Antitrust Legislation
In the United States, toward the last part of the nineteenth century, widespread business combinations known as trust agreements existed. These agreements usually involved two or...
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Antitrust Political Cartoons
"A Trustworthy Beast"
Originally published in Harper's Weekly (October 20, 1888)
William A. Rogers, artist
"A Trust Giant's Point of Vie...
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Federal Antitrust Legislation
Excerpt from the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
Public Law 49-41, February 4, 1887
Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789–
General Records of the United ...
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Two antitrust claims brought against Microsoft Corp. by Novell Inc. can proceed, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by U.S. Di...
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The Supreme Court's ruling that blocks investors from suing Wall Street investment banks under antitrust laws could save Wall Street firms a bundle by limiting investors to smaller recoveries.In a ...
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Mexico's antitrust commission said Sunday it has placed strict conditions on the nations biggest media company, Grupo Televisa SA, acquiring a 49 percent stake in cable TV operator Cablemas SA.In a...
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A European Union appeals court's decision to uphold a 2004 antitrust order against Microsoft Corp. means that U.S.-based multinationals will continue to face tougher competition rules in Europe tha...
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Microsoft Corp. has submitted a test version of its Windows Vista operating system with features that make it easier to use non-Microsoft programs to search PC hard drives, according to a report is...
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Intel Corp. plans to respond quickly to a U.S. Federal Trade Commission request for specifics on a plan to merge its flash memory chip business with that of Switzerland's STMicroelectronics NV.The ...
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Washington/San Francisco (dpa) - The antitrust oversight of
Microsoft that was originally scheduled to expire last year has been
extended to November 2009, according to cour...
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Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday settled a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of thousands of Iowans who bought the company's programs between 1994 and 2006. Terms of the deal were not immediately di...
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The European Commission confirmed Tuesday it has opened an antitrust probe into Apple's iTunes and the way it works with the major music companies to sell songs online.The commission alleged distri...
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EU regulators on Friday opened an antitrust probe of Universal Music Group's plans to buy BMG Music Publishing for about $2.1 billion, saying the deal could damage "the already concentrated music p...
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Court continues Microsoft antitrust case
