http://www.mail.com/subjects/62876-monopoly-antitrust.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/62876-monopoly-antitrust.html http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2083980-visa-to-lower-card-fees-eu-antitrust-probe.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says Visa has agreed to reduce some credit card payment fees significantly to address concerns raised by the bloc's antitrust authority. The European Commission, which acts as the 27-nation bloc's competition watchdog, says Visa proposes to reduce its inter-bank fees for credit card payments to 0.3 percent of a transacti... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:02:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2083980-visa-to-lower-card-fees-eu-antitrust-probe.html 2013-05-14T11:02:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2066300-eu-motorola-violated-antitrust-rules.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission said Monday that Motorola Mobility may have abused its dominant market position by denying Apple the right to use technology essential for mobile phones. It is a violation of European Union antitrust rules for a patent holder to deny use to technologically essential patents to companies willing to pay a fair and rea... Mon, 06 May 2013 16:31:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2066300-eu-motorola-violated-antitrust-rules.html 2013-05-06T16:31:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2058240-european-commission-investigates-peugeot-aid.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission says it has opened an in-depth investigation into the government-backed restructuring of France's PSA Peugeot Citroen group to see whether it violates European Union state aid rules. Under the plan, the French state has guaranteed 7 billion euros ($9.1 billion) in loans to Peugeot and given or advanced another 85.9 ... Thu, 02 May 2013 12:02:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2058240-european-commission-investigates-peugeot-aid.html 2013-05-02T12:02:24Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2031428-penguin-seeks-to-settle-eu-e-book-antitrust-probe.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's antitrust watchdog says publisher Penguin has offered to forgo a deal with Apple on the sale of e-books in a bid to end an antitrust investigation. The EU Commission, the 27-nation bloc's competition watchdog, launched proceedings in 2011 alleging that Apple and five publishers had agreed to fix the price of e-books ah... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:59:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2031428-penguin-seeks-to-settle-eu-e-book-antitrust-probe.html 2013-04-19T15:59:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020050-google-clears-step-eu-antitrust-case.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Google has taken another step toward settling a European antitrust investigation focusing on whether the Internet giant is abusing its dominant position of online search and advertising markets. Google Inc. has submitted a list of remedies in legally binding form to address the concerns voiced by the European Commission, which acts as the ... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:18:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020050-google-clears-step-eu-antitrust-case.html 2013-04-15T11:18:07Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007486-googles-android-target-antitrust-complaint.html BRUSSELS (AP) — A group of companies led by Microsoft have called on European authorities to launch an antitrust investigation into Google's dominance of Internet usage on mobile devices. The complaint comes from the "FairSearch" initiative of 17 companies, including Microsoft Corp., Nokia Corp., and Oracle Corp. The group claims that Google is acting unf... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:22:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007486-googles-android-target-antitrust-complaint.html 2013-04-09T19:22:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2007770-eu-antitrust-body-probes-mastercard-fees.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has launched an antitrust investigation into some of MasterCard's payment fees. The European Commission, the EU's executive arm that acts as the antitrust authority, said Tuesday it has concerns that some of the U.S. company's interbank fees and related practices may violate competition rules. Spokesm... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:14:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2007770-eu-antitrust-body-probes-mastercard-fees.html 2013-04-09T11:14:18Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1979654-eu-extends-credit-default-swaps-antitrust-probe.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's competition watchdog is expanding its investigation of the credit default swaps market to include a major derivatives trade body representing financial institutions. The EU Commission said Tuesday it is also investigating the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) after finding "preliminary indications"... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:07:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1979654-eu-extends-credit-default-swaps-antitrust-probe.html 2013-03-26T11:07:18Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1936006-key-dates-eu-antitrust-action-microsoft.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union has fined Microsoft Corp. €561 million ($733 million) for failing to live up to the terms of a settlement that was to end the company's 15-year run-in with the continent's competition regulators. Here's a look at how a 1998 complaint by Sun Microsystems led to Microsoft receiving fines totaling €2.2 billion — $2.9 billi... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:11:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1936006-key-dates-eu-antitrust-action-microsoft.html 2013-03-06T17:11:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1915322-pa-govs-filing-defends-antitrust-suit-vs-ncaa.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett argued in a court document filed late Monday that the NCAA has been trying to use his pending antitrust lawsuit against it over the Penn State penalties in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal to combat what he describes as a groundswell of public criticism. Corbett said the judge should not grant the NCAA's r... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:37:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1915322-pa-govs-filing-defends-antitrust-suit-vs-ncaa.html 2013-02-26T02:37:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1902674-german-antitrust-probe-amazon-pricing-policy.html BERLIN (AP) — Online retailer Amazon may have broken antitrust laws in Germany by banning third-party traders from selling their products cheaper elsewhere, officials said Wednesday. German antitrust authorities said they have begun questioning 2,400 traders who signed up to Amazon's Marketplace platform, where they can sell products directly to the web g... