Even in the world of woodworking, there are trade-offs at the intersection of policy, public safety, patents and profit.
Category: Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues
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The Fallout From the Credit Card Swipe Fee Fight
A proposed settlement between Visa and Mastercard and merchants on swipe fees promises savings, but it may also alter the economics of premium credit cards.
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The Second Coming of the Microsoft Antitrust Battle?
Prosecutors compare their new fight against Apple to the seminal case against Windows in the 1990s.
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How the Apple and Microsoft Antitrust Cases Compare
Prosecutors compare their new fight against Apple to the seminal case against Windows in the 1990s.
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A Birkin Bag Is Hard to Buy
But fans of the famed Hermès accessory say that the exclusivity is the whole point.
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U.S. Sues Apple, Accusing It of Maintaining an iPhone Monopoly
The lawsuit caps years of regulatory scrutiny of Apple’s wildly popular suite of devices and services, which have fueled its growth into a nearly $3 trillion public company.
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U.F.C. Settles Antitrust Suit With Fighters for $335 Million
The organization’s parent company admitted no wrongdoing but agreed to pay the fighters, who had accused it of suppressing their pay.
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Google Settles Smaller Lawsuits as It Prepares for More Antitrust Fights
The tech giant has recently spent more than $1 billion to resolve several legal claims as more battles with the Justice Department loom.
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JetBlue and Spirit Call Off Their Merger
JetBlue said it would pay Spirit $69 million to terminate the $3.8 billion deal, which had been blocked by federal antitrust regulators.
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Apple Fined $2 Billion by E.U. for Using App Store to Thwart Competition
Apple is expected to appeal the penalty, the latest in a series of regulatory setbacks for the tech giant.