Microsoft case poses obstacles for EU officials

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Microsoft Corp. is on trial in the European Union to force the software giant to open up the market for media-playing software. The European Commission is trying to send a strong antitrust law message, to set a strong precedent against bundling products.

United States, Prepackaged software, Legal/Government Regulation, Computer software industry, Software industry, Cases, Microsoft Corp., European Union. European Commission, MSFT

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Competition officials probe Italian bond trading

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Bond-trading in Italy is being investigated by the European Union for unfair monopoly in bank-to-bank electronic trading of government bonds. The investigation was prompted after two failed merger attempts of Italian banks by foreign banks.

European Union, Bond transfer, Bond trading

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Italy sets probe into oil firms over price fixing

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Anti-trust regulators from Italy have launched an investigation into price-fixing of gasoline prices by the petroleum industry. The investigation was sparked by government plans to deregulate the retail business.

Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Crude petroleum and natural gas, Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, Petroleum refining, Petroleum industry, Price fixing, Industry overview

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