Read more antitrust stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3166/antitrust.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:08:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73887/intel-to-pay-amd-125b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIntel says it is paying AMD, its largest rival in the computer chip market, $1.25 billion to settle all antitrust and patent suits, and has agreed to abide by a set of "business practice provisions." In return, AMD, which had been complaining to regulators for five years that Intel...http://www.newser.com/story/73887/intel-to-pay-amd-125b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 8:51:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73311/cuomo-slaps-intel-with-antitrust-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed an antitrust suit against Intel today, accusing it of “a worldwide, systematic campaign of illegal conduct.” Cuomo says Intel paid computer manufacturers billions in kickbacks provided they didn’t produce computers with rival chips. The money was disguised as “rebates,” and the recipients allegedly...http://www.newser.com/story/73311/cuomo-slaps-intel-with-antitrust-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 10:41:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71826/feds-tear-into-ticketmaster-merger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConcerned Justice Department are considering blocking a deal that would create a music industry behemoth—unless major concessions are made. Antitrust officials are worried about the effect the proposed Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger would have on consumer cost and may require the companies to make major concessions, insiders tell the Wall...http://www.newser.com/story/71826/feds-tear-into-ticketmaster-merger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 1:41:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71703/dems-lash-out-at-insurance-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAll-out war broke out between the Democrats and the insurers today, with Chuck Schumer calling for an amendment to the health care bill that would remove the industry’s long-standing anti-trust immunity. Schumer called the exemption “one of the worst accidents of American history,” blaming it in part for the precipitous...http://www.newser.com/story/71703/dems-lash-out-at-insurance-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 13:46:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68050/federal-court-ruling-shakes-up-cable-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a decision that could revolutionize the communications industry, a federal appeals court has struck down an FCC rule prohibiting a cable TV company from serving more than 30% of the market, Reuters reports. The court declared the rule "arbitrary and capricious,” noting that cable operators face competition not just...http://www.newser.com/story/68050/federal-court-ruling-shakes-up-cable-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 14:42:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66561/steve-jobs-is-a-controlling-jerk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJason Calacanis, a man who owns $20,000 worth of Apple products, has had it with Apple. In a lengthy blog post, the Mahalo founder says Apple’s become an anti-competitive bully. Steve Jobs, once “our LSD-taking, radical free-thinking and fight the power hero,” has become “the oppressive man on the...http://www.newser.com/story/66561/steve-jobs-is-a-controlling-jerk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 14:06:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65249/to-appease-eu-microsoft-offers-browser-choice-with-windows-7.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrosoft will offer a choice of web browsers to European users of the new Windows 7 operating system to avoid an antitrust fine, Bloomberg reports. “When you’re looking at ongoing fines in a downturn, it makes more sense to settle,” one analyst says. The EU says the software giant will...http://www.newser.com/story/65249/to-appease-eu-microsoft-offers-browser-choice-with-windows-7.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 13:46:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63687/justice-dept-to-launch-antitrust-review-of-telecoms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration is looking into the country’s top telecom companies, including AT&T and Verizon, to determine whether they’ve abused their market power with anti-competitive actions, sources tell the Wall Street Journal . The Justice Department is concerned that, among other things, the big players are locking out competitors through exclusive...http://www.newser.com/story/63687/justice-dept-to-launch-antitrust-review-of-telecoms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 14:30:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61439/feds-step-up-antitrust-probe-of-google-books-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJustice Department investigators have intensified their probe into a deal Google made with publishers last year to put millions of books online, the Wall Street Journal reports. Publishers have been formally asked to provide information relating to the deal, which critics charge violates antitrust laws by giving Google an effective...http://www.newser.com/story/61439/feds-step-up-antitrust-probe-of-google-books-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 2:19:08 CDT