The deal would combine two of the country’s major newspaper groups, a move likely to attract antitrust scrutiny.
Category: Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues
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Paramount, Comcast and Netflix Prepare Bids for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount, Comcast and Netflix are preparing bids to buy all or part of Warner Bros. Discovery, a crown jewel of the industry.
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Drug With a 30-Year Monopoly Is Target of State-Level Push to Curb Prices
In a first, Colorado will cap the price of Enbrel, an arthritis drug. Using patent tactics, the drugmaker Amgen has aggressively blocked competition for it.
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Supreme Court, for Now, Rejects Google Bid to Block Changes to App Store
The emergency order is the latest turn in a longstanding legal dispute between the tech giant and the creator of the popular game Fortnite.
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Why Companies Like Disney and Paramount Are Caving to Trump
When broadcasters like CBS and ABC surrendered to the president, it looked as if they lacked backbone. The explanation runs much deeper.
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Google Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in Dispute With Fortnite Creator
The case could rewrite the rules on how businesses make money on Google’s smartphone operating system.
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Newsmax Lawsuit Against Fox News Is Dismissed
A federal judge left the door open for Newsmax to refile its complaint that Fox had created a monopoly in right-leaning television news.
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Newsmax Accuses Fox News of Violating Antitrust Laws
The smaller outlet in conservative TV news argued in a lawsuit that Fox News had essentially created a monopoly. Fox said the case had no merit.
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Google Search Monopoly Ruling Sends Signal for Big-Tech Antitrust Cases
A federal judge ordered steps in the search monopoly case that will restrain Google but not break it up, signaling a cautious antitrust approach by courts.
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The Message for Big Tech in the Google Ruling: Play Nice, but Play On
A federal judge ordered steps in the search monopoly case that will restrain Google but not break it up, signaling a cautious antitrust approach by courts.
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Did the Justice Department Just Spare Google? Investors Think So.
The nuclear option for addressing the tech giant’s search dominance — a break-up — is off the table. That’s lifting Big Tech stocks.