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antitrust stories: 56 news summaries

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2 Airline Mega Mergers Prepare for Takeoff

Delta-Northwest marriage looms; United eyes Continental

Feb 7, 08 3:05 AM CST
(Newser) - The airline industry is bracing for what would be a mammoth double wedding, as merger talks between Delta and Northwest airlines shift into second gear, and Continental and United Airlines begin their courtship. Currently on the Delta-Northwest plate is a market price stock-for-stock transaction, with no premium for either company,... More »

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airline industry • merger • Northwest Airlines • antitrust • United Airlines • Delta Airlines • Continental Airlines

Google to Microsoft:
Not So Fast

Web giant steps in, offers to help Yahoo rebuff rival's advances

Feb 3, 08 9:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Google is offering to help Yahoo thwart Microsoft’s attempts at a hostile takeover, the Wall Street Journal reports. After Microsoft announced its $44.6-billion bid, Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt called Yahoo’s Jerry Yang on Friday to bolster talk of an ad search alliance, support Yahoo’s... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • online advertising • antitrust • Jerry Yang • Eric Schmidt • search engine • instant messaging • web email accounts

EU Goes After Microsoft
(Yes, Again)

New investigation comes just months after court victory over company

Jan 14, 08 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - The European Commission today again took aim at Microsoft, launching its first new antitrust investigations since the 1990s. Two probes will expand the principles of the last EU court victory over Microsoft—which a court upheld 4 months ago—to Office, Microsoft’s email tools, and Internet Explorer, reports the... More »

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Microsoft • European Union • antitrust • software • European Commission • ECIS

New York Latest to Investigate Intel Practices

Chip-maker's effort to squeeze competition is focus of probes

Jan 10, 08 2:09 PM CST
(Newser) - With proceedings already underway against Intel Corp. in Europe and Asia, New York's attorney general today began formally investigating whether the world's largest computer chip-maker has broken state and federal antitrust laws, Reuters reports. “Our investigation is focused on determining whether Intel has improperly used monopoly power to exclude... More »

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New York • Intel • antitrust • Andrew Cuomo • monopoly • AMD • European Commission

Intel Answers Antitrust Charges

Chip maker requests hearing

Jan 9, 08 7:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Intel has filed a response to the European Union antitrust objections, reports Ars Technica. While the contents have been kept under wraps, Intel did confirm that it is seeking a hearing before the European Commission. Intel has been under investigation since 2005 for practices including offering heavy discounts to retailers... More »

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European Union • Intel • antitrust • European Commission

Chocolate Makers Face Sticky Probe

US and Canada
investigate possible price-fixing

Dec 20, 07 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Following a similar investigation in Canada last month, the Justice Department has launched a probe into possible price-fixing in the US chocolate industry. The suspects form a rich, creamy lineup: M&M maker Mars acknowledged it has been contacted by the DOJ, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nestle, too, says... More »

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Department of Justice • Hershey • antitrust • Cadbury Schweppes • price fixing • chocolate • Nestle

Europe Blocks DoubleClick Deal

DoubleClick acquisition held up for review

Nov 14, 07 7:29 AM CST
(Newser) - European antitrust regulators have put up a roadblock to Google’s $3.1 billion bid for internet ad giant DoubleClick, ruling that it needs to be reviewed before approval. The US has yet to approve the deal, though Brazilian and Australian regulators signed off on it. Google already controls 70%... More »

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Google • Microsoft • DoubleClick • antitrust • Internet advertising

Microsoft Caves on EU Antitrust Suit

Must allow even open-source software developers access to Windows

Oct 22, 07 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft is conceding its 9-year antitrust battle with the EU after striking a deal that will force the software giant to license its software secrets to anyone who asks at drastically reduced rates. In exchange, the EU has stopped the daily variable fines of up to 3 million euro that... More »

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Microsoft • European Union • Microsoft Windows • antitrust • Microsoft Vista • lawsuit • source code • European Court

