The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is reportedly taking up the task of investigating the nation’s two largest beer brewers following allegations they are abusing their market power to squeeze smaller competitors out of the market.
Lion, along with Carlton & United Breweries, are now the focus of a competition probe …read more
Athletic Association to delay an impending antitrust trial, reports say the NCAA has not given up yet and filed an emergency petition with the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals to push back the June 9 date.
The appeals court was asked to vacate US District Judge Claudia Wilken’s ruling of …read more
To fill the vacancy left by Larry Kwok Lam-kwong, Albert Wong Kwai-huen has been appointed to the Hong Kong Competition Commission, according to a press release.
His appointment as a member of the Commission became effective June 1. There are 13 total members of the Commission.
Competition officials in Hong Kong …read more
As critics called for US antitrust regulators to pay closer attention to Amazon’s recent aggression against book publisher Hachette, the latest reports say experts doubt authorities will take much notice.
Amazon is deliberately delaying Hachette book deliveries and has removed some Hachette pre-order options from the online retail side, reports say. …read more