The tentative agreement has been the talk of golf, but there is no guarantee the pact that aims to bring the tour and LIV Golf under one umbrella will overcome every threat.
Category: Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues
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Microsoft Says it Could Abandon Activision Deal if Judge Delays It
A five-day hearing over Microsoft’s $70 billion acquisition, which the Federal Trade Commission hopes to block, began Thursday in federal court.
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F.T.C. Sues Amazon for Inducing Users to Subscribe to Prime
The lawsuit was the first time that the Federal Trade Commission under chair Lina Khan has taken Amazon to court.
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Gannett Sues Google, Accusing It of Dominating the Ad Market
The country’s largest newspaper chain said that Google’s power over ad technology has contributed to the decline of local news.
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PGA Tour and LIV Golf Seek to Drop Litigation Against Each Other
Although the tour’s deal with the Saudi wealth fund has not closed, the request to a federal judge was a milestone in golf’s surprise détente.
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Our Golf Reporter Didn’t See the PGA Tour-LIV Golf Deal Coming, Either
The announced deal to drastically change golf took nearly everyone by surprise.
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Google’s Ads Violate Antitrust Laws, E.U. Says
European Union regulators filed new antitrust charges against Google, which could lead to fines and orders for the company to change its business practices.
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Accenture Will Invest $3 Billion to Expand Its A.I. Offerings
The consulting firm is the latest to invest heavily in artificial intelligence, even as big businesses grapple with the potential fallout from the technology.
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Golf’s Titanic Deal Stokes Anger on Capitol Hill
American lawmakers and officials are studying the pact between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.
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JPMorgan Seeks to Settle Lawsuit by Jeffrey Epstein Victims
After weeks of embarrassing disclosures, the Wall Street giant reached a tentative settlement with the convicted sex offender’s victims.
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PGA Tour-LIV Golf Deal Bolsters Saudi Arabia’s Global Ambitions
An agreement to merge LIV Golf with the PGA Tour is the latest step in the kingdom’s push to become a global force beyond oil.