December 05, 2012
U.S.: Reports say Twitter wants case brought by PeopleBrowsr to...
According to PeopleBrowsr, the social analytics company who filed a restraining order against Twitter to maintain access to Twitter’s fire hose of information aggregated of its more than 500 million...
December 05, 2012
U.S.: Study implies CA gas price spikes were due to...
Reports are saying that documented spikes in gas prices in May and October of this year may have possibly been the result of price manipulation and not simply due to...
December 04, 2012
Pakistan: CCP cautious about pursuing natural gas inquiry
According to reports, the Competition Commission of Pakistan is looking into whether to pursue a case against the compressed natural gas association. The idea was initially sparked from concerns over...
November 30, 2012
Netherlands: Fox lands control over soccer match broadcasts
The Netherlands Competition Authority has approved for Fox International Channels to buy the company that holds the broadcasting rights for Eredivisie, the top division of the nation’s soccer teams. The...
November 30, 2012
Brazil: CADE wants execs punished for refrigeration cartel
In a press release offered to CPI, CADE has announced the antitrust body has suggested punishments for executives involved in the cartel within the refrigeration market. Three executives in the...
November 30, 2012
Countervailing power and input pricing: When is a waterbed effect...
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Stephen P. King (Department of Economics Monash University) asks Countervailing power and input pricing: When is a waterbed effect likely? ABSTRACT: A downstream firm with...
November 28, 2012
U.S.: Google CEO/FTC meeting raises more questions than answers
According to reports, Google’s CEO Larry Page met with the Federal Trade Commission in Washington on Tuesday in efforts to prevent the charges against Google. The FTC has been investigating...
November 28, 2012
Lessons from LIBOR for Detection and Deterrence of Cartel Wrongdoing
Rosa Abrantes-Metz, Daniel Sokol, Nov 28, 2012 In late June 2012, Barclays entered a $453 million settlement with U.K. and U.S. regulators due to its manipulation of the London Interbank...
November 26, 2012
UAE Exchange And Western Union Partner In Morocco
Remittance and foreign exchange provider UAE Exchange has partnered with money transfer giant Western Union to extend joint operations in Morocco. UAE Exchange is already a leading agent for Western...