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Trump’s more than 3,700 trades astonish Wall Street insiderPresident Trump's latest financial disclosures reveal over 3,700 trades totaling tens of millions of dollars in the first quarter. These tr...
What a Paramount-Warner combo would spell for HollywoodIn a bold strategic maneuver, Paramount is on the verge of finalizing an $81 billion deal to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery. This monument...
Who is Merrick Garland? Former US Attorney General who led the DOJ, oversaw high-profile investigations, and signed off on the ‘Arctic Frost’ probeA Justice Department memo has surfaced, revealing that former Attorney General Merrick Garland and then-FBI Director Christopher Wray perso...
What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?Tech companies and leaders have now poured millions into his inauguration fund, a sharp increase - in most cases - from past pledges to inc...
Biden administration sprints to tie up tech loose endsThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced late last month that it would begin to regulate e-payment services by companies like Goo...
Donald Trump says he'll name Andrew Ferguson head of FTC and Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to GreecePresident-elect Trump announced several key appointments, including Andrew Ferguson as FTC chair, replacing Lina Khan. He also nominated Ki...
Trump pick for top US antitrust role signals more big tech scrutinyThe move suggested Trump administration would largely maintain the aggressive antitrust stance adopted under President Joe Biden. The Justi...
Google must sell Chrome to restore competition in online search, DOJ arguesThe US Department of Justice proposed Google to sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals, and potentially sell An...
Legal hurdles ahead for Google's forced sale of ChromeThe US Department of Justice is pushing for Alphabet, Google's parent company, to sell its Chrome browser and implement other measures to c...
US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishmentU.S. regulators are urging a federal judge to order the breakup of Google, arguing that it's necessary to curb the company's monopolistic g...
Will the antitrust showdown launched under Biden turn into 'Let's Make A Deal' under Trump?Antitrust regulators, empowered under the Biden administration to challenge Big Tech's dominance and scrutinize corporate mergers, are expe...
Trump taps firebrand congressman Matt Gaetz for attorney generalDonald Trump named Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general. Gaetz is a controversial figure who has faced scrutiny from the Justice ...
Lina Khan: The FTC Chair who became a hot topic in the 2024 US ElectionLina Khan, the youngest ever chair of the Federal Trade Commission, faces an uncertain future as the 2024 election approaches. Her aggressi...
Von der Leyen names European Commission's new top teamEU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has named Spain's Teresa Ribera as the next antitrust commissioner and Estonia's Kaja Kallas f...
Baron Capital raises Swiggy’s valuation to $12.1 billion; new digital competition lawThe US-based asset manager has now marked up the fair value of its holding in Bengaluru-based Swiggy for the third consecutive time. The as...
US FTC tries again to stop Microsoft's already-closed deal for ActivisionU.S. antitrust enforcers will argue on Wednesday that a federal judge got it wrong when she ruled that Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy ...
Google's rivals get day in court as momentous US antitrust trial beginsThe United States will argue Google didn't play by the rules in its efforts to dominate online search in a trial seen as a battle for the s...
Biden nominates tech critic Lina Khan for FTC commissionerIf confirmed, Khan, 32, from Columbia Law School would be one of three FTC Democratic commissioners (and the youngest ever) overseeing priv...
Global investors bet tight US election points to gridlockStrength in U.S. Treasuries and the dollar indicated that even if Democratic challenger Joe Biden were to win the race for the White House ...
Obama-nominated judge to hear U.S. antitrust case against GoogleAmit Mehta, who was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 2014, will hear the U.S. Justice Department's case...