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 .

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.

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.

US approves Mylan's purchase of Bangalore-based Agila, with conditions

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 10:31

Generic drugmaker Mylan Inc has won US antitrust approval to buy Agila, a unit of India's Strides Arcolab Ltd, subject to divesting some products, the Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday.

FTC clears Facebook's proposed acquisition of Instagram

Last Updated: Thursday, August 23, 2012, 14:55

The US Federal Trade Commission has closed its investigation into Facebook's proposed USD 1 billion acquisition of popular smartphone photo sharing application 'Instagram', without taking any action.

Google to pay $22.5 million to settle FTC privacy charges: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 11:09

Internet giant Google is closing on a deal to pay USD 22.5 million as settlement charges related to its bypassing of the privacy settings of millions of Apple users, a media report said.

Facebook settles privacy case with FTC

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 09:18

Facebook will be required to get user consent for certain changes to privacy settings as part of a settlement of federal charges that it deceived consumers and forced them to share more personal information than they intended.

Reebok to pay $25 mn for toning shoe claims

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 22:36

Reebok International Ltd has agreed to pay USD 25 million to settle charges that it made unsupported claims that its "toning shoes" provide extra muscle strength, the US Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday.