Anti Trust

Chinese anti-trust regulator launches probe into Comcast-DreamWorks deal

China's commerce ministry will launch an anti-monopoly probe into Comcast Corp's planned purchase of DreamWorks Animation after receiving unspecified complaints that the U.S. media deal could hurt competition in the Chinese market.

Australian anti-trust regulator declines banks interim approval to negotiate with Apple

Australia's anti-trust regulator on Friday said it would not grant the country's three biggest banks interim approval to collectively negotiate with Apple Inc to install their own electronic payments applications on iPhones.

Amazon's Japan offices raided over suspicion of antitrust practices

Japan's Fair Trade Commission has raided the offices of Amazon.com Inc's local unit on suspicion of pressuring retailers to offer products at lower prices than on rival sites, the Nikkei business daily said on Monday.

Six global banks to be fined by EU in rate probe

EU antitrust regulators are set to fine six global banks including Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan and HSBC after an investigation into the rigging of benchmark euro zone interest rates, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Mercedes-Benz guilty of price manipulation in after-sales services, says China

The Jiangsu Province Price Bureau, which launched its investigation last month, found evidence of anti-competitive practices after raiding Mercedes-Benz dealerships in the province as well as an office in Shanghai

Chinese car dealers cheer regulator's drive to curb brands pricing power

Foreign brands including Jaguar Land Rover, Volkswagen AG's Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are scrambling to lower prices for both new cars and spare parts in an effort to appease Chinese regulators who have accused some of them of anti-competitive behavour.<br />

China to probe Audi, Mercedes, Microsoft for violating anti-monopoly laws

The investigations are fueling unease among foreign companies that complain Beijing uses regulatory measures to hamper them and promote potential Chinese competitors in technology and other fields in violation of its free-trade commitments.

China pricing regulator sought confessions of guilt from foreign firms

The meeting is evidence of what many antitrust lawyers in China see as increasingly aggressive tactics to enforce a 2008 anti-monopoly law and highlight a worsening relationship between foreign companies and China's array of regulators.

EU antitrust regulators investigate Microsoft over browsers

EU antitrust regulators have opened an investigation into whether Microsoft is complying with a 2009 ruling ordering it to offer users a choice of web browsers, the European Union's antitrust chief said.

EU antitrust regulators investigate Microsoft over browsers

EU antitrust regulators have opened an investigation into whether Microsoft is complying with a 2009 ruling ordering it to offer users a choice of web browsers, the European Union's antitrust chief said.