Antitrust

A court ruled on Aug. 5 that the company has a monopoly in online search. A break up could be one of several ways forward, though it’s a pretty uncommon one.

The two companies' market dominance, and their anti-competitive playbooks, have similarities.

DuPont said it will split into three companies focused on water, electronics and chemicals. Investors and antitrust officials may be watching.

Washington state is suing to block the supermarket deal and the FTC and several state attorneys general have raised antitrust concerns.

Microsoft can proceed with its purchase, but fighting the FTC's antitrust lawsuit came with a lot of scrutiny.

"We need to make sure the market knows that there is no exemption for AI," says Lina Khan of the Federal Trade Commission.

Amazon's acquisition of health care clinics represents new antitrust terrain for the Federal Trade Commission.

At issue are the platform's dominance over other search engines and the contracts that help it maintain that dominance, attorney Charlotte Slaiman says.

One giant publisher's bid to buy another gives this Justice Department a chance to argue that unchecked industry consolidation results in harm to the wider market, not just consumers.

Axios reporter Margaret Harding McGill breaks down the antitrust bills moving through the House of Representatives.