Their fast-evolving political friendship has become a potential minefield, as Mr. Musk’s sprawling businesses may present conflicts of interest if Mr. Trump is elected in November.
Category: Justice Department
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A Trial Asks: If Grocery Rivals Merge, Do Workers Suffer?
As Kroger seeks to acquire Albertsons, federal regulators argue that the biggest supermarket combination in history will hurt not only consumers, but workers as well.
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U.S. Plans to Accuse RealPage of Enabling Collusion on Rents
The Justice Department is set to file an antitrust suit against the real estate company RealPage alleging illegal price-fixing facilitated by algorithms.
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Alaska Airlines’ Acquisition of Hawaiian Clears Key Antitrust Review
The airlines said the Justice Department had declined to challenge the merger in court.
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Google’s Stock Falls on Break-up Reports
The Justice Department could force the technology group to split after a landmark court ruling that the search giant is an illegal monopoly.
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U.S. Considers Breaking Up Google to Address Search Monopoly
The Justice Department and state attorneys general are discussing various scenarios to remedy Google’s dominance in online search, including a breakup of the company.
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Smartmatic Executives Charged With Bribery of Philippine Official
The Justice Department said the executives from the voting technology company had funneled at least $1 million to obtain a contract to provide voting machines in the 2016 Philippine elections.
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How Google’s Antitrust Defeat Might Transform Big Tech
The search giant is likely to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that it abuses its monopoly in the lucrative online business. But the industry could still see major changes.
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How the Google Antitrust Ruling May Influence Tech Competition
Nearly a quarter-century after Microsoft lost a similar case, a judge’s decision that Google abused a monopoly in internet search is likely to have major ripple effects.
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‘Google Is a Monopolist,’ Judge Rules in Landmark Antitrust Case
The ruling on Google’s search dominance was the first antitrust decision of the modern internet era in a case against a technology giant.
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U.S. Accuses Norfolk Southern of Delaying Amtrak Trains
A complaint filed in federal court said Norfolk Southern had “regularly” failed to follow federal law requiring that it give preference to Amtrak passenger trains.
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U.S. Accuses Norfolk Southern of Delaying Amtrak Trains
A complaint filed in federal court said Norfolk Southern had “regularly” failed to follow federal law requiring that it give preference to Amtrak passenger trains.