Canadians first learned about a price-fixing scandal that raised the wholesale price of bread in 2017, when Loblaw and George Weston revealed their part in it. A worker restocks shelves at an Atlantic Superstore grocery in Halifax in January 2022.
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A ‘greenhushing’ campaign is targeting insurers, who have the power to accelerate the transition to cleaner energy in how they write policies and invest.
It would be useful for China’s big tech firms to toe the party line. But the once mutually-beneficial relationship between these companies and the government is becoming increasingly strained.
In November 2020 photo, a demonstrator joins others outside of the home of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to protest what they say is Facebook spreading disinformation in San Francisco.
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American antitrust proceedings against Facebook represent a dramatic pivot, one that aligns the U.S. government with the global movement seeking greater public oversight of Big Tech.
Mark Zuckerberg’s own words are key evidence in the FTC lawsuit against Facebook.
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Tech giants are not just surviving the pandemic; they’re thriving. In 2021 and in the post-pandemic era, anti-trust regulations in tech must be revamped.
App developers are increasingly unhappy with what they see as Apple’s anti-competitive practices. The problem is, when it comes to Apple devices, there’s nowhere else to go but the App Store.
LSE is one of the six great powers in the world of stock exchanges.
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To overcome the European Commission’s antitrust concerns about a dominant player in European bonds outside the EU, LSE is selling parts of the Italian Stock Exchange.
House lawmakers grilled these four CEOs on July 29.
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As the government considers antitrust action against big US technology companies, a global business scholar identifies four myths that need busting first.
The lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James and 13 colleagues was the last roadblock to the merger.
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The T-Mobile-Sprint merger is the latest example of weakened enforcement of antitrust laws, which reduces competition and exacerbates already-record levels of inequality.
Mark Zuckerberg has been meeting with lawmakers in Washington, DC.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s recent meetings with US lawmakers suggests his company is worried about the growing number of investigations, regulations and fines it faces.
Google’s size isn’t the only reason way it exerts market power.
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A law suit against Apple on antitrust grounds could force the company to open up its App Store. That could mean more exciting apps for consumers, but it could also make the system less secure.
As the issue of an open and free internet again comes up for public debate, Congress could participate – and help regulators devise a workable set of policies.