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The Motley Fool December 11, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	If Whole Foods Sues, Why Can't Sirius? In a gutsy move, Whole Foods Market is suing the Federal Trade Commission, firing back at the FTC's protracted efforts to undo its already integrated acquisition of smaller rival Wild Oats.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2009 Alyce Lomax	The Trouble With Regulation Ethics and personal responsibility are all that can avert more disasters.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Monopolies and the Law Antitrust laws protect consumers against collusion. For investors, antitrust laws represent a barrier to what may otherwise be a lucrative merger or acquisition.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods Fights the Power The Wild Oats acquisition hasn't helped Whole Foods. If anything, it overloaded Whole Foods with debt that the company didn't have before, and it's been a major drag on profits.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods Moves On Whole Foods Market has finally come to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission concerning its acquisition of Wild Oats Market. Read on for the details.
The Motley Fool March 25, 2008 Tim Beyers	Google Owes Sirius a Thank-You By allowing the Sirius and XM Satellite Radio merger, the Justice Department is saying, in effect, that it's OK to be a monopoly as long as you're monopolizing a market that's in trouble. This is good news for Google.
BusinessWeek July 30, 2009 Spencer E. Ante	The Antitrust Cop and the Tech Industry Christine Varney aims to reinvigorate antitrust policy without stifling U.S. business, but Google and Intel could be among her targets
InternetNews March 24, 2008	Sirius, XM Pass Regulatory Review The U.S. Justice Department on Monday approved the proposed $4.22 billion purchase of XM Satellite Radio by Sirius Satellite Radio after concluding a combined XM-Sirius would not harm consumers.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods: Rotten to the Core? Apparently the FTC didn't do a good job communicating one of the major pieces of "evidence" leading to its problems with the Whole Foods/Wild Oats deal: the impact on "core" customers, as opposed to "marginal" ones.
InternetNews March 28, 2008	U.S. States Urge FCC Constraints on XM-Sirius Deal States weigh in on Sirius Satellite Radio's purchase of rival XM Satellite Radio.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: The Future of XM and Sirius Is the reception improving for an XM/Sirius merger? Will the potential merger be affected by the success of Apple's iPod? What does the future hold for satellite radio? This video discusses these questions.
CFO March 1, 2008 Avital Louria Hahn	A World of Antitrust Complexity rules in M&A overseas, although there's hope for reform in hot spots like China and India.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	XM Is Dead, Long Live Sirius XM It's official. The controversial deal is done. Sirius and XM are finally one.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods Strikes Back Has the retailer's outspoken CEO outdone himself this time? It's not an easy time for Whole Foods shareholders.
BusinessWeek April 28, 2011 Bliss & Forden	Two Antitrust Watchdogs Go at It A turf battle between the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Dept. is intensifying, creating uncertainty for business.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2008 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Is No News Bad News for XM/Sirius? The FCC and the Justice Department continue to review the proposed merger between XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. Is no news bad news for investors? The proposed deal is discussed in this video.
The Motley Fool February 19, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods No Shrinking Violet? The organic grocer's profit shrinks, but investors get bullish anyway.
CFO December 1, 2011 Marielle Segarra	Mergers under a Microscope? A busy year for the Department of Justice, yes, but it probably does not signal a trend.
InternetNews May 5, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Apple, Google Facing Antitrust Scrutiny: Report FTC said to be examining whether sharing board members is anti-competitive.
The Motley Fool December 24, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Coal For Naughty Stockings The SEC, FTC, FCC and the Fed all may deserve a few lumps of coal in their stockings this year.
The Motley Fool March 25, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mel Karmazin: CEO of the Year? XM and Sirius get the Justice Department's OK to couple up.
Salon.com September 6, 2001 Andrew Leonard & the Salon Technology staff	Slap on the wrist? Is the Justice Department's decision not to pursue a breakup of Microsoft a big wet kiss from Bush, or just smart strategy? The experts weigh in...
InternetNews May 3, 2010	Antitrust Authorities Probing Apple's Dev Policy An unconfirmed report describes the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice in talks over which should handle an antitrust inquiry into Apple's rules for third-party developers.
Inc. December 2005 Robert Litan	There's More Than One Way to Bust a Trust The news that Microsoft settled one of its last remaining antitrust lawsuits in October presents an opportunity to review the whole episode and assess what it means for the next generation of business innovators.
Fast Company David Lumb	The European Union Is Preparing To Sue Google, And It Wants A Fight As the The Wall Street Journal reports, Margrethe Vestager wants a landmark case that will set precedent for how tech mega corporations operate in the EU.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	XM Could Be a June Bride The drawn-out courtship between XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio -- an engagement that has lasted longer than many Hollywood marriages -- may finally be heading to the altar.
InternetNews September 9, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	DoJ Intensifies Google-Yahoo Scrutiny As the DOJ appears to be intensifying its antitrust review of Google's advertising deal with rival Yahoo, analysts wonder if the companies might find themselves defending the partnership in court.
Wired July 20, 2009 Fred Vogelstein	Why Is Obama's Top Antitrust Cop Gunning for Google? President Obama appointed Christine Varney head of the Justice Department's antitrust division, making her the government's most powerful antimonopoly prosecutor.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Just Let Sirius XM Be Don't give so few people such a big say.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Is the Whole Foods-Wild Oats Merger Done For? The FTC recently announced its opposition to Whole Foods' acquisition of Wild Oats. What does it mean to investors?
The Motley Fool May 17, 2007 Rich Duprey	Satellite Radio's Collapse in Spirit, If Not in Letter The suspension of two on-air personalities at XM hastens the end of satellite radio's wild and woolly days -- and of its viability altogether.
BusinessWeek March 3, 2011 Bliss & Forden	The Antitrust Regulators Are Circling Google In the U.S. and Europe, the FTC and others are questioning whether its search dominance squeezes out rivals
The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Deja Vu at Whole Foods Although the FTC lost its bid to block Whole Foods' acquisition of Wild Oats this past summer, and the deal is already completed, the agency is staging a renewed effort.
Salon.com February 26, 2001 Andrew Leonard	The greatest antitrust show on earth. Again! Top five reasons we should care about the appellate court hearings on Microsoft -- even though we really don't want to...
The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Look Who's Buying XM Now An XM Satellite Radio director buys $3 million of his company's stock, the largest insider trading purchase at the company since its IPO.
The Motley Fool March 12, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Someone Has to Stop Obamanomics Now The new president's policies may destroy the very things we require for recovery.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Sirius Deadlines, Serious Implications The interminably long merger approval process between XM and Sirius is about to get even longer.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 Alyce Lomax	FTC Spills the Beans at Whole Foods In another notable development in the skirmish between Whole Foods Market and the Federal Trade Commission, the FTC has leaked proprietary information about the grocery chain and its takeover target, Wild Oats -- and raises more questions about its stance.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2008 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Did the FCC Kill Satellite Radio? Shares of Sirius XM Radio debuted this week. Was the FCC's approval too little, too late? What does the future hold for satellite radio as it competes with Apple's iPod? These questions are discussed in this video.
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InternetNews March 23, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Microsoft Protests Potential EU Fine After digging in its heels with the European Commission, executives grumble that the punishment is too severe.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Dueling Fools: Sirius Bear Rebuttal Satellite radio may be a cool concept, but now just isn't a good time for investors to get starry-eyed over Sirius.
The Motley Fool April 16, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	What Now, Satellite Radio? It's taking the FCC way too long to clear the Sirius/XM Satellite deal that the Department of Justice approved last month.
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