Tag: Cartels
Oil cartel: Opec can no longer control the price of oil
Saudi Arabia sees itself as the central bank of the oil market. Now the country is cutting production – but the price of oil is not following as it should.…
Cartel Office wants to ban Google bundle sales – Economy
The Bundeskartellamt wants to put a stop to Google’s sales practices for the Google Maps map service. The practice of only selling licenses for the maps for use in navigation…
European Commission: The attack on Google’s money machine is overdue
Limiting the group’s advertising power is a good idea, but it comes very late. It has been no secret for the past 15 years that the group has exploited its…
Why the EU Commission is threatening to break up Google – Economy
Margrethe Vestager has a long history as the woman who took on US tech companies. Whether Apple or Amazon, Facebook or Google, the EU’s top competition watchdog has taken on…
EU Commission: Google is threatened with further European antitrust proceedings – Economy
Google is threatened with billions in fines from the EU antitrust authorities because of the company’s business practices in online advertising, the so-called ad-tech area. The news service Bloomberg reports,…
FTC to temporarily ban Microsoft’s Activision acquisition – Business
The US trade regulator FTC is apparently serious about its concerns about a takeover of the computer game manufacturer Activision Blizzard King by the software company Microsoft. Bloomberg writes that…
Deforestation in Mexico: The new drug of the cartels
Status: 05/09/2023 7:24 p.m The cartels in Mexico have discovered new business opportunities beyond drugs. Illegal deforestation has become a massive problem – especially on the US border. More than…
UK blocks Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard – Economy
The planned mega takeover of the video game company Activision Blizzard by Microsoft has been blocked by British competition watchdogs. The reason for this is concern that the deal, which…
Fuel prices: More power in the fight against the oil companies – economy
From Henrike Rossbach, Berlin When the tank discount got heated in the early summer of last year, another political instrument was put in the shop window on the fringes of…
Antitrust law: EU Commission searches rooms at Red Bull
The drinks manufacturer Red Bull has been targeted by the EU competition authorities. On Monday, officials unannounced inspected sites of an energy drink company in different EU countries, the European…