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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Automakers Worry That Qualcomm Appeal Could Boost Cost Of 5G Cars
Automakers Worry That Qualcomm Appeal Could Boost Cost Of 5G Cars
December 01, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

If microchip supplier Qualcomm wins its case on appeal, the cost of connected cars using 5G technology will skyrocket, automakers and suppliers said in court...

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Brazil Regulator Dismisses Itau Unibanco’s Appeal In Antitrust Case
Brazil Regulator Dismisses Itau Unibanco’s Appeal In Antitrust Case
November 28, 2019  |  Legal

Itau Unibanco Holding, Brazil’s largest lender, lost its appeal related to an antitrust case. Earlier this year, Itau announced it would prepay small- and mid-sized...

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Privacy Advocates Fear Google Will Mine Fitbit’s Health Data
Privacy Advocates Fear Google Will Mine Fitbit’s Health Data
November 22, 2019  |  Google

Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit deal is sparking privacy concerns that the search giant will mine the health data of the 27 million people who use...

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Amazon Says It Uses Third-Party Seller Data To Boost Business
Amazon Says It Uses Third-Party Seller Data To Boost Business
November 19, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon, in a newly released document by the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, said it uses “aggregated data” from sellers who use its platform...

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Will 2019’s Tech Stock Rise Be Undone In 2020 By Regulators’ Probes?
Will 2019’s Tech Stock Rise Be Undone In 2020 By Regulators’ Probes?
November 19, 2019  |  Investments

How do you value a company if you don’t know what the company will look like? It seems a fair question to ask of the...

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Investigations Of Big Tech Look Set To Multiply Across DOJ, FTC
Investigations Of Big Tech Look Set To Multiply Across DOJ, FTC
November 19, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

For Big Tech: More investigations, and broader ones, too. On a number of fronts. News comes, as reported by The New York Times Monday (Nov....

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DOJ Seeks To End Ban Of Hollywood Studios Buying Theaters
DOJ Seeks To End Ban Of Hollywood Studios Buying Theaters
November 19, 2019  |  Regulation

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will request the end of a ban that prohibits Hollywood studios from owning movie theaters. The 70-year-old antitrust settlement,...

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FTC Chair Hints At Multiple Big Tech Probes In Progress
FTC Chair Hints At Multiple Big Tech Probes In Progress
November 18, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Chairman Joe Simons of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Monday (Nov. 18) that there were multiple ongoing investigations into Big Tech companies like...

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Snap CEO Addresses Pressure On Big Tech
Snap CEO Addresses Pressure On Big Tech
November 18, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

As politicians and regulators up their pressure on so-called Big Tech in the U.S., it can be difficult to see where all that effort will...

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