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Google targets mobile advertising
Premium Article - Tuesday, 10 November 2009
US internet company Google has agreed to acquire mobile advertising technology provider AdMob for US$750 million.
ABA says merger guidelines should change
Premium Article - Tuesday, 10 November 2009
The antitrust section of the American Bar Association has told both US antitrust agencies that the guidelines used to explain how they examine horizontal mergers should change to reflect current practices and economic thinking.
CVS Caremark under FTC microscope
Premium Article - Monday, 09 November 2009
The US Federal Trade Commission has launched an antitrust investigation of recently-merged pharmacy brand CVS Caremark, the company announced.
Agrium makes final bid for CF Industries
Premium Article - Thursday, 05 November 2009
Canada’s Competition Bureau has agreed to clear Canadian fertiliser company Agrium’s bid for its US rival CF Industires, so long as the company sells off some of its production capacity to a third party.
Enforcers crack down on real estate
Premium Article - Wednesday, 04 November 2009
The US Federal Trade Commission has ordered a Michigan-based real estate group to stop restricting house-buyers' access to discount broker listings.
Whole Foods to retain majority of disputed stores
Premium Article - Tuesday, 03 November 2009
The US Federal Trade Commission has agreed to extend the timetable for organic grocer Whole Foods’ divestment of eight Wild Oats stores. Thirty-two stores were put up for sale after the FTC imposed remedies on the companies’ consummated merger.
Canada and US approve Merck/Schering Plough
Premium Article - Friday, 30 October 2009
The end is in sight for pharmaceuticals company Merck’s proposed US$41 billion acquisition of rival Schering Plough with regulatory approval coming from both Canada’s Competition Bureau and the US Federal Trade Commission yesterday.
FTC reacts to health-care bill
Premium Article - Friday, 30 October 2009
The chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission has praised lawmakers for including a repeal of an antitrust exemption for health insurers in the House of Representatives’ latest version of a health-care reform bill.
FTC claims Boehringer failed to answer subpoena
Premium Article - Wednesday, 28 October 2009
The US Federal Trade Commission says that German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim has refused to respond to subpoenas sent as part of an investigation of whether the company violated section 5 of the FTC Act when it paid a rival to end patent litigation.
Court rules FTC can videotape testimony
Premium Article - Wednesday, 28 October 2009
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has found that the US Federal Trade Commission has the right to use video recording equipment and stenographers when interrogating company executives in antitrust investigations.
FTC contemplates Intel complaint
Premium Article - Monday, 26 October 2009
The US Federal Trade Commission is “a matter of weeks, or a matter of months” away from voting on whether to file an antitrust complaint against US microprocessor manufacturer Intel, according to several reports.
FTC probes Toys R Us
Premium Article - Monday, 19 October 2009
The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether retailer Toys R Us has violated competition regulations by fixing the price of baby products.
Senate committee approves restrictions on generic drug settlements
Premium Article - Friday, 16 October 2009
The Judiciary Committee of the US Senate yesterday approved a bill that would restrict “reverse payment settlements” between drug manufacturers, making most illegal under the country’s antitrust laws.
FTC clears Pfizer/Wyeth with conditions
Premium Article - Wednesday, 14 October 2009
US drug makers Pfizer and Wyeth have agreed to sell half of Wyeth’s animal health business to end the Federal Trade Commission’s long-running investigation of their US$68 billion merger.
Levinson quits Google board
Premium Article - Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Former Genentech chief executive Arthur Levinson yesterday left Google’s board of directors amid a US Federal Trade Commission investigation of director level ties between the internet search company and technology manufacturer Apple.
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