Kroger, Albertsons CEOs Defend Grocery Merger at Senate Hearing
The companies’ CEOs are likely to face questions on how the proposed $20 billion deal would affect competition and shoppers....
Anti-Competition Issues
Taylor Swift Concert-Ticket Mess Draws Scrutiny for Live Nation and Ticketmaster
Legal experts question whether unwinding the 2010 merger would address the problems raised by lawmakers and fans. Source link
Apple, Fortnite Battle Moves Before Appeals Court Over App Store Monopoly Claims
Three judges are hearing the high-profile case that now includes the Justice Department and could determine the fate of the...
Penguin Random House Blocked From Acquiring Rival Publisher Simon & Schuster
A federal judge ruled in favor of the Justice Department’s antitrust challenge to the planned $2 billion merger. Source link
FTC Probes Market Power of One of Country’s Biggest Anesthesia Providers
WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission is investigating one of the country’s largest anesthesiology providers, U.S. Anesthesia Partners, over whether it has...
Judge Rejects Antitrust Challenge to UnitedHealth Acquisition
WASHINGTON—A federal judge Monday ruled against a Justice Department antitrust challenge to UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s $13 billion acquisition of health-technology...
Microsoft’s Activision Deal Draws Further Scrutiny From U.K. Watchdog
The U.K.’s competition regulator said it would escalate its investigation into whether Microsoft Corp.’s MSFT 0.09% planned acquisition of Activision...
Google Loses Most of Appeal of EU Android Decision
BRUSSELS— Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG -5.86% Google lost most of its appeal to overturn the largest antitrust fine it has so...
Illumina-Grail Deal Blocked by EU’s Antitrust Regulator
BRUSSELS—The European Union blocked Illumina Inc.’s acquisition of Grail Inc., just days after the American life-sciences company won its case...
Illumina Wins Case Against FTC on Grail Acquisition
An administrative law judge has ruled in favor of Illumina Inc. ILMN -2.10% in its $7.1 billion acquisition of cancer-testing...
Federal Trade Commission Drops Mark Zuckerberg From Antitrust Lawsuit
Meta Platforms had asked the Federal Trade Commission to remove Mark Zuckerberg from a lawsuit filed to block it from...
Trial Begins in Justice Department’s Bid to Block Book Publishing Merger
WASHINGTON—Trial proceedings kicked off in the Justice Department’s antitrust challenge to Penguin Random House’s planned acquisition of rival publisher Simon...
JetBlue Agrees to Buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 Billion After Frontier Deal Dies
JetBlue will pay $33.50 in cash for each share of Spirit, including a prepayment of $2.50 a share payable once...
WSJ News Exclusive | Amazon Has Been Slashing Private-Label Selection Amid Weak Sales
Amazon.com Inc. AMZN 0.21% has started drastically reducing the number of items it sells under its own brands, and the...
Justice Department Fails for Third Time to Convict Chicken Executives in Price-Fixing Trial
Federal prosecutors failed for a third time to convict five chicken-company officials of allegedly conspiring to fix prices, dealing a...
The Billionaire Funding a Battle Against Hospital Monopolies
John Arnold antagonized public-employee unions and pharmaceutical firms with campaigns to reform government-funded pensions and bring down high drug prices....
Spirit Airlines Board Urges Shareholders to Reject JetBlue Offer
Spirit’s board said the unsolicited offer from JetBlue isn’t in the carrier’s best interest. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Updated May...
First Criminal Trials Over Wage-Fixing, Hiring Practices End in Loss for Justice Department
Juries in Texas and Colorado this week turned back the Justice Department’s efforts to prosecute corporate defendants accused of colluding...
How Microsoft Became Washington’s Favorite Tech Giant
When a congressional committee was preparing to publicly interrogate the CEOs of four tech giants in 2020, Microsoft Corp. President...
Price-Fixing Case Against Chicken Company Officials Ends in Mistrial, Again
The U.S. Department of Justice’s effort to prosecute alleged price fixing in the poultry industry suffered a major setback after...
