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  • BRUSSELS, Dec 10- EU antitrust regulators plan to accept revised proposals from Thomson Reuters to end an investigation into whether its control over its financial instrument codes was anticompetitve, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

  • BRUSSELS, Dec 6- EU regulators will decide on Hutchison 3 G's planned 1.3 billion euro bid for France Telecom's Orange Austria next week, the EU's antitrust chief said on Thursday, in a sign the deal is likely to be approved.

  • *Philips fined 313.4 mln euros, LG Electronics 295.6 mln. BRUSSELS, Dec 5- Philips, LG Electronics, Samsung SDI and three other firms were fined a record 1.47 billion euros by EU antitrust regulators for fixing prices of TV and monitor cathode-ray tubes for nearly a decade.

  • BRUSSELS, Dec 5- Philips, LG Electronics, Samsung SDI and three other firms were fined a record 1.47 billion euros by EU antitrust regulators on Wednesday for fixing prices of TV cathode-ray tubes for more than two decades. The biggest penalty, of 313.4 million euros, was imposed on Dutch-based Philips, followed by LG Electronics with 295.6 million euros.

  • WASHINGTON, Nov 28- WellPoint Inc can move forward with its $4.5 billion purchase of health insurance rival Amerigroup Corp after Amerigroup alleviated antitrust concerns by selling operations in Virginia, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.

  • WASHINGTON, Nov 28- WellPoint Inc can move forward with its $4.5 billion purchase of health insurance rival Amerigroup Corp after Amerigroup alleviated antitrust concerns by selling operations in Virginia, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.

  • Alaska: The Next Libor Litigation Frontier? Monday, 13 Aug 2012 | 6:05 AM ET
    Anchorage, Alaska

    The Libor scandal, which began in London with bankers accused of manipulating a key global interest rate, has reached the Alaskan wilderness. Or at least that's the hope of New York plaintiffs' lawyer Brian Murray.

  • The huge pricetag for Instagram may raise regulatory red flags.

  • Capital One-ING Deal Backlash  Tuesday, 20 Sep 2011 | 1:44 PM ET

    Discussing the hearings in Washington, DC as Capital One tries to merge with ING, but could the deal violate antitrust laws and hurt consumers? Neil Weinberg, American Banker editor-in-chief; John Taylor, National Community Reinvestment Coalition CEO; Josh Steiner, Hedgeye Risk Management weigh in.

  • Scrutinizing Google’s Reign Monday, 19 Sep 2011 | 11:28 AM ET
    Google

    Google’s slogan may be don’t be evil, but a growing chorus of antitrust regulators in the United States and Europe want to know if the company has lived up to that creed. The New York Times reports.

  • Aerospace and Defense Wednesday, 31 Aug 2011 | 2:19 PM ET

    How much do you know about the business side of the aerospace and defense industries? Take our quiz and find out.

  • Federal Judge Threatens Comcast's NBCUniversal Merger Thursday, 28 Jul 2011 | 10:23 AM ET

    The way Comcast deals with content providers for its websites may be creating an obstacle to its acquisition of NBC Universal, the parent company of CNBC.

  • Faber Report: SUG Takeover Tug of War  Thursday, 14 Jul 2011 | 9:37 AM ET

    CNBC's David Faber with the latest details on the Williams/Southern Union takeover bid.

  • Google Under Seige  Friday, 24 Jun 2011 | 1:16 PM ET

    Discussing whether the government probe is a threat for the tech giant, with Heath Terry, Canaccord Genuity; Keith Hylton, Boston University law professor; and CNBC's Jon Fortt.

  • Google Under Seige?  Friday, 24 Jun 2011 | 1:14 PM ET

    CNBC's Jon Fortt reports the internet giant is being formally investigated by the Feds over antitrust allegations.

  • College Football BCS, Justice Department to Meet Thursday, 2 Jun 2011 | 2:53 PM ET
    Football

    The Justice Department, which has raised antitrust concerns about college football's Bowl Championship Series, will meet with the organization this summer.

  • Avis Gets Manageable Solution for Dollar Thrifty Bid Thursday, 2 Jun 2011 | 11:59 AM ET
    Avis auto rental kiosk

    After months of negotiations and delay, Avis Budget Group has finally received specifics from the Federal Trade Commission about what it must do in order to move ahead with any purchase of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group.

  • WTO Ruling 'Clear Win for Fair Trade': Boeing Wednesday, 18 May 2011 | 12:28 PM ET
    The Boeing 787 Dreamliner made its international debut at the Farnborough Airshow in the UK in July.

    The World Trade Organisation’s ruling that European subsidies for Airbus must end is “a clear, final win for fair trade,” the company’s main US competitor Boeing said today.

  • Nasdaq OMX Group has said it would consider selling NYSE Euronext’s American Stock Exchange division if it would help smooth its acquisition of the NYSE Euronext, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

  • Roger Altman

    Roger Altman, chairman of Evercore Partners, told CNBC Thursday AT&T's deal for Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile will be approved by anti-trust regulators. He also defended Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett.