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UK's CMA On The European Commission Approval Of Microsoft And Activision Deal: 'We Stand By Our Decision'
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 - 12:25pm | 442The U.K. Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) issued a strong response to the European Commission's approval of the $68.7 billion proposed merger between Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI). In a statement released on Twitter, the CMA...
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Google Faces 'In-Depth' Antitrust Investigation In India: FT
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 - 5:33am | 603After clashing with anti-trust authorities in the U.S. and the European Union, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is now under a probe in India. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered a 60-day investigation into the search-engine giant's payment...
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Are Japan's Antitrust Regulators Targeting Apple?
Friday, September 23, 2016 - 9:48am | 453Reuters reported Friday morning that Japanese regulators may take action against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) for potential antitrust violations. Reuters cited a report written by Japan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC), which said that major telecommunications carriers including NTT Docomo Inc (ADR) (...
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Starboard Value Acquires 6% Stake In Staples, Boosts Stake In Office Depot
Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 9:12am | 179The activist investor fund Starboard Value has accumulated a roughly 6 percent ownership stake in Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) and boosted its stake in Office Depot Inc (NYSE: ODP) to around 10 percent from a previous 8.6 percent stake, The Wall Street Journal reported. Starboard Value could...