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monopolistic practices stories: 4 news summaries

Google Scraps Partnership With Yahoo

Search giant proves unwilling to fight antitrust regulators over deal

Nov 5, 08 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Google canceled its search-advertising partnership with Yahoo rather than fight a Department of Justice lawsuit over antitrust concerns, CNET reports. The company gave up on the deal after Justice said it was not satisfied with the companies’ revisions to the deal and would sue to block it. More »

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Yahoo • Google • Department of Justice • antitrust • search advertising • monopolistic practices

Feds Dig Into Price-Fixing by Egg, Tomato Processors

New inquiries add to list of investigations

Sep 23, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Justice Department is investigating allegations of price-fixing by tomato and egg processors, the Wall Street Journal reports today. California processor SK Foods is facing allegations it bribed buyers at six companies to pay inflated prices for tomato paste and chili peppers. Tomato prices have surged 16% over the past... More »

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Department of Justice • FBI • eggs • tomatoes • price fixing • egg • monopolistic practices • federal prosecution

 FTC Opens Antitrust Investigation of Intel

Smaller rival AMD has long accused it of unfair practices

Jun 6, 08 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FTC has opened a formal investigation of Intel over allegations of monopolistic business practices, the Wall Street Journal reports. The world's biggest semiconductor company, which denies any wrongdoing, received a subpoena this week. Intel also learned that it faces a $25.4 million antitrust fine from South Korea, even... More »

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South Korea • Intel • antitrust • competition • FTC • monopoly • Advanced Micro Devices • microprocessors • monopolistic practices

Diamonds
Are a Girl's
Best Refund

Class-action suit forces gem giant De Beers to cut consumers a check

Jan 21, 08 10:13 AM CST
(Newser) - If you bought a diamond—any diamond—between 1994 and 2006, De Beers owes you money. The jewelry behemoth recently settled a class-action lawsuit that accused it of driving up diamond prices with monopolistic practices. To compensate, it will pay consumers up to 59% of their bling’s original price.... More »

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lawsuit • diamond • class action • De Beers • settlement • jewelry • monopolistic practices

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