Anti-Trust

Wall Street, labor, customers, and regulators all hate Boeing's management. Meanwhile a strike looms as Boeing's contract with the Machinist union is up. The government is finally stepping in.

The anti-monopoly movement has hit Canada, where a political economy revolution has changed the nation's antitrust laws from among the weakest in the world. As goes Canada, so goes the world?

For the first time, the Antitrust Division stopped an airline merger, despite wailing from executives about industry woes. That's a historic win. It's also the end of the beginning for our movement.

Some of Google’s most important services are changing.

If America wants to make civilian airplanes here, the government must step in, take over Boeing, and then design a competitive industry.

The United States Supreme Court today declined to hear separate requests from both Apple and Epic Games in their long-standing lawsuit against each...

Google will finally feel the pain, the government will file a whole slew of antitrust cases, and monopolies will be a campaign issue. Plus a look-back at the key moments of 2023.

The FTC won a huge merger case yesterday to cap off the year. Plus, major decisions on crypto and private equity.

Antitrust curbs to require tech giants to allow third-party app platforms and billing

Following Illumina's loss, Adobe throws in the towel in its merger attempt with Figma. Meanwhile CNBC's Jim Cramer chides the antitrust defense bar and agencies release merger guidelines.

Victory Royale.

Search giant Google has lost its first antitrust case in a San Francisco jury trial. The breakup of Big Tech begins.

The long tail of greedflation may be subsiding, just as a federal jury cracks the longstanding egg cartel. Plus antitrust action on airlines and the turkey industry are likely delivering lower prices.

Newell has previously asked for a remote deposition.

Rep. Joaquin Castro calls on the FTC to review Warner Bros. Discovery for axing completed films like "Coyote vs. Acme."

The torpedoes from the Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission are exploding, and Wall Street is very angry. Here's what they are planning if they win in 2024.

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The first big antitrust trial of this century is nearing its end. Looking back on the evidence we've seen — and ahead to Judge Mehta's huge task.