Tim Wu, a central architect of President Biden’s push to clip the wings of the nation’s largest companies, is leaving the White House. Mr. Wu’s last day at the National…
Tag: Antitrust
EU accepts Amazon commitments in antitrust agreement affecting data and sellers
CNN — The European Union has struck a deal with Amazon that will resolve multiple antitrust investigations into the company and impose binding restrictions on the e-commerce giant’s business, in…
Taylor Swift Ticketmaster debacle draws attention of Senate anti-trust panel
U.S. lawmakers are set to probe the ticketing industry after millions of Taylor Swift fans were shut out from buying concert tickets for the Grammy-winner’s upcoming “The Eras Tour.” Sens.…
An antitrust battle over GIFs could be a wake-up call for Silicon Valley
Washington CNN Business — GIFs — those short, animated images that were a staple of internet memes and culture in the 1990s and 2000s — may be going out of…
UK launches deeper antitrust probe of Microsoft’s Activision deal
The second-stage probe comes after the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Sept. 1 that the acquisition — which would make Microsoft (MSFT) the world’s third-largest video game…
Drivers’ Lawsuit Claims Uber and Lyft Violate Antitrust Laws
A group of drivers claimed on Tuesday that Uber and Lyft are engaging in anticompetitive practices by setting the prices customers pay and limiting drivers’ ability to choose which rides…
DOJ Asks Court to Limit Scope of MLB’s Antitrust Exemption
In a filing on Wednesday, the Department of Justice asked a federal court to limit the scope of Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption to “conduct that is central to the…
U.S. Tries New Tactic to Protect Workers’ Pay: Antitrust Law
In 2007, the Justice Department sued the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association for fixing the rates that hospitals paid to nursing agencies for their temporary nurses, putting a cap on…