Tag: Antitrust

France's antitrust authority will issue a decision following an investigation into Google's advertising business on June 7, a spokesman for the watchdog announced on...

By Erin Fischer (University of Pennsylvania) Private merger enforcement is a minefield: there is considerable potential downside for industry because in many cases, the motives...

Brazilian beef producer Marfrig Global Foods has formally asked Brazilian antitrust watchdog CADE to approve its purchase of almost a quarter of BRF’s outstanding...

Chinese food-delivery giant Meituan’s shares jumped more than 10% after ChEO Wang Xing unveiled better-than-expected financial results and detailed plans to address government concerns...

By Tom Hebert, The Hill The Democratic Party is attempting to weaponize antitrust law to reshape the economy and punish successful American companies for political...

The Chinese community group-buying app Nice Tuan, backed by the ecommerce giant Alibaba, was handed a 1.5 million yuan (US$235,000) fine by China’s market...

By Marianela Lopez-Galdos, Project-Disco The fact that McDonald’s maintains an extensive advertising campaign doesn’t make its burgers the best, despite their popularity.  A similar pattern...

Thomas Leary, former member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the Bill Clinton administration, passed away on May 21st. A Princeton (Economics) and Harvard...

A company offering volunteer travel to young people has refused to refund some trips cancelled by the coronavirus pandemic, customers claim.  The BBC has learned...

The top two lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on Thursday, May 27, announced a set of three hearings scheduled for the...