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Google being looked for a technology. 48 states launched this investigation. only alabama and california have not signed on to the probe. >> while many consumers believe that the internet is free, certainly, we know from google's profits of $117 billion that the internet is not free. this investigation is not a lawsuit. it's an investigation to determine the facts. right now, we're looking at advertising. but the facts will lead where the facts lead. >> silicon valley has face d conversations that it's too big. the probe will initially look into google's advertising but it may expand from ther...

Antitrust violations. the "wall street journal" reporting the doj is preparing to investigate the tech giant's businesses. companies being accused of giving its product better screen placement over rivals in online searches. shouldn't be a surprise. google settled with regulators in 2013 following concerns that its business practice would suppress competition. jed, down to you. jedediah: thanks, steve. a land mark civil case went to trial in oklahoma this week. the state is suing johnson and johnson, accusing them of fueling the opioid crisis with a fentanyl patch. testimony took an emotional ...

Senator blumenthal of connecticut previously asked the department of justice to investigate antitrust violations and how that could affect the prices that consumers pay for goods. amazon would not comment any further about the policy change which went into effect yesterday. "early start" continues right now. the boeing 737 max 8 can keep flying, but more airlines and countries are halting the flights following another crash. breaking overnight, the state department will pull all personnel out of venezuela. options are narrowing as for what comes next. the house speaker believes the pre...

Tesla says it will now only close about half as many stores as previously planned. the 3% increase will apply to more expensive editions of the model 3 as well as the model s and model x crossover. the higher prices will take affect march 18. some good news for shoppers. sellers on amazon got a little more freedom. amazon will no longer prohibit third party sellers from listing their products on other sites for less than they do on amazon. this is among concern that price parity could be in violation of antitrust law. senator blumenthal had previously asked the department of justice and the ...

For antitrust violations. and there was a lot of verse around whether google should be broken up. the government didn't take that step under barack obama and in the meantime it allowed a number of large transactions to go through. like facebook for example was allowed to buy instragram. but essentially what senator warren is saying, she wants to use agencies like the department of justice or the federal trade commission to take a closer look at these companies and then to use their power to bring them to court and to take them apart in areas where she thinks that they have caused competitive h...