by 21st Century Competition | Jul 31, 2014 | Global Blogs
The US Department of Justice has announced the hiring of economics expert Nancy L. Rose to the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, say reports. Rose, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology economics professor, will join the Antitrust Division as Deputy Assistant Attorney...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 31, 2014 | Global Blogs
European regulators are gearing up for their next in-depth investigation into Google, reports say, confirming earlier rumors of such a move. In question is Google’s Android smartphone operating system and the company’s practice of pre-loading Google-owned...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 31, 2014 | Global Blogs
Unnamed sources say US universities could soon ask Congress to grant the NCAA antitrust exemption if efforts to ward off a legal attack on the sports association fail. The NCAA is currently defending its business practices as a lawsuit is expected to see a ruling in...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 30, 2014 | Global Blogs
Bulgaria’s largest state natural gas provider has been fined nearly $16 million for abusing its market power, according to reports. The nation’s Commission for Protection of Competition announced the fines against Bulgargaz on Wednesday, noting that the...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 30, 2014 | Global Blogs
Hungarian competition authorities have reportedly raided the local offices of French pharmaceutical conglomerate Sanofi in part of an investigation into suspicions that the company abused its market dominance. Reports say the competition regulator GVH searched the...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 30, 2014 | Global Blogs
Japan-based ANA Holdings has reportedly cancelled its plans to acquire a 49 percent stake in Burma-based Asian Wings Airways. Reports say ANA, the parent company of All Nippon Airways, first announced last August that it would buy the stake for $25 million. But in a...
