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Competitors demand cosy negotiation texts from antitrust commish Google has the "chilling" ability to "switch off the lights" at web companies as it pleases, claim rivals lobbying against the dominant search giant.… All similar articles: 152 »

VIENNA, April 16 (Reuters) - Austrian Finance Minister Maria Fekter backed Germany's call for changing European Union treaties to allow banking union, saying new institutions being set up needed proper legal underpinning. All similar articles: 88 »

Notes/Observations*** -RBA Minutes reiterates that inflation leaves room for more easing if needed; see signs the econ was responding to low rates -North Korea threatened South Korea with imminent action unless it apologizes... All similar articles: 181 »

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Google has proposed an overhaul of how it displays search results in Europe to allay concerns that the Web giant is abusing its dominant position in the market. The search behemoth, which was put under the European antitrust... All similar articles: 709 »

Google has the "chilling" ability to "switch off the lights" at web companies, claim rivals lobbying against the dominant search giant. They highlighted Google's decision last week to suddenly yank adverts from a popular...

The European Commission has rejected a complaint from French operator SFR alleging the roaming agreement between its rivals Free Mobile and Orange is anti-competitive. SFR filed the complaint last October, claiming the contract...

'Say ouch like you mean it!' Reports are emerging that European regulators have won a small victory over Google in their dispute about the impartiality or otherwise of the Chocolate Factory's search results.…

European stocks are set to open lower on Monday as disappointing Chinese GDP and industrial production data added to worries about slowing global growth. Asian stocks are retreating, with benchmark indexes in China, Australia,... All similar articles: 324 »

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Google Inc.'s vast empire of tech activities has always been a bone of contention in the US, especially for Microsoft Corp. This time around, however, with the launch of Windows 8 Phones, both have been at war using every media...

By Alex Barker in Brussels and Richard Waters in San Francisco Google is bowing for the first time to legally binding constraints on how it presents search results, according to a draft agreement with the EU’s top competition... All similar articles: 118 »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Europe's competition authority should have its first decisions by the end of the year in an investigation of alleged manipulation of key international interest rates, EU Competition Chief Joaquin Almunia...

Google concessions come hot on heels of fresh complaint over Android monopoly SEARCH FIRM Google is close to coming to an agreement with the European Commission (EC) about anti-competitive practices. The two parties have been...

Munich Mayor Christian Ude accused the Bavarian government of unlawfully helping to fund the 2.5 billion-euro ($3.3 billion) purchase of 32,000 apartments and asked European Union regulators to halt the sale. Ude told EU...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Europe's competition authority should have its first decisions by the end of the year in an investigation of alleged manipulation of key international interest rates, EU Competition Chief Joaquin Almunia... All similar articles: 224 »

Google has formally submitted its antitrust settlement proposal to the EU. Wait, didn’t that happen weeks ago? Apparently it did not. While the parties have been talking for months (seems like years), Bloomberg reported today... All similar articles: 53 »

The European Union slapped seven companies with nearly $2 billion in fines Wednesday over alleged schemes to fix prices for expensive tubes used in computer monitors and televisions, its heftiest fine ever against what it...

European Commission, Brussels, Belgium A look at European competition commissioner Joaquín Almunia. He served as the European Union’s commissioner for economic and monetary affairs before being appointed four years ago as the... All similar articles: 88 »

The European Union’s Competition Commissioner, Joaquin Almunia, has received another complaint about Google — this time with regards to how it runs its mobile software business and the Android operating system. The complaint... All similar articles: 1971 »

Mr. Schmidt. (Photo: flickr.com/jolieodell) Forget the red phone. The European competition commissioner and Eric Schmidt have a more modern means of communicating about maybe-maybe-not antitrust-violating business practices:...

Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) are increasing the pressure on EU antitrust regulators, that it should take strict action against Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG). According to the claim of...

Posted about 35 days ago | 704 comments EU antitrust authorities penalized Ms 561 thousand dollars ($731 million) on Wed for splitting a guarantee to provide Western customers a option of web web browser. Microsoft had made the... All similar articles: 173 »

Summary: Hispalinux has released the details of its complaint to the EC over Windows 8's UEFO Secure Boot, and says getting rid of it is just too complex for the average user. Hispalinux, a Spanish Linux group pushing for a...

Mike Isaac / AllThingsD : LinkedIn Beefs Up Recruiter, the Company's Biggest Revenue Driver — Ask any tech trader on the Street — LinkedIn is consistently crushing it every earnings season. Question is, how does the one tech...

See the abbreviation list below for the translations of the SMS text abbreviations used by EU Competition Chief Joaquin Almunia and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt in negotiating the EU-Google antitrust agreement via texting --...

James Kanter / New York Times: World's Tech Companies Look to Brussels to Resolve Antitrust Complaints — BRUSSELS — When the European competition commissioner needs to communicate with the chairman of Google, he doesn't have to...

Mountain View rival says it now complies with Brit trading rules Google temporarily pulled every single one of the pay-per-click ads of a major UK-based online price comparison firm from its search results over the weekend....