Google’s Pichai says U.S. fix is ‘de facto’ spinoff of search
If Google were required to share both its search data and the information on how it ranks results, rivals could reverse-engineer “every aspect of our...
Microsoft faces broad antitrust investigation from FTC
The Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft.
U.S. will push Google to sell Chrome
Top Justice Department antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to force Alphabet's Google to sell off its Chrome browser
FTC’s new merger rules came from rare, bipartisan compromise
The update, released Oct. 10, followed months of intense behind-the-scenes negotiations in which Republican commissioners won some concessions.
U.S. says it’s weighing Google breakup as monopoly case remedy
The Department of Justice told a federal judge it is considering recommending that Google be forced to sell off parts of its operations in what...
Google almost cut ad exchange fees ahead of antitrust crackdown
The Justice Department and state attorneys general say Google's dominance in the industry has allowed it to overcharge customers.
Google monopolized search through illegal deals, judge rules
Google's payments to make its search engine the default option on smartphone web browsers violate U.S. antitrust law, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Apple says antitrust lawsuit has ‘no relation to reality’
In a court filing, Apple denied allegations that it is a monopolist and said it is not required to give software developers more access to...
Kroger-Albertsons merger temporarily halted by judge
At a hearing in Denver Thursday, a judge granted a preliminary injunction halting the grocers' mega deal. The judge will oversee a trial on the...