Antitrust regulation

Five years ago, Amazon closed its $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods, by far the biggest acquisition ever for the e-commerce and cloud computing giant. Since then, Amazon has made a lot of changes to the specialty grocer, from lowering…

Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines agreed Wednesday to abandon their merger proposal, opening the way for JetBlue Airways to acquire Spirit after a months-long bidding war for the budget carrier.The decision by Spirit and Frontier to…

JetBlue Airways is buying Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion in a deal that could increase competition at the top end of the U.S. airline industry while eliminating the largest discount airline for travelers on a tight budget.The agreement…

LONDON -- Microsoft's acquisition of game publisher Activision Blizzard faces antitrust scrutiny in the U.K., where competition regulators said Wednesday they've opened an initial inquiry into the $69 billion deal. The Competition and…

An Amazon warehouse in Warrington, England.Nathan Stirk | Getty ImagesThe U.K.'s antitrust regulator on Wednesday said it is investigating Amazon over whether the U.S. e-commerce giant is hurting competition by giving an unfair advantage to…

Frontier Airlines on Friday added more cash and a larger breakup fee to its offer to buy Spirit Airlines, and the Spirit board repeated its preference for Frontier over a rival bid by JetBlue Airways.Frontier added $2 per share to its…

DALLAS -- The prospect of a takeover of Spirit Airlines threatens to upend the cheap-fare end of the industry much like a series of mergers among big airlines reduced choices for travelers.Spirit is the largest budget airline in the United…

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, questions U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger during the Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing on "Oversight of the U.S. Capitol Police Following the January 6th Attack on the Capitol, Part III",…

Becoming completely independent on semiconductor production is just "not doable" because of the high levels of investment needed, the EU's competition chief admitted Monday.Carmakers and other businesses in the bloc have struggled in the…

A technologist inspects a computer chip.Sefa Ozel | E+ | Getty ImagesGUANGZHOU, China — China's technology sector has taken a wild ride over the past year, with regulations tightened, billions of dollars wiped off companies' market value,…