Tag: Antitrust probe
Senators Question Bezos On Amazon’s Activists Fired As Antitrust Probe Looms
Nine Senate Democrats asked Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to explain the rationale for firing four employees who spoke out about the company’s workplace safety...
Spotify CEO Wants Apple To Open Up After Antitrust Probe
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said he expects Apple to further open up its platform a year after the Stockholm-based music streaming company filed an...
Congress Wants Jeff Bezos To Testify In Amazon Antitrust Probe
Seven US Congress members have called on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to testify as part of a House of Representatives antitrust probe into Amazon...
Indian Traders Ask Court To Restart Amazon, Flipkart Antitrust Probe
An Indian retail group has asked a court to allow the restart of an antitrust investigation into Amazon and a Walmart unit that is...
EU Launches Antitrust Probe Into Italy Loan to Alitalia
The European Union’s antitrust watchdog announced Friday, February 28, that it has launched an investigation into a loan of €400 million (US$440 million) from...
Agriculture Companies To Cooperate In Canadian Antitrust Probe
Major agriculture companies announced on Thursday, February 6, they would cooperate with a Canadian Competition Bureau antitrust probe sparked by allegations that certain businesses...
Bulgaria Considers Re-Opening Gazprom Antitrust Probe
Because of Bulgaria’s discontent, Gazprom risks re-opening the antitrust case the European Commission had led against the Russian gas export monopoly over suspected abuse...
DOJ Asks Schwab, TD For More Info In Antitrust Probe
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is conducting a second review of the US$26 billion planned deal for Charles Schwab to acquire TD Ameritrade,...
US: FTC expands scope of Amazon antitrust probe to clouds
US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has broadened its scrutiny of Amazon beyond its retail operations to include its cloud-computing business, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday,...
US: Four car companies to meet with DOJ over CA emission...
According to the Wall Street Journal, four car makers facing a federal antitrust probe for their auto emissions deal with California will meet with...
