Author: 21st Century Competition

US: Oil report gives senators renewed push to fight for reform (Competition Policy International)

A report released this week that accuses the US’s top five gasoline companies of unfairly preventing the sale of certain ethanol mixtures has given senators reason to revamp their fight to have an investigation conducted into the industry.

Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) are calling on the Federal …read more

France: Parliament slams EU competition policy (Competition Policy International)

A report conducted by France’s parliament is attacking EU competition policy, according to reports, adding new tensions between the European Commission and the French government.

According to reports, some French lawmakers have suggested that the Commission needs a lesson in how to enforce competition law, and should look at “companies that …read more

US: Sterling vows to sue NBA for antitrust violations until death (Competition Policy International)

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, who was banned from the NBA for leaked audio of his alleged racist rants, gave an off-color and bizarre performance in court on Wednesday as he took the witness stand to challenge his wife Shelly Sterling’s authority to sell the team.

The NBA had reportedly …read more

EU: No easy pass for Facebook, WhatApp merger (Competition Policy International)

While US authorities cleared Facebook’s $19 billion buyout of messenger application WhatsApp with few concessions, Facebook will reportedly not face the same easy merger review in the EU.

The European Commission is said to be conducting a probe of the acquisition. Part of that investigation, unnamed sources say, involves authorities requesting …read more