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Byline: MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer

16 Mar

Battling bigness: Congress eyes action against monopolies

published on March 16, 2021 - 12:58 PM

(AP) — The battle against bigness is building. Whether it’s beer, banks or book publishing, lawmakers are targeting major industries

02 Mar

Biden’s pick for SEC flags trading app gimmicks for scrutiny

published on March 2, 2021 - 2:10 PM

(AP) — President Joe Biden’s choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission told Congress on Tuesday that the agency

17 Feb

Lawmakers to face off with GameStop saga’s key players

published on February 17, 2021 - 12:35 PM

(AP) — The GameStop saga has been portrayed as a victory of the little guy over Wall Street giants but

16 Nov

Facebook, Twitter CEOs to be pressed on election handling

published on November 16, 2020 - 1:41 PM

(AP) — The CEOs of Facebook and Twitter are being summoned before Congress to defend their handling of disinformation in

09 Nov

FTC says Zoom misled users on its security for meetings

published on November 9, 2020 - 1:05 PM

(AP) — Federal regulators are requiring Zoom to strengthen its security in a proposed settlement of allegations that the video

06 Oct

CEOs of 3 tech giants to testify at Oct. 28 Senate hearing

published on October 6, 2020 - 1:14 PM

(AP) — The CEOs of technology giants Facebook, Google and Twitter are expected to testify for an Oct. 28 Senate

23 Sep

DOJ nearing antitrust action on Google; Trump eyes tech curb

published on September 23, 2020 - 1:11 PM

(AP) — As the Trump administration moves toward antitrust action against search giant Google, it’s campaigning to enlist support from

29 Jul

4 Big Tech CEOs take congressional heat on competition

published on July 29, 2020 - 1:32 PM

(AP) — Fending off accusations of stifling competition, four Big Tech CEOs — Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Sundar

03 Apr

Boost the schmooze? Trump wants tax dining deduction back

published on April 3, 2020 - 4:30 PM

(AP) — It may be an odd gesture at a time of social distancing, but President Donald Trump is leaning

30 Mar

Conditions for companies that get virus aid: Room for abuse?

published on March 30, 2020 - 1:02 PM

(AP) — A $500 billion federal aid package for companies and governments hurt by the coronavirus includes rules aimed at

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