Corporate law

Babbage: April 18th 2012: Courtroom battles

An antitrust case over e-book pricing, Google and Oracle in the "world series" of intellectual-property lawsuits, and a merger between two big 3D-printing companies(8)

America’s JOBS Act: Uncuffing capitalism

A welcome attempt to restore the appeal of initial public offerings in America(46)

Competition in Chile: The shine comes off

The antitrust regulator exposes collusion in a host of industries(20)

Corporate whistleblowers: Sacked for telling tales

Employees who raise the alarm about corporate wrongdoing are getting official encouragement—but their public-spiritedness may still get them fired(6)

Intel's antitrust cases: Pay up and play on

The giant chipmaker may find it convenient to settle the FTC’s case, despite rejecting the accusations against it(0)

Letters: On antitrust in Europe, Mitt Romney, baby-boomers, America's states, Vince Cable, Charlie Wilson

Business.view: Battle of the trustbusters

The European Commission again objects to a deal approved by the United States Department of Justice(13)

Business in China: Busting trust

The land of the mega-monopoly is about to adopt an antitrust law(16)

The Economist debate series: Freedom and its digital discontents: The Proposition's opening statement

In the first few years after the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), the post-Enron corporate governance law that mandated elaborate processes for controlling risks, many executives groused about the costs of compliance.(0)

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Economics focus: Sporting chance

A block exemption from antitrust law is a bad idea for European football(0)

Business.view: Anywhere but Delaware

Bismarck, a friend to American shareholders(0)

Capital markets: Restoring the shine

How to keep America as the leading market for capital(0)

America's capital markets: Down on the street

No longer can America take for granted its global superiority as a market for capital. Regulatory reform might let it keep up with the pack(0)

American capitalism: What's wrong with Wall Street

It is good that the world's leading market faces competition; bad that it has done so little to confront it(0)

Reaction to Sarbanes-Oxley: Darned SOX

In America and abroad, opposition mounts to regulatory overreach(0)

Microsoft on trial

At a public hearing in a Luxembourg court, Microsoft has been appealing against antitrust penalties ordered by the European Commission two years ago. The corporate giant argues that bureaucrats should not decide how software is designed or how technology is shared. But the Commission says Microsoft has abused its dominance by illegally pushing aside rivals(0)

Corporate regulation: In search of better SOX

What can be done to loosen America's burdensome post-Enron rules?(0)

Regulating business: The trial of Sarbanes-Oxley

The corporate regulation brought in after the Enron scandal stands accused of making matters worse(0)