Regulators look at two online ad takeovers: report
85992
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating Microsoft Corp's  planned acquisition of aQuantive Inc  as well as Yahoo Inc.'s  proposed deal to take full control of Right Media Inc., The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
626462
Major Internet sites are showing a growing interest in the advertising business, and traditional ad firms are starting to worry.
665106
The U.S. Justice Department is scrutinizing proposals by Gannett Co. Inc. and The New York Times Co. to own or invest in rival local newspapers over antitrust concerns, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.
398710
BRUSSELS, Belgium Aug. 25, 2004 - Risking another trans-Atlantic tussle over Microsoft Corp., European Union antitrust regulators said Wednesday they were investigating whether the software giant&#39;s deal with media conglomerate Time Warner Inc.
287928
A committee that deals with antitrust issues plans to look into the proposed $3.1 billion merger next week. The search giant and its rivals, Microsoft and Yahoo, are expected to testify.
494850
U.S. antitrust regulators are investigating possible anti-competitive practices at the American Stock Exchange and Chicago Board Options Exchange, according to the annual report of the National Association of Securities Dealers.
653108
WASHINGTON -- Congress plans to scrutinize Google Inc.'s proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick Inc. to gauge the potential impacts on consumer privacy and competition in the online advertising business.
23042
Google-DoubleClick probe just the beginning Two weeks after the Federal Trade Commission opened an anti-trust investigation into Googleâs proposed acquisition of online ad company DoubleClick, The Wall Street Journal reports that the FTC plans to examine deals by Microsoft and Yahoo! as well.â¦
709821
European stock market regulators are concerned that a possible takeover of the London Stock Exchange by its Frankfurt rival Deutsche Boerse would make regulation in the sector more difficult, the Committee of European Securities Regulators said.
652688
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO  - Google Inc  so  dominates the online search and advertising market that  regulators are seen approving any merger of Microsoft Corp   and Yahoo  after giving the deal a close look,  antitrust experts said on Friday.
432033
Internet companies are bracing for a  possible decline in one of their biggest sources of advertising  following the turmoil in the subprime mortgage market, the  Financial Times reported.
346363
Blog: The Federal Trade Commission plans to expand its probe beyond Google-DoubleClick to also look at Microsoft and Yahoo deals, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday
573933
European and U.S. regulators said Tuesday they have been investigating a possible cartel involving makers of liquid crystal display monitors.
374245
Internet management groups seeks comment on dealing with domain registrars after recent RegisterFly debacle.
125870
The companies are hoping that the combined heft of their Web sites will encourage large advertisers to spend more money.
770255
Securities regulators are reviewing  whether investment banks' trades in shares of companies linked  to M&A deals they were advising were based on coincidence or  inside information, according to The Wall Street Journal on  Monday.
349008
The chairman of a Senate antitrust panel said Thursday that Google Inc.'s proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of online advertising firm DoubleClick Inc. "warrants close examination" by federal regulators.