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Monsanto draws antitrust inquiry

Washington Post - Sun Nov 29, 4:49 am ET

With dominant role in the nation's agriculture come complaints about price and competition.

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Italy Investigates Price-Fixing Charges
Journal of Commerce Online - Fri Nov 27, 11:04 am ET
Italian competition regulators are investigating 20 foreign and domestic express delivery companies, including DHL Global Forwarding, Agility Logistics and Schenker, following allegations they colluded on prices.
Barroso unveils lineup of new European Commission
WTOL 11 Toledo - Fri Nov 27, 8:46 am ET
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Friday named the 26 people he wants to help him drive the EU's day-to-day agenda for the next five years, including nominees for new posts that reflect major shifts in...
EU Charges Philips, Others With Forming CRT Screen Cartel
PC World via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 6:50 am ET
The European Commission has accused manufacturers of cathode-ray tubes of running cartels in the markets for computer monitors and TVs, the regulator said Thursday.
The Week Ahead for The Department of Justice for November 30 - December 4, 2009
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 27, 4:05 pm ET
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European Union Charges Philips With Price-Fixing
International Herald Tribune - Thu Nov 26, 6:20 am ET
European Union antitrust regulators have charged Royal Philips Electronics and others with running a cartel to fix the price of cathode ray tubes used in televisions and computer monitors.
EU charges Philips, others with price-fixing
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 26, 6:13 am ET
European Union antitrust regulators have charged Royal Philips Electronics NV and others with running a cartel to fix the price of cathode ray tubes used in televisions and computer monitors, the EU executive and Philips said Thursday.
BASF in Talks to Put $4.5 Billion Unit in Venture (Update2)
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 26, 12:06 pm ET
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- BASF SE , the world’s biggest chemical company, is in talks to form a styrene joint venture as a prelude to exiting the market, a company official with knowledge of the situation said.
Philips Gets EU Complaint in Cathode-Ray Tube Investigation
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 26, 4:45 am ET
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- European Union regulators sent complaints to Royal Philips Electronics NV and other companies in the cathode-ray tube industry following an antitrust investigation.
Officials: Settlement lets SCI buy Vegas mortuary
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 5:20 pm ET
The nation's largest funeral services company has resolved antitrust issues with the Nevada state attorney general and plans to proceed with the purchase of a large Las Vegas-area mortuary business, officials said Wednesday.
Officials: Settlement allows SCI to buy Vegas firm
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 4:57 pm ET
Officials say the nation's largest funeral service company resolved antitrust issues with the Nevada state attorney general, and can proceed with a plan to buy a large Las Vegas-area mortuary business.
BHP, Rio Committed to Iron Ore Venture, Argus Says (Update2)
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 26, 2:16 am ET
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Ltd. , the world’s biggest mining company, said it and partner Rio Tinto Group are committed to their proposed iron ore joint venture and expect main antitrust submissions to be made by the end of the year.
Rosneft Expects Fourth-Quarter Growth After Profit Slump, Fine
Bloomberg - Wed Nov 25, 10:20 pm ET
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- OAO Rosneft , Russia’s largest oil producer, expects profit to rise in the last three months of the year after a slump in crude prices and provisions for an antitrust fine drove down third-quarter net income.
Senators ask EU to hurry investigation of the Oracle-Sun merger
InfoWorld - Thu Nov 26, 11:18 am ET
Fifty-nine U.S. senators have asked European antitrust regulators to speed up their investigation into Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems, due to Sun's "deteriorating financial condition." The senators, led by Senator John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican, called on the European Commission to "expedite" its investigation into the $7.4 billion ...
News Corp.'s Challenge to Google
BusinessWeek - Wed Nov 25, 8:56 pm ET
Rupert Murdoch may make a deal with Microsoft to make Bing the only search engine to deliver News Corp. content—unless the antitrust cops object
US Senators Ask EU to Hurry Investigation of Oracle-Sun
PC World via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 8:51 am ET
Fifty-nine U.S. senators have asked European antitrust regulators to speed up their investigation into Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems, due to Sun's "deteriorating financial condition."