Tag: Antitrust probe
US Chicken Mega Merger Moves Forward Despite Probes
A mega-merger between two of the country’s largest poultry processing companies is underway even as the Biden administration attempts to clamp down on antitrust...
Indonesia Probes Data Breaches At State-Owned Firms
Indonesia is investigating alleged personal data breaches at state-owned telecoms firm PT Telkom Indonesia's internet service IndiHome and state utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara,...
Republican Senators Ask DOJ To Probe Competition In Higher Education
Following the lawsuit, US Senators Marco Rubio and Mike Lee urged US Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the DOJ Jonathan Kanter to investigate...
UK Watchdog Closes Housebuilder Barratt Probe
The UK markets authority has closed a three-year investigation into alleged mis-selling of leasehold properties by housebuilder Barratt Developments.
The Competition and Markets Authority said...
South Korea Probes App Store Giants Over In-App Payments
South Korea's telecommunications regulator said on Tuesday it plans to launch an investigation into app store operators such as Apple, Alphabet's Google and One...
UK Probes Viasat’s $7.3 Billion Inmarsat Deal
The deal would create one of the world’s largest satellite broadband providers and could harm market competition. Back in November 2021, US satellite operator...
UK Committee To Probe New Legislation To Deal With Crypto
The United Kingdom’s Crypto and Digital Assets All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has unveiled the details of an inquiry into the British cryptocurrency and digital assets...
Australia Drops Antitrust Probe Into Against Citigroup & Deutsche Bank
Australia is withdrawing an antitrust lawsuit against Deutsche Bank and Citigroup over a €1.6 billion share offer. One of Australia’s biggest economic cases came...
UK To Probe 3 Retailers For Making Misleading Sustainability Claims
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching an investigation into three fashion retailers for making misleading claims about their sustainability practices, according to a...
EU Ups Apple Probe With New Evidence
EU antitrust regulators are set to beef up an investigation into Apple, triggered by Spotify, with new evidence but not new charges, in the...
