Tag: US
Russia Increases Pressure On Foreign Tech Firms
Russia on Thursday, September 16, threatened US social media firms with sizable fines if they fail to delete content Moscow deems illegal and demanded...
Antitrust Suit Against Beef Packers Moves Forward
America’s largest beef packers, JBS, Tyson, Cargill, and National Beef Packing, must face antitrust litigation over an alleged industry wide scheme to widen the...
US Fertility Clinic Reaches Antitrust Settlement
A fertility clinic is among four such practices to agree to a pair of antitrust settlements totaling US$1.6 million.
Fertility clinics Reproductive Medicine Associates of...
DOJ Issues Statement On The Vertical Merger Guidelines
Acting Assistant Attorney General Richard A. Powers of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division issued the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted...
FTC Votes 3-2 To Rescind Vertical Merger Guidelines
As expected, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has voted to "withdraw" its "flawed" vertical merger guidelines, which were issued jointly by the FTC and...
US FTC Hints At Tougher Stance On Big Tech Small Mergers
US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff presented data on Wednesday, September 15, on small acquisitions by five big technology companies, and the agency scrapped...
US Judge Rules Apple Can Not Force Developers To Use In-App...
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers handed down a decision in a closely-watched trial between Apple and Epic Games on Friday, reported CNBC.
Rogers issued an injunction that...
Republicans Are Concerned Over US Approval Of Huawei Auto Chips Deal
A group of 13 Republican lawmakers on Thursday, September 9, raised concerns about US approval for Huawei to buy chips for its growing auto...
FTC Announces Agenda For Next Meeting, Focusing On Big Tech Acquisitions
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hold its next open meeting on September 15 to hear staff findings on deals that Big Tech firms...
PayPal To Acquire Japan’s Paidy For $2.7B
U.S. payments giant PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL.O) said it would acquire Japanese buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Paidy in a $2.7 billion largely cash deal,...