News tagged with antitrust investigation
US regulators investigating Google over search (Update 2)
US regulators have launched a probe into Google's lucrative search and advertising business in a move that could pose the most serious legal challenge yet to the Internet giant.
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Google facing wide-ranging US antitrust probe
The US Federal Trade Commission is poised to open a formal antitrust probe into whether Internet search giant Google has abused its dominance on the Web, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Report: Google ad inquiry focused on pharmacies
(AP) -- Google Inc. recently set aside $500 million to cover a possible settlement of a U.S. government investigation into the Internet search leader's distribution of online ads from illegal pharmacies, according to a report ...
May 13, 2011 |
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EU clears Oracle takeover of Sun
(AP) -- The European Union on Thursday cleared Oracle Corp.'s proposed $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc., saying it would not significantly affect competition in the EU.
Jan 21, 2010 |
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EU regulators softening stance on Oracle-Sun
(AP) -- European Union regulators appear to be softening their opposition to Oracle Corp.'s proposed $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc., a shift that has resurrected some investors' hopes that one of the year's ...
Dec 15, 2009 |
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FTC expands Intel anti-competition probe, sources say
The Federal Trade Commission has broadened its investigation of Santa Clara, Calif., chipmaker Intel beyond the company's competition with Advanced Micro Devices to include at least one other Silicon Valley company, Nvidia, ...
Dec 04, 2009 |
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Antitrust watchdog probes Google Italy
(AP) -- Italy's antitrust watchdog is investigating allegations that Google Italy is discriminating against newspapers that don't want their content linked on Google's news site by dropping them from its search engine.
Aug 27, 2009 |
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