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  • Googleopoly Snuffs Out StudioBriefing.net


    The Precursor Blog by Scott ClelandAuthority Authority: 490
    Add StudioBriefing.net to the list of companies like TradeComet and Foundem that have been snuffed out by Googles arbitrary exercise of its search advertising monopoly power to pick what Internet content lives or dies.    In an 11-28-09  letter to its readers, StudioBriefing.net, the blog arm of " the ...
    14 hours ago
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    Trade Regulation TalkAuthority Authority: 126
    Recent Acquisition Challenges Reflect Federal/State Antitrust Cooperation This posting was written by Jeffrey May, Editor of CCH Trade Regulation Reporter. The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division have separately announced two recent acquisition challenges that reflect ...
    15 hours ago
  • Mexico’s antitrust watchdog is fining media giant Televisa almost $4 million


    Mexico | Vacation Packages | Travel Site | Mexico BlogAuthority Authority: 120
    Mexico’s antitrust watchdog is fining media giant Televisa almost $4 million for refusing to let a cable operator transmit its channels, the latest in a push to boost competition in the sector. The Federal Competition Commission decided at a meeting last month to fine Televisa, which controls cable operator ...
    15 hours ago
  • Leahy, Lieberman to introduce antitrust repeal amendment


    The Political CarnivalAuthority Authority: 672
    By GottaLaff Red herring or not, Senators Leahy and Lieberman (yes, that Lieberman) are introducing an antitrust repeal amendment to the health care bill. Here is an excerpt from the red herring post I just linked to: Sure, let Congress repeal McCarran-Ferguson -- antitrust experts say its outdated ...
    18 hours ago
  • LCD price fixing admission leads to Nokia lawsuit


    Ars TechnicaAuthority Authority: 740
    On the day before US companies took off for the long Thanksgiving weekend, Nokias lawyers wished a number of major electronics manufacturers a very unhappy holiday. The cell phone maker filed suit in a California court, alleging that a price-fixing scheme the companies have already admitted to raised the prices it ...
    19 hours ago
  • Leahy to Introduce Health Amendment Repealing Insurance Antitrust Exemptions


    S E N A T U SAuthority Authority: 573
    In a press release issued today, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-VT) “announced that he will file an amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that will repeal the health insurance and medical malpractice insurance industries’ exemption from federal antitrust laws.” Leahy ...
    20 hours ago
  • LibertyWeek 71: The Politics of Booze


    OpenMarket.orgAuthority Authority: 616
    Your hosts Richard Morrison and Jeremy Lott welcome guests Gregory Conko and Garrett Peck to Episode 71 of the LibertyWeek podcast . We start with an update on the latest in the Climate-Gate scandal and the impact of nanny state policies in New York City, then move on to Monsanto’s antitrust worries and finish with ...
    1 day ago
  • European Parliament announces new President and Foreign Affairs Minister


    ZDNet GovernmentAuthority Authority: 131
    After months of political maneuvering and negotiation amongst European Union members, the choices for President and Foreign Affairs Minister (High Representative) have been announced.
    1 day ago
  • Will Monsanto Roast?


    The Big MoneyAuthority Authority: 707
    The Washington Post on Sunday published a long article about the "antitrust scrutiny" facing Monsanto  (MON), which dominates the markets for both corn and soybean seeds. The article quotes Christine Varney, the Justice Departments antitrust chief, promising to step up enforcement, which was essentially ...
    1 day ago
  • Getting Into The Weeds of Monsanto’s Empire


    Understanding GovernmentAuthority Authority: 436
    The Washington Post’s Peter Whoriskey reports that 93 percent of soybeans and 80 percent of corn grown in the United States grow from seeds genetically altered by the Monsanto company. Yet this market share is only now being scrutinized by the Justice Department’s anti-trust division: Obama anti-trust ...
    1 day ago
  • Monsantos dominance draws antitrust inquiry


    Newsvine - Pamela Drew's Column - Articles and SeedsAuthority Authority: 125
    The bigger story here is the lack of discussion of consumers right to choose to swallow for Monsanto and whether evidence exists that they are fit for human consumption.
    1 day ago
  • EC reshuffle bumps antitrust chief Kroes


    Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & DirectoryAuthority Authority: 167
    Neelie Kroes, who is best known for handling the European Unions antitrust case against Microsoft, is designated as the new digital agenda commissioner.
    2 days ago
  • Local Startup Culture Tied to Bay Area VCs, AirHop Looks to Next-Generation Wireless, SDG&E Strikes Out in Bid for Grant, & More San Diego BizTech News


    XconomyAuthority Authority: 702
    Roundup , funding , wireless Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: For a week shortened by the Thanksgiving holiday, we still had lots of news about venture funding deals, views on startup failures and San Diego’s innovation culture, and Qualcomm getting a reprieve from European regulators. Get our rundown of the ...
    2 days ago
  • East Side Bomb Zone Is Hit Twice


    Times TravelerAuthority Authority: 468
    Bombs exploded in two tenement buildings yesterday in a Manhattan district that Police Headquarters has taken to calling the Bomb Zone - east of Second Avenue from 11th to 14th Streets.
    2 days ago
  • Monsanto draws U.S. antitrust scrutiny


    War On You: Breaking Alternative NewsAuthority Authority: 566
    11-29-2009 • United Press International WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) — Antitrust scrutiny of agriculture conglomerate Monsanto has high stakes for U.S. farmers and its competitors, analysts say. With Monsanto’s genetically altered corn and soybean seeds holding dominant positions in the U.S. ...
    2 days ago
  • Treating Wall Street Like the Mafia


    Big GovernmentAuthority Authority: 815
    Perhaps Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) thinks of himself as a modern day John Sherman. In 1890, Ohio Sen. Sherman set out on a mission to establish “just competition” laws and level the economic playing field. His quest culminated in the dismantling of monopolies—such as American Tobacco ...
    3 days ago
  • NPR: KPLU Radio: Intel Antitrust Issues


    A Bright FireAuthority Authority: 104
    From KPLU Radio: Microsoft and Intel dominate the software and hardware sides of the computing industry. Microsoft came under antitrust scrutiny during the 1990s. Now, Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson says it’s Intel’s turn in the hot seat. He spoke with KPLU’s Dave Meyer Listen Here.
    4 days ago
  • Kroes Goes, Socialist Almunia Arrives as EC’s Antitrust Head


    WSJ.com: Law BlogAuthority Authority: 722
    The European Commissions president has proposed a Spanish Socialist, Joaquín Almunia, to be the bodys new antitrust chief, replacing the Netherlands Neelie Kroes.
    4 days ago
  • The UK stakes a claim to world IP thought leadership


    IAM magazine - BlogAuthority Authority: 125
    The UKs minister for intellectual property today announced a major programme of research designed to explore the role that intellectual property plays as a facilitator of both innovation and economic growth.Speaking at todays launch, David Lammy MP stated that the aim is to "provide the hard evidence that we need ...
    5 days ago
  • BLOG: The UK stakes a claim to world IP thought leadership


    IAM MagazineAuthority Authority: 135
    The UKs minister for intellectual property today announced a major programme of research designed to explore the role that intellectual property plays as a facilitator of both innovation and economic growth.Speaking at todays launch, David Lammy MP stated that the aim is to "provide the hard evidence that we need ...
    5 days ago

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