One anti-monopoly group contends that withholding basic financial information violates federal securities laws.
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The [REDACTED] Case Against Amazon
You go to information war with the clickbait you have.
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Google Erects Cone of Silence Around Antitrust Case
The company has successfully closed off testimony and exhibits in the public trial, limiting public discussion of its monopoly.
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Google’s Fight Against Antitrust Hits a Roadblock
The search giant complained that antitrust regulator Jonathan Kanter believes in antitrust. Courts didn’t buy it.
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Heads They ‘Cha-Ching!’; Tails They Take Away Your Malpractice Insurance
A tale of two private equity–spawned medical mega-practices
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Amazon’s $185 Billion Pay-to-Play System
A new report shows that Amazon now takes 45 percent of all third-party sales on its website, part of the company’s goal to become a monopoly gatekeeper for economic transactions.
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Q&A: Tim Wu on the U.S. v. Google Trial
Google claims its product is just superior. Says the former White House competition czar: ‘We now can see that a lot of those arguments are horseshit.’
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Justice Department Says Google ‘Flexed Its Muscle’ as a Monopolist
On day one of the historic monopolization trial, the government put Google’s chief economist on the stand to show that the company valued default status on browsers and devices.
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The First of Several Trials of the Century
U.S. v. Google, which begins today, is part of a litany of cases against dominant firms from Biden’s reinvigorated antitrust enforcers. Here’s what it’s all about.
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Google Tries to Protect Its Monopoly Under Cover of Darkness
The search giant objects to a live audio feed of its historic monopolization trial, which begins next week.