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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  05/15/17
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

Anthem Gives Up Cigna Bid, Vows to Fight on Over Damages.  Anthem has ended its soured, $48 billion bid to buy rival Cigna, but the nation's second-largest health insurer isn't giving up a fight over whether Cigna deserves a termination fee for the scrapped deal.  Anthem said Friday that Cigna sabotaged...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  05/8/17
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

EU Accepts Amazon E-book Commitments to Settle Antitrust Case.  The European Commission said on Thursday it had accepted commitments by U.S. online retailer Amazon to alter its e-book contracts with publishers to end an EU antitrust investigation.  Amazon, the biggest e-book distributor in Europe,...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  05/1/17
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following

U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Anthem Bid to Merge with Rival Cigna.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday blocked health insurer Anthem Inc.'s bid to merge with Cigna, upholding a lower court's decision that the $54 billion deal should not be allowed because it would lead to higher prices...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  04/24/17
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

Anthem Denies Report of Talks with Justice Dept.Regarding Merger.  Health insurer Anthem Inc. denied a report on Thursday that it was in negotiations with the Justice Department in an effort to save its merger with smaller rival Cigna Corp.  The companies are awaiting a decision from a federal appeals...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  04/17/17
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

U.S. telecoms industry set for M&A negotiations frenzy.  In 10 days, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will lift a ban on telecoms companies engaging in merger talks, and Wall Street is betting on T-Mobile US Inc., Sprint Corp and Dish Network Corp to be the first ones out of the gate.  Shares...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  04/10/17
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

Qualcomm, NXP receive antitrust approval.  Smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm Inc has received approval from U.S. antitrust regulators for its proposed $47 billion acquisition of NXP Semiconductors NV, Qualcomm said in a statement on Tuesday.  The waiting period required for companies under the...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  04/3/17
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

U.S. Top Court Rejects Bid to Revive $7.25 Billion Credit Card Settlement.  The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a bid by retailers to revive a $7.25 billion antitrust settlement they reached with Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. over claims the card networks improperly fixed credit and debit card...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  03/27/17
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

EU Antitrust Regulators Want More Power for National Watchdogs.  EU antitrust regulators outlined a proposal on Wednesday aimed at giving national watchdogs in the 28-country bloc more power to crack down on anti-competitive practices and also to ward off political interference.  The move by the...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  03/20/17
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

EU's Vestager Warns Companies Against Abusing Algorithms.  Europe's antitrust chief on Thursday warned companies against using algorithms to block rivals or form cartels, saying she may slap heftier fines on them if they use such software to commit wrongdoing.  European Competition Commissioner...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  03/13/17
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

Google foe takes Android complaint to regulators.  Open Internet Project, whose members include Axel Springer and Getty Images, on Tuesday accused Alphabet unit Google of imposing anti-competitive curbs on Android smartphone makers, its second complaint against the U.S. tech giant.  The group, which...				 
				 					 

						
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