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The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly carrying out an antitrust investigation surrounding a partnership between Apple and Amazon , according to The Verge. At least one member of the group belongs to the agency’s Tech Task Force, which launched earlier this year to look into anti-competitive behavior on tech platforms.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Mastercard got tagged with a $648.3 According to a reports, the antitrust-regulating European Commission has been working for some time to stamp out fees that U.S. The European Commission further contends the fees and policy around them limits the competition across borders. credit card companies charge. Alphabet Inc.’s

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MAY 11, 2016

Sullivan sided with the Federal Trade Commission. There is a reasonable probability that the proposed merger will substantially impair competition,” Sullivan wrote in a three-page order that didn’t include his full reasoning. Competition both firms are feeling rather acutely, but more on that in a second.

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AUGUST 22, 2018

No one wears just one suit of armor, and no one shops in just one place when it comes to the mixing and matching of that armor, the hunting for designer names and comparing price tags against the waxing and waning of one’s bank account. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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JULY 11, 2023

And look, I’m a big believer that some of those type commission products are still important. ” Whereas if they got that upfront commission, they’d spend the time doing it. You can put those tags in there but still take a professionally managed strategy… RITHOLTZ: Right. So that was happening a bit.

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Consider the fact that the Competition Commission of India ordered an inquiry last month that would look at the discounting policies of Amazon and Flipkart , as well as the agreements struck with third-party sellers. The law allows for fines of more than $5,000 per violation. ‘Rent-A-Bank’ Practices Examined.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

corporates, including tech (and beyond Big Tech), Joe Simons , chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), indicated that roadblocks could be set up to stop some of the traditional means of growth and innovation. Between 2008 to 2016, he said, the competition authorities challenged only 2.8 M&A DOA? Temper Of The Times.

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