antitrust
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- adjective
- /ˌæn.tɪˈtrʌst/
- Specialized
- The antitrust laws aim to prevent monopolies and promote a healthy marketplace for consumers.
- antitrust laws
- antitrust enforcement
- antitrust policy
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Watch on YouTubeAnd that is why we need antitrust laws now more than ever.
- And that is why we need antitrust laws now more than ever.
- And there are lots of interesting antitrust questions linked to that.
- These are the three main federal antitrust laws still in effect today.
- Intel is still sore about that antitrust lawsuit from a long time ago.
- Because Congress stepped in and said, well, we're going to grant them an antitrust exemption.
- But, you know, we have seen a sea change in antitrust enforcement, at least on the Democratic side.
- The antitrust and civil divisions, I know these like the back of my hand.
- Now, under normal circumstances, JP Morgan would not have been allowed to buy First Republic for antitrust reasons.
- Now, a merger between Switzerland's two largest banks has been discussed for quite some time, but has been seen as unlikely for antitrust reasons.
- But I made a mistake because in antitrust cases, damages are tripled.
- We've done antitrust work in the United States before and it and you can look at the graphs, read that book, The Myth of Capitalism.
- Right now, the main suggestion is to regulate tech companies through things like privacy laws, antitrust laws, copyright laws.
- This is why we have antitrust laws and why there should be a tax on carbon and so on.
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The Federal Trade Commission and the antitrust parts of the government have to be cleaned out and reworked.
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There seems to be a renewed interest in in antitrust, particularly against tech giants.
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And that is why we need antitrust laws now more than ever.
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These are the three main federal antitrust laws still in effect today.
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You know, the, the American antitrust issues are designed to protect the consumer.
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And there are lots of interesting antitrust questions linked to that.
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This is why we have antitrust laws and why there should be a tax on carbon and so on.
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All of these means are prohibited under United States antitrust law.
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Each country will attempt to obtain the information necessary for its antitrust enforcement from within its own borders.
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But Google is walking a tricky line, which antitrust regulators are watching closely.
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Laws and rules that stop one company from controlling an industry
Against one company controlling a whole market
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Government rules that stop one company from controlling a market and protect competition
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A legal case against a company or person for breaking laws that keep business competition fair
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Law that stops monopolies and unfair business practices to protect competition
How Pro-Competitive
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Etymology
Antitrust comes from the parts anti- 'against' and trust 'a group of companies that joined to control a market'. So antitrust laws are 'against' those powerful business groups and help keep competition fair.