Microsoft appeals $1.4 billion EU antitrust fine Microsoft Corp. on Friday said it has appealed a $1.39 billion fine imposed in February by the European Commission for the company's failure to comply with a 2004 antitrust order. 10 May 2008
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EU opens antitrust proceedings against Visa Europe The European Commission said on Wednesday it had opened antitrust proceedings against Visa Europe Ltd over the interchange fees the company charges for cross-border consumer payment card transactions. 27 Mar 2008
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Microsoft suffers decisive EU antitrust defeat Microsoft suffered a decisive antitrust defeat on Monday when a European Union court upheld a landmark ruling that the world's largest software maker had abused its dominant market position to crush rivals. 18 Sep 2007
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Thomson makes bid on Reuters, raises US antitrust issue A takeover approach for financial news and data provider Reuters by an unidentified bidder, sending Reuters shares soaring up almost a third, may face tough US antitrust issues if the deal goes through. 07 May 2007
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Brazil Probes European, Japanese Companies Brazil is investigating seven large European and Japanese companies to determine whether they violated antitrust laws in a bid to fix prices for equipment used to generate electricity in the country. 21 Mar 2006
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Maytag, Whirlpool Shares Drop on Theory Shares of Maytag Corp. and Whirlpool Corp. fell Friday as industry analysts and antitrust attorneys speculated that a federal government challenge to the proposed merger was coming. 18 Mar 2006
