Amazon Wins Dismissal of D.C. Antitrust Lawsuit Over Pricing
WASHINGTON—Amazon.com Inc. won dismissal on Friday of an antitrust lawsuit brought against it by the District of Columbia, which had...
Anti-Competition Issues
Amazon Closes Deal to Acquire MGM
The move comes after Amazon certified to the FTC that it had provided all the information requested by antitrust investigators...
Google-Facebook Ad Deal Is Investigated by EU, U.K.
The European Union and the U.K. opened formal antitrust investigations into whether Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG -0.88% Google and Facebook FB...
Chicken Industry Officials Prepare for Retrial in Price-Fixing Case
Executives who worked for some of the biggest U.S. chicken producers are set to stand trial for a second time...
Frontier to Buy Spirit Airlines in Cash-and-Stock Deal
Ultralow-cost airlines, designed around cutting costs and fares by offering a more basic flying experience, have upended the airline industry...
Senate Panel Approves Antitrust Bill Restricting Big Tech Platforms
WASHINGTON—A Senate panel approved antitrust legislation forbidding the largest tech platforms from favoring their own products and services over competitors’,...
FTC Challenges Nvidia’s $40 Billion Deal for Arm Holdings
WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block U.S. chip supplier Nvidia Corp.’s proposed landmark takeover of semiconductor-design specialist...
Google Charges More Than Twice Its Rivals in Ad Deals, Unredacted Suit Says
Google takes a cut of 22% to 42% of U.S. ad spending that goes through its systems, according to a...
Kansas City Southern Deal to Get Regulatory Ruling by End of August
Federal railroad regulators said they plan to issue a key ruling by the end of the month that would potentially...
China’s Tech Regulator Orders Companies to Fix Anticompetitive, Security Issues
China’s main technology-sector regulator ordered the country’s internet giants to fix certain anticompetitive practices and data security threats, building on...
Aon, Willis Towers Scrap $30 Billion Merger Amid Antitrust Impasse
Aon PLC and Willis Towers Watson PLC abandoned a more than $30 billion tie-up to create the world’s largest insurance...
Biden Competition Order Targets Hospital Mergers, Surprise Medical Bills
The White House call for revised enforcement guidelines to promote hospital competition will likely amplify federal scrutiny of hospital mergers,...
The Antitrust Case Against Google: It’s Becoming Too Much Like Apple
Google has adopted rules similar to ones that Apple Inc. requires for its software that powers smartphones and distributes apps...
States Target Google Play Store Practices in Antitrust Suit
Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Wednesday, alleging that the...
