Stories Tagged as
Antitrust
Senate subcommittee considers whether giant tech companies have too much power
by
Erika Beras
Sep 18, 2019
Do giant tech companies require more oversight?
Big Tech faces antitrust questions on Capitol Hill
Jul 16, 2019
The panel in the House Antitrust Committee comes amid bipartisan scrutiny of Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple.
Judge rules Qualcomm violated antitrust law in chip market
May 22, 2019
A federal judge has ruled that Qualcomm unlawfully squeezed out rivals in the cellphone chip market and charged excessive royalties to cellphone manufacturers such as Apple.
An argument against Big Tech being so big
by
Molly Wood
Nov 13, 2018
A former senior advisor to the FTC makes the case.
"The government is often the underdog," the U.S. assistant attorney general says
Jun 27, 2018
Makan Delrahim talks about the Justice Department's losing bid to block the AT&T-Time Warner merger, along with other antitrust cases.
Federal judge approves AT&T-Time Warner merger
Jun 12, 2018
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon green-lit the merger without adding major conditions to the deal.
What’s behind Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto?
by
Scott Tong
May 30, 2018
A whopping $66 billion deal in the agribusiness space just won the approval of antitrust regulators in Washington, D.C. That clears the way for German behemoth Bayer to acquire St. Louis-based Monsanto. Monsanto has for years ridden the success of the herbicide Roundup and seeds that are tolerant of the chemical. But now Monsanto— and […]
For public good, not for profit.
Sprint and T-Mobile have to sell $26.5 billion deal to antitrust cops
Apr 30, 2018
A merger between the two companies could mean higher prices for you.
Early decision college process faces DOJ scrutiny
by
Amy Scott
Apr 16, 2018
Early admission can give students an edge and colleges some welcome certainty.
Why Broadcom buying Qualcomm is making people nervous
by
Molly Wood
and Stephanie Hughes
Mar 5, 2018
The potential merger would be the biggest the tech industry has seen.