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NEW YORK, Feb 7- Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc's admission that its employees coordinated with a trader at another bank to manipulate benchmark interest rates is not necessarily the knock-out punch needed by plaintiffs who accuse the British-based bank of collusion.
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The U.S. will bring to the table the "coordinated effects" theory and internal documentation in their attempts to kill the proposed Anheuser-Busch InBev and Grupo Modelo merger deal.
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NEW YORK, Feb 6- In challenging beer company Anheuser-Busch InBev SA's proposed deal with Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo, the U.S. government is applying a powerful legal theory it has used to stop other mergers.
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NEW YORK, Feb 5- Having a former top U.S. antitrust official on board was of little use to Grupo Modelo in convincing regulators to bless the proposed $20.1 billion takeover of it by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA.
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*Similar measures failed in previous Congress. The bill is sponsored by Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota and the new chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel, and by Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa.
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NEW YORK, Feb 5- Having a former top U.S. antitrust official on board was of little use in convincing regulators to bless Anheuser-Busch InBev SA's proposed $20.1 billion takeover of Grupo Modelo.
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NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON- Feb 1- Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, Grupo Modelo and Constellation Brands Inc are discussing ways to address U.S. regulators' antitrust concerns over their mega-merger and expect to soon open settlement talks to avoid a trial, a source close to one of the companies said on Friday.
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*Google presents proposals to settle EU anti-competitive concerns. BRUSSELS, Feb 1- Google has presented detailed proposals to allay anti-competitive concerns about its business practices, the EU antitrust regulator said on Friday, in a move which brings the company a step closer to resolving a two-year investigation.
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BRUSSELS, Feb 1- Google has presented detailed proposals to allay anti-competitive concerns about its business practices, the EU antitrust regulator said on Friday, in a move which brings the company a step closer to resolving a two-year investigation.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 31- EU antitrust regulators stepped up their fight against companies blocking the market entry of cheaper generic medicines, with charges against Johnson& Johnson and Novartis over a pay-for-delay deal in the Netherlands.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 31- EU antitrust regulators charged pharmaceutical firms Johnson& Johnson and Novartis on Thursday over the delay of a generic competitor for painkiller fentanyl in the Dutch market.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 30- EU regulators are considering charging more firms with anti-competitive practices in using injunctions to prevent rivals using their patents rather than negotiating fair fees, a month after taking action against Samsung Electronics, the EU's antitrust chief said on Wednesday.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 30- EU antitrust regulators blocked a 5.2 billion euro bid by United Parcel Service Inc for TNT Express, denting the world No. 1 package delivery company's hopes of expanding its presence in Asia and Latin America. The European Commission said UPS had not offered adequate concessions to ensure the deal would not hurt consumers.
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NEW YORK, Jan 25- Antitrust enforcers are increasingly scrutinizing the world's major banks. The U.S. government's investigation into a scheme to rig bids for investment contracts involving municipal bond proceeds has resulted in major monetary settlements with JPMorgan Chase& Co, UBS AG, Bank of America Corp and others.
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*TNT Express shares down 42 pct, PostNL down 36 pct. *DHL rules out bid, FedEx in background. AMSTERDAM, Jan 14- UPS is dropping its $7- billion bid for Dutch delivery firm TNT Express after European anti-trust regulators said they would veto it, leaving TNT's future in doubt and almost halving the value of its shares.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 10- The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging the acquisition last June by Bazaarvoice Inc of its main rival, saying that the required antitrust clearance was never sought and that the deal reduced competition for product ratings platforms.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 30- The U.S. Senate on Sunday approved prominent antitrust attorney William Baer to head the Justice Department's Antitrust Division 10 months after he was tapped by President Barack Obama.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 20- European Union regulators dropped an antitrust investigation into Thomson Reuters on Thursday after the company made it easier for customers using its financial instrument codes to switch to competing services. "The commitments offered by Thomson Reuters will enhance competition in this market.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 20- European Union regulators dropped an antitrust investigation into Thomson Reuters on Thursday after the company made it easier for customers using its financial instrument codes to switch to competing services. "The commitments offered by Thomson Reuters will enhance competition in this market.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 18- The European Union set Google an ultimatum on Tuesday, giving it a month to come up with detailed proposals to resolve a two-year investigation into complaints that it used its power to block rivals, including Microsoft.