Antitrust Law

Ecuador’s leftist president enacts antitrust law – msnbc.com

QUITO, Ecuador — Leftist President Rafael Correa enacted a new antitrust law Tuesday specifying that Ecuador’s news media owners and bankers cannot hold significant financial stakes in other industries. The measure also bars any company from …

Dairylea, four other dairy groups, sued for violating antitrust laws – Syracuse Post-Standard

Syracuse, NY — Five dairy businesses and organizations — including Syracuse-based Dairylea Cooperative Inc. — face a lawsuit contending they violated antitrust laws by manipulating the market to keep milk prices high. The civil lawsuit …

Ecuador’s leftist president enacts antitrust law – Oregonian

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Leftist President Rafael Correa enacted a new antitrust law Tuesday specifying that Ecuador’s news media owners and bankers cannot hold significant financial stakes in other industries. The measure also bars any company …

Ecuador’s leftist president enacts antitrust law – New Orleans Times-Picayune

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Leftist President Rafael Correa enacted a new antitrust law Tuesday specifying that Ecuador’s news media owners and bankers cannot hold significant financial stakes in other industries. The measure also bars any company from gaining …

Ecuador president enacts antitrust law – Forbes

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s leftist President Rafael Correa has enacted a new antitrust law that bars news media owners and bankers from having commercial interests in other industries. Ecuador’s business community objects to the law, saying it …

Google, Monopoly and Antitrust 101 – Huffingtonpost.com

But definitional issues aside, a high market share alone is not what the antitrust laws mean by monopoly power. Indeed, a high market share is what companies strive for and is their perfectly legal reward for making products that consumers … Continue reading

Google and the Antitrust Inquiry: Fighting Shadows – BusinessWeek

will have to consider some fundamental questions about how to apply antitrust law to a company whose primary products are free—and whose monopoly was arguably gained not through coercive relationships but through the power of an algorithm.

H&R Block Gives Justice Department Test for AT&T Antitrust Trial – BusinessWeek

“It doesn’t matter whether it’s a relatively small transaction or a transaction involving billions of dollars, the law should be applied the same way,” Joseph Wayland, the deputy head of the antitrust division said in closing arguments yesterday.

Obama seeks supreme court ruling on healthcare law – Financial Times

The fate of Barack Obama’s landmark health insurance reform law could be decided by the Supreme Court by next June after the administration said it was seeking an immediate review of the act’s constitutionality before the high court. The timing … Continue reading