Tag: Business

Facebook wants Biden FTC chairwoman Lina Khan barred from its antitrust case, claiming bias

Nihal Krishan · July 14, 2021 2:29 pm

In recent polls, Biden takes third place at 12.8 percent, behind Hillary Clinton at 55.4 percent and Bernie Sanders at 19.7 percent.Â (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Biden shifts party further left with new order on business concentration

Nihal Krishan · July 10, 2021 10:04 am

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, file photo, people attend a workshop, "New York Get Your Business Online," at Google offices in New York. Google Inc. reports quarterly earnings on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Dozens of states sue Google for unfair Android app store behavior

Nihal Krishan · July 7, 2021 9:21 pm

"I've said all along I'm going to support the nominee, and I'm going to work for him because, I know the alternative," said Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House Republicans unveil legislative plan to break up Big Tech and stop censorship

Nihal Krishan · July 7, 2021 1:59 pm

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., appears on Capitol Hill.

Why some centrist Democrats oppose the bipartisan anti-Big Tech bills

Nihal Krishan · July 6, 2021 10:14 am

Critics say companies like Amazon that control digital platforms on which they also compete raise increasing antitrust risks.

Amazon wants Biden FTC appointee recused from all company matters

Nihal Krishan · June 30, 2021 6:57 pm

FILE - In this Sunday, May 13, 2012, file photo, flowers are added to a Facebook sign in front of Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. On Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, Facebook celebrates 10 years since its inception. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Federal court dismisses FTC antitrust lawsuit against Facebook

Nihal Krishan · June 28, 2021 7:29 pm

FTC Commissioner Lina M. Khan testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee nomination hearing on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Biden’s progressive FTC chairwoman riles Republicans with push to expand powers

Nihal Krishan · June 28, 2021 11:00 am

Apple apps, Google search, and Amazon Basics face drastic changes from bipartisan House antitrust bill

Nihal Krishan · June 23, 2021 3:24 pm

FILE - In this May 7, 2018 file photo, Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett speaks during an interview in Omaha, Neb. The price of a private lunch with Buffett could set another record this year because the bidding is already over $3 million. The online auction that raises money for the Glide Foundationâs work to help the homeless in San Francisco wraps up Friday night, June 1, 2018.

Warren Buffett donates $4 billion more and leaves Gates Foundation

Zach Halaschak · June 23, 2021 2:48 pm

New jobless claims at 412,000, more than expected

New jobless claims at 412,000, more than expected

Zach Halaschak · June 17, 2021 12:00 am

House lawmakers release bipartisan antitrust bills aimed at tech giants like Amazon and Google

Nihal Krishan · June 11, 2021 10:30 pm