An executive for Live Nation Entertainment blamed problems with the recent sale of tickets to Taylor Swift's upcoming tour on scalpers during a congressional hearing on Tuesday, as lawmakers raised concerns about the company's dominance.
A Third Circuit panel questioned the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday during oral arguments about whether distributors should be considered competitors when looking at U.S. Sugar Corp.'s recently completed acquisition of Imperial Sugar Co.
The Federal Trade Commission prepares to test the limits of its authority to combat unfair methods of competition in the coming year, as the U.S. Department of Justice and state enforcers continue pushing aggressive antitrust agendas alongside new proposed class actions from private parties.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division secured another labor-side antitrust prosecution win earlier this month in United States v. Patel, a case centered on an alleged no-poach.
Europe's antitrust enforcer said Tuesday it has deepened its review of chipmaker Broadcom Inc.'s planned $61 billion purchase of VMware Inc. over concerns about competition in the market for server components that work with VMware's software.