JPMorgan Chase has reportedly settled with West Virginia over allegations the bank manipulated the municipal derivatives market in violation of antitrust law.
According to reports, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced the settlement Tuesday; JPMorgan will pay a reported $400,000 to settle the case, which is now considered closed.
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The European Commission is reportedly set to unconditionally approve of cement giant Holcim’s acquisition of Mexico-based rival Cemex in Germany, but the Commission has not yet been notified of Cemex’s proposed merger with another rival, Lafarge.
Sources said the Commission is set to approve of Switzerland-based Holcim’s Germany acquisition without concessions …read more
An antitrust lawsuit in Virginia has been filed against the state’s High School League, reports say, accusing the league of unfairly excluding private schools from the money-making commodity.
According to reports, Liberty Christian Academy, a private Christian school, filed a federal antitrust complaint that claims the VHSL “entered into agreements that …read more
The European Commission has corrected remarks made earlier this week regarding antitrust complaints over French broadcasting plans for D-Day commemorative programming, reports say.
The Commission said Wednesday that it has not received any complaints regarding the matter, a correction of remarks made Tuesday that the regulator received complaints of anticompetitive D-Day …read more