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Google and antitrust: Over to you, and hurry
May 24th 2012, 9:38 from Print edition
The European Commission puts the ball into Google’s court(3)
Express Scripts and Medco: Bigger means cheaper
Apr 4th 2012, 3:00 from Print edition
A new drugs manager may change the way Americans pop their pills(3)
Online privacy in America: Rights and wrongs
Feb 23rd 2012, 8:45 from Schumpeter
America's plan for a consumer privacy bill of rights sounds sensible. But translating the principles into practice will be tricky(3)
Google and online privacy: A cookie monster?
Feb 17th 2012, 9:42 from Babbage
The internet giant is embroiled in another controversy over privacy(26)
Facebook and privacy: Sorry, friends
Dec 1st 2011, 4:06 from Print edition
The giant social network is castigated for serious privacy failings(17)
Facebook and privacy: Walking the tightrope
Nov 29th 2011, 9:44 from Babbage
The social network has been found guilty of breaking its pledges on privacy yet again(146)
Competition in mixed martial arts: Ultimate trust-busting championship
Oct 7th 2011, 6:52 from Game theory
Ultimate Fighting Championship comes under antitrust scrutiny(15)
The British press and the phone-hacking scandal: What, exactly, is "independent" press regulation?
Jul 14th 2011, 10:55 from Bagehot's notebook
David Cameron signals an end to self-regulation(4)
Regulating the internet: Google's enemies
Jun 30th 2011, 11:26 from Print edition
The search giant’s antitrust headache gets bigger(19)
Babbage: June 29th 2011: Gone fishing
Jun 29th 2011, 8:44 from Babbage (3)
Online privacy: Stopped in their tracks
Mar 17th 2011, 11:53 from Print edition
A proposed privacy law could help as well as hurt America’s web companies(3)
Intel's antitrust cases: Pay up and play on
Jul 27th 2010, 1:43 from Newsbook
The giant chipmaker may find it convenient to settle the FTC’s case, despite rejecting the accusations against it(0)
Privacy protection: Selling people's secrets
Jul 13th 2010, 8:18 from Babbage
Could gay teenagers' personal details be released to a bankrupt magazine's creditors?(4)
Legal confusion on internet privacy: The clash of data civilisations
Jun 17th 2010, 11:20 from Print edition
Sharply differing attitudes towards privacy in Europe and America are a headache for the world’s internet giants(19)
Can government save the newspapers?: Of journalists and lamp-posts
Jun 4th 2010, 7:14 from Lexington's notebook
Do governments and newspapers mix?(23)
Economics focus: Low definition
Feb 25th 2010, 11:16 from Print edition
Trustbusters want to put less emphasis on market definition when assessing mergers(0)
The Toyota recall: How Budget, Avis, and Zipcar are dealing with the Toyota recall
Feb 15th 2010, 4:00 from Gulliver
Keeping drivers safe(5)
Toyota's troubles deepen: No quick fix
Feb 4th 2010, 10:41 from Print edition
The damage to the world’s biggest carmaker may be lasting(21)
Toyota’s troubles deepen: No quick fix
Feb 4th 2010, 7:14 from Web-only article
The damage to Toyota, the world’s biggest carmaker, may be lasting(41)
Technology firms and antitrust: Here we go again
Dec 17th 2009, 11:02 from Print edition
As one long-running antitrust case comes to an end, others emerge(0)
America's vigorous new antitrust policy: Return of the trustbusters
Aug 27th 2009, 10:44 from Print edition
Will the Obama administration’s actions match its tough talk on antitrust?(12)
Battle lines drawn
Apr 9th 2008, 11:50 from Gulliver
Ryanair is reported to the Office of Fair Trading(0)
Battle lines drawn
Apr 9th 2008, 11:50 from
Ryanair is reported to the Office of Fair Trading(0)
Above the fold
Feb 18th 2008, 2:53 from Free exchange
A daily round-up of economic news(0)
Chinese manufacturing: Plenty of blame to go around
Sep 27th 2007, 12:08 from Print edition
Mattel tries to rescue its relationship with its Chinese suppliers(0)