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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  12/19/16
								

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

U.S. Files First Charges in Generic Drug Price-Fixing Probe.  The U.S. Department of Justice accused two former generic pharmaceutical executives on Wednesday of colluding with other generic manufacturers to fix prices, the first criminal charges stemming from a two-year investigation.  The executives,...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  12/12/16
								

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

E.U. Fines Three Banks About $520 Million for Interest Rate Collusion.  European antitrust regulators on Wednesday fined Crédit Agricole, HSBC and JPMorgan Chase a total of just over 485 million euros for colluding to fix benchmark interest rates tied to the euro.  The penalties, equivalent to about...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  12/5/16
								

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

Trump Adds Antitrust Expert to Justice Transition Team.  A Republican antitrust veteran has been named to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team for the Justice Department, a choice that lawyers say signals a more hands-off approach to antitrust enforcement compared to Democratic President...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  11/28/16
								

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

Trump Picks Regulation Opponents to Lead FCC Transition.  President-elect Donald Trump's choice of experts to focus on new policies at the Federal Communications Commission signals a regime that will have a "lighter" touch on regulation and be more likely to favor large mergers in telecoms industries,...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  11/21/16
								

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

U.S. Supreme Court Allows ATM Fees Lawsuits to Proceed.  The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave the green light to class action lawsuits by consumers accusing Visa Inc, Mastercard Inc. and several U.S. banks of conspiring to inflate the prices of ATM access fees in violation of antitrust law.  The...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  11/14/16
								

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

Trump’s Policies May Bring Fresh Wave of Deals.  With a man who is co-author of “The Art of the Deal” as president-elect, deal making can be expected to increase.  This rise will be determined by whether a Trump administration can govern with stability.  And then there is the biggest factor these...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  11/7/16
								

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

A New Movement in Liberal Economics that Could Shape Hillary Clinton’s Agenda.  If you want to know what economic policy would look like in a Hillary Clinton administration, you can read her speeches or policy positions or look at the backgrounds of the advisers she surrounds herself with.

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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  10/31/16
								

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

Swift Opposition to Resurrection of AT&T Giant.  Over three decades ago, such was AT&T’s monopoly over the nation’s communications networks that the government forcefully shattered its empire.  Now, as one of its successors again seeks a formidable business empire by buying Time Warner, lawmakers,...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  10/24/16
								

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

AT&T to Pay $85 Billion for Time Warner, Create Telecom-Media Giant.  AT&T said on Saturday it agreed to buy Time Warner for $85.4 billion, the boldest move yet by a telecommunications company to acquire content to stream over its network to attract a growing number of online viewers.  The biggest deal in...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  10/17/16
								

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

Microsoft Seeks EU Approval for LinkedIn Buy.  Microsoft sought EU antitrust approval on Friday for its $26 billion bid for social network LinkedIn, a spokesman said on Friday, kicking off a month-long review by regulators of its largest deal.  U.S. software company Salesforce has criticized the takeover,...				 
				 					 

						
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