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:23:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1902674-german-antitrust-probe-amazon-pricing-policy.html 2013-02-20T13:23:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1876280-ncaa-wants-pa-govs-penn-lawsuit-dismissed.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The NCAA said Thursday a judge should throw out the federal antitrust lawsuit the governor filed against it over Penn State's $60 million fine and other penalties resulting from the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. College sports' governing body said in a filing that it disagrees with just about every allegation in the comp... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1876280-ncaa-wants-pa-govs-penn-lawsuit-dismissed.html 2013-02-07T23:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1823156-increase-court-cases-impact-ncaa-image.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA will open its annual convention this week with a host of reform measures on the agenda, part of President Mark Emmert's push to address several years of high-profile scandals. It may turn out that attorneys will have a lot of say in what the NCAA does in coming years — perhaps as much as any athletic director or school preside... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1823156-increase-court-cases-impact-ncaa-image.html 2013-01-15T21:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1798134-google-emerges-ftc-probe-unscathed.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has settled a U.S. government probe into its business practices without making any major concessions on how the company runs its Internet search engine, the world's most influential gateway to digital information and commerce. Thursday's agreement with the Federal Trade Commission covers only some of the issues raised in a wide... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1798134-google-emerges-ftc-probe-unscathed.html 2013-01-04T11:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1799150-china-fines-lg-samsung-flat-panel-price-case.html BEIJING (AP) — China fined South Korean and Taiwanese makers of LCD display screens $56 million on Friday for price-fixing, joining the United States and Europe in a crackdown on the industry. Suppliers have been hit by American and European regulators with penalties totaling more than $3 billion for colluding to push up slumping prices of display screens... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1799150-china-fines-lg-samsung-flat-panel-price-case.html 2013-01-04T09:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1798488-6-takeaways-googles-antitrust-settlement.html Google Inc. has settled an U.S. antitrust probe that largely leaves its search practices alone. In a major win for Google, the Federal Trade Commission unanimously concluded that there is not enough evidence to support complaints from rivals that the company shows unfair bias in its search results toward its own products. Below are six of the biggest take... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1798488-6-takeaways-googles-antitrust-settlement.html 2013-01-03T21:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1795078-pa-governor-sues-ncaa-penn-sanctions.html STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's governor, in a challenge to the NCAA's powers, claimed in a lawsuit Wednesday that college sports' governing body overstepped its authority and "piled on" when it penalized Penn State over the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. Gov. Tom Corbett asked that a federal judge throw out the sanctions, which includ... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 01:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1795078-pa-governor-sues-ncaa-penn-sanctions.html 2013-01-03T01:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1796034-microsoft-renews-plea-crackdown-google.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft began the new year harping on a favorite theme: The software maker is arguing that government regulators need to crack down on Google to preserve fair competition in the Internet and smartphone markets. The latest refrain came Wednesday in a blog post by Dave Heiner, Microsoft's deputy general counsel. His attack amounted to... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1796034-microsoft-renews-plea-crackdown-google.html 2013-01-02T21:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1782636-nhl-players-vote-step-toward-dissolving-union.html NEW YORK (AP) — NHL players are a step closer to dissolving their union. Union members voted this week to give the players' association's executive board the power to file a "disclaimer of interest" until Jan. 2. A person familiar with the outcome of the vote told The Associated Press on Friday that the measure passed easily, drawing more than two-thirds ... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1782636-nhl-players-vote-step-toward-dissolving-union.html 2012-12-21T22:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1782162-eu-samsung-violated-antitrust-rules.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive arm, the Commission, has informed Samsung of its preliminary view that the company's seeking of injunctions against Apple for allegedly infringing "standard-essential" patents in the EU amounts to an abuse of a dominant position. According to industry agreements, companies owning the rights to essential phone... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1782162-eu-samsung-violated-antitrust-rules.html 2012-12-21T16:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1775222-justice-reaches-settlement-with-penguin-e-books.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced Tuesday it has reached a settlement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc. in its lawsuit accusing the nation's largest book publishers of colluding with Apple Inc. to raise e-book prices on customers. The settlement, if approved by a federal judge, leaves Apple and Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC, which does business ... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1775222-justice-reaches-settlement-with-penguin-e-books.html 2012-12-18T22:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763648-french-mobile-operators-hit-with-antitrust-fines.html PARIS (AP) — France's competition watchdog has slapped €183 million ($239 million) in fines on the country's two top mobile operators for anti-competitive pricing policies between 2005 and 2008. The Autorite de Concurrence said Thursday that Orange and SFR had abused their dominant market positions and hurt the country's number three operator, Bouygues Te... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763648-french-mobile-operators-hit-with-antitrust-fines.html 2012-12-13T10:30:00Z