Stories Tagged as
Antitrust
Small business coalition says Amazon brands are unfair competition
by
Justin Ho
Apr 6, 2021
"It's a basic conflict of interest," says one small-biz advocate.
Sen. Klobuchar proposes sweeping change in antitrust law
Feb 4, 2021
Government has the burden of proving an acquisition harmful. This bill would shift the challenge of disproving that to companies.
Impeachment won't interfere with Democrats' economic agenda, Rep. Ro Khanna says
by
Rose Conlon
and David Brancaccio
Jan 13, 2021
Silicon Valley lawmaker Ro Khanna on impeachment, Twitter and breaking up Big Tech.
10 states accuse Google of breaking antitrust law
by
David Brancaccio
, Erika Beras
, Rose Conlon
and Alex Schroeder
Dec 17, 2020
The lawsuit said Google illegally leveraged its power in advertising to squash competitors and overcharge for its services.
Facebook case won't be "open and shut," former antitrust attorney says
Dec 10, 2020
Erik Gordon thinks we won't see Facebook broken up and spun off into smaller separate companies.
What is market distortion?
Nov 10, 2020
European Union regulators have accused Amazon of violating antitrust regulations and distorting the market.
Big Tech isn't "home free" with Biden presidency, professor says
by
David Brancaccio
, Daniel Shin
and Alex Schroeder
Nov 10, 2020
"I think Mr. Biden is less strident than Mr. Trump is. But Mr. Biden won't lay off a lot.," says Erik Gordon of the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
For public good, not for profit.
EU files antitrust charges against Amazon over use of data
Nov 10, 2020
The EU’s executive commission accuses Amazon of using data to gain an unfair advantage over merchants using its platform.
Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust lawsuit against Google
Oct 20, 2020
It could be an opening salvo ahead of other major government antitrust actions, given ongoing investigations of Apple, Amazon and Facebook.
What would Google be without Chrome?
Oct 13, 2020
Politico reports that Google may be forced to sell its web browser as part of an antitrust investigation.