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Teva poised to raise its stake in Mylan: Sources

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 10:12

The strategy is a sign of Teva`s commitment to its $40 billion bid for Mylan, as the latter presses on with its own $34 billion hostile bid for over-the-counter drug company Perrigo Company Plc .

Teva to pay $1.2 bn fine to settle US antitrust case

Last Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 22:21

Teva Pharmaceutical will pay $1.2 billion to settle US antitrust charges in a long-running "pay for delay" case involving Cephalon, which Teva acquired in 2012, the Federal Trade Commission said Thursday.

'Apple's Beats Music deals under US scrutiny '

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 08:40

Apple bought Beats last year hoping to win points with the music industry and turn Beats Music into a strong competitor to Spotify and other streaming services.

Google accused of using 'deceptive, unfair' ads on Youtube Kids app

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 16:42

In a complaint filed to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), consumer watchdog groups have accused Google of blurring the difference between ads and original content in its YouTube Kids app.

Confidential US FTC report found Google anticompetitive tactics: Report

Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 09:17

Key staff members at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission were in favor of suing Google Inc for violating antitrust rules before the agency settled its investigation in 2013, according a confidential report cited by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday.

Sun Pharma gets US FTC clearance for Ranbaxy acquisition

Last Updated: Monday, February 2, 2015, 11:14

The early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act satisfies one of the essential conditions to the closing of the Ranbaxy acquisition, it added.

Sun Pharma-Ranbaxy deal: US FTC asks Ranbaxy to divest asset

Last Updated: Saturday, January 31, 2015, 13:03

After Competition Commission of India, US fair trade watchdog FTC has asked Ranbaxy to divest one generic product as a condition for clearing its USD 4 billion deal with Sun Pharma to address monopoly concerns.

AstraZeneca, Ranbaxy prevail in Nexium antitrust trial

Last Updated: Saturday, December 6, 2014, 08:43

The US Federal Trade Commission estimates that pay-for-delay deals, in which a branded drugmaker pays a generic rival to stay off the market, cost consumers $3.5 billion each year.

Apple to refund USD 32.5 mn for kids' app purchases

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 05:15

Apple has agreed to refund at least USD 32.5 million to US customers for children's purchases from its online App Store without parental consent, US regulators said on Wednesday.

Android flashlight app `deceives` millions of users

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 12:39

Millions of Android users have been "deceived" by a developer, who gathered their personal data through free flashlight app, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said.

Facebook stresses posts on site can be used as ads

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 14:53

Facebook has reportedly made official changes to its privacy policy, stressing that what a user posts on the social networking site can be used as advertisements.

Wearable tech raises concerns amongst privacy advocates

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 23:50

As more and more tech giants are stepping into the wearable computing market, privacy advocates are concerned that these devices could lead to unregulated access to users` private lives.