KEY POINTS
  • The blockbuster antitrust hearing featuring CEOs from Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google, which was supposed to happen Monday, looks like it will be postponed, two people familiar with the matter told CNBC.
  • The service for the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., seems like it will likely conflict with the current date, the people said.
  • The hearing is meant to be the culmination of a more than year-long investigation into the four tech giants.

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Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., listens during an Economic Club of Washington discussion in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018.
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The blockbuster antitrust hearing featuring CEOs from Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google scheduled for Monday will likely be postponed, two people familiar with the matter told CNBC, due to a conflict with the memorial service for the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga.

The House Judiciary Committee and the Antitrust Subcommittee, which is set to host the hearing, have not yet confirmed the move and spokespeople did not immediately comment.

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