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FILE - A man walks past Google's offices in London's Kings Cross area, on Aug. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Melley, File)
Apr 21, 2025

Google faces off with US government in attempt to break up company in search monopoly case

Google confronts an existential threat Monday as the U.S. government tries to break up the company as punishment for turning its revolutionary search engine into a ruthless monopoly. The drama will unfold in a Washington courtroom during the next three weeks during hearings that will determine how the company should be penalized for operating an […]

Dec 19, 2024

Capital One, Discover clear hurdles for $35.3B megadeal

Announced in February, McLean-based Capital One Financial’s proposed $35.3 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services is moving forward, with stockholders’ votes scheduled early next year, the credit card giants announced this week. Capital One also announced Thursday it received approval from the Office of the Delaware State Bank Commissioner on Wednesday to complete the purch[...]

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Aug 21, 2023

Chesterfield pharma company to pay $30M in Suboxone settlement

Chesterfield County-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Indivior Inc. has reached a $30 million settlement agreement in a federal class-action antitrust lawsuit brought by a group of health plans over the manufacturer’s opioid addiction treatment drug, Suboxone. The global parent company, Indivior PLC, announced the settlement Monday, and the plaintiffs filed a memorandum in support of the set[...]

Sep 2, 2021

FTC fines Capital One CEO for failing to file stock transaction

The Federal Trade Commission fined McLean-based Capital One Financial Corp. CEO Richard Fairbank a $637,950 civil penalty for violating antitrust laws in finalizing stock acquisitions, the FTC announced Thursday. The settlement must be approved by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The FTC alleged that Fairbank violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements [&hellip[...]

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