Turning two big supermarket companies into one even larger one could have harmed consumers and workers, the government said during its successful litigation.
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One month after a US court ruled Google had an illegal monopoly on online search, the tech giant is back in court defending allegations it has also monopolised internet ads.
Google has a 90% market share of the market for general search engines.
The government has been investigating Live Nation Entertainment for years. But a presale ticketing debacle for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour heightened scrutiny from politicians and the public.
Fanatics’ consolidation of the sports card industry risks a stagnant future for the hobby.
Turning two big supermarket companies into one even larger one could harm consumers and workers, the government says.
The Biden administration fears that further consolidation in the aviation industry will lead to worse outcomes for consumers – but do mergers necessarily push up prices?
Mega-publisher Penguin Random House wants to acquire Simon & Schuster, but the proposed merger could have some negative consequences.
A number of legal cases were brought forward by regulators this year, in a bid to hold major tech companies accountable.
A handful of banks now dominate the US financial sector. This consolidation has resulted in higher costs for consumers and small businesses and put the economy at greater risk of a financial crisis.
The five bills would apply to Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google. If some (or all) of them become law, we can expect some major changes in how they do business.
It would be useful for China’s big tech firms to toe the party line. But the once mutually-beneficial relationship between these companies and the government is becoming increasingly strained.
Tech companies’ use of dual-class share structures to keep control in the hands of founders and other insiders gives a handful of people power over enormous swaths of American life.
From pandemic stimulus to China relations, it will soon become clear that there is a new broom in town.
It’s not only Alibaba and Ant Group that are feeling the heat.
Car makers need access to the latest telecoms technology, but Nokia refuses to grant licenses because manufacturers won’t pay up. So the disputes begin…
Mark Zuckerberg’s recent meetings with US lawmakers suggests his company is worried about the growing number of investigations, regulations and fines it faces.
Advocates and opponents of breaking up Facebook, Google and other technology giants are falling prey to some serious misconceptions.
US lawmakers and regulators are beginning to investigate big tech’s growing power, but they need to look beyond size and into their very natures.
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