Microsoft Rips Google Over
Ad Service Bid

Tech titans have different spins on DoubleClick deal

Sep 27, 07 7:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Senate antitrust panel heard testimony today on Google's proposed takeover of internet ad broker DoubleClick, the Wall Street Journal reports, including a not-so-friendly broadside from Microsoft, a snubbed DoubleClick suitor. Google's chief legal officer said the $3.1 billion deal wouldn't create an internet advertising monolith, as the companies... More »

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Google • Microsoft • DoubleClick • antitrust • Internet advertising

Microsoft Ruling in Europe Major Blow to Tech Giants

Court upholds record fine and order to share codes

Sep 18, 07 3:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - A European Union appeals court yesterday upheld an anti-trust decision against Microsoft, leaving intact a record $689 million fine and and a challenge to how it does business in Europe, the New York Times reports. The decision has huge repercussions for other tech giants as the European Union seeks to... More »

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Microsoft • intellectual property • European Union • Microsoft Windows • antitrust

EU Court Upholds Record Microsoft Fine

Rejects appeal on $613M antitrust fine

Sep 17, 07 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - A European Union court today rejected Microsoft's appeal of  the $613-million anti-trust fine handed down in 2004--the largest fine ever imposed by EU regulators. Microsoft will also have to share communication code with rivals and start selling copies of Windows without its Media Player program. Microsoft is expected to appeal... More »

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Microsoft • European Union • appeal • Windows • antitrust

Microsoft, EU Await Landmark Antitrust Decree

Verdict could change firm's business model, or embarrass EU

Sep 16, 07 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft execs will be waiting to hear if they won an antitrust appeal against the EU tomorrow, the BBC reports. A 2004 probe declared the tech giant guilty of abusing its industry status and fined it $690 million. If Microsoft pulls off a victory, analysts say, the EU commission will... More »

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technology • Microsoft • European Union • antitrust • Windows Media Player

Airlines Plead Guilty of
Price Fixing

British Airways and Korean Air socked with $300M fines in ongoing investigation

Aug 2, 07 4:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - British Airways and Korean Air have agreed to plead guilty and pay $300 million each in criminal fines for engaging in massive conspiracies to fix the prices of passenger and cargo flights for the past six years, the US Justice Department said yesterday. BA will pony up another $247million fine... More »

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Department of Justice • airline industry • antitrust • British Airways • conspiracy • Korean Air • planes • price fixing

Google Complaint Spurs Vista Revision

Microsoft responds to antitrust action with change to desktop search feature

Jun 20, 07 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft has caved in to Google's antitrust complaints and agreed to alter the search tools in its new Vista operating system by the end of the year. The move is a victory for Google, which complained to antitrust regulators that Vista's hard-drive indexing was difficult to switch off and made... More »

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Google • Department of Justice • Microsoft • antitrust • Microsoft Vista • desktop search • search engine • computer

Supremes Side With Banks in Antitrust Action

Credit Suisse, Goldman won't face class action suit over late-'90s IPOs

Jun 18, 07 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court has broadened the shield protecting companies from antitrust lawsuits, ruling in a 7-1 decision this morning that investors cannot sue 16 banks they accuse of rigging Internet-boom-era IPOs. The majority said the SEC had adequately regulated banks' actions and that opening them up to this type of... More »

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investors • Goldman Sachs • Credit Suisse • antitrust • Stephen Breyer • IPO • bank • US Supreme Court

Feds Launch Search Into Google Deal

FTC starts preliminary antitrust probe into $3 Billion DoubleClick buy

May 29, 07 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FTC has initiated an antitrust probe into search behemoth Google's $3.1 billion acquisition of a major online ad company, sources tell the New York Times. Both competitors and privacy advocates are chafing at the proposed deal between Google, which stores users' search histories, and DoubleClick, which keeps... More »

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Google • Internet • privacy • online privacy • DoubleClick • antitrust • FTC

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