have extended the deadline for completion of their planned merger to March 31 next year ...
WASHINGTON -- A class-action lawsuit filed against dairy industry groups for macabre practices that may violate federal antitrust laws is getting bigg...
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.
Google's first line of defense against complaints of monopoly power is its claim that choice is "only one click away."
The Federal Trade Commission is actively investigating Twitter and the way it deals with the companies building applications and services for its plat...
BRUSSELS -- European Union regulators on Wednesday fined consumer products companies Procter & Gamble and Unilever a total of euro315.2 million ($456 ...
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...
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...
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.
Reports have surfaced that Illinois' attorney general may be investigating Lollapalooza for anti-trust violations, based on the restrictive contracts ...
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?
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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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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.
