Justice Department

Measures that would keep the Justice Department from interfering in legal state cannabis programs are part of a budget bill now headed to the full House floor. The U.S. House Rules Committee on Tuesday approved a series of amendments to one of the spending bills that funds the government, including...

The U.S. Justice Department is preparing for an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL)’s Google. Officials from the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission, which also enforces antitrust law, let in recent weeks to give...

The Justice Department is taking action to block AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)'s proposed merger with Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX). What You Need To Know The Justice Department is suing to block the $85 billion mega-merger, as it said the combined entity would result in "fewer innovative...

What Happened: AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is preparing to resist Justice Department orders to divest Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)’s CNN at the risk of forfeiting approval for its $84.5 billion merger. "AT&T has been told by the US Department of Justice that it needs to sell CNN" to...

Led by the likes of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D - New York), American Democrats are pushing for investigations into executive relationships with Russia, and President Donald Trump is responding tit for tat. On Friday, a Tweet was posted to Trump’s personal Twitter Inc (NASDAQ: TWTR) account...

The U.S. Justice Department accused two generic pharmaceutical executives of colluding with each other to fix prices. According to a Bloomberg report, Jeffrey Glazer, the ex-CEO Heritage Pharmaceuticals, and Jason Malek, an ex-president of the company, were accused of conspiring with executives at...

Shares of Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE: DB) plunged nearly 10 percent at $13.41 ahead of Friday's morning session after the German-based bank was slapped with a $14 billion penalty from the U.S. Justice Department. The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," reported that the...

According to sources who spoke with the The Verge Sunday, video game streaming startup Twitch was set to be acquired by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) for $1 billion following multiple offers that included Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and others. For Google, Twitch would represent a big add...

The growing U.S. cannabis industry cleared a major legal and commercial hurdle on Friday – when the federal government issued guidance to financial institutions on how to deal with marijuana businesses. The U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in coordination with the...

T-Mobile US (NYSE: TMUS) is a takeover target. That much seems almost certain. Whether it will eventually be acquired by Sprint (NYSE: S), Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) or someone else is open to debate. As the various players position themselves, one entity stands ready to make or break any...

Bernie Madoff was so five years ago, but for JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), the case is still very much right now. Federal authorities might be planning to take action against the bank, claiming that it chose to look the other way when suspicious activity took place in Madoff’s accounts. Madoff...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) seems to have caught another break in its ongoing battle with the Justice Department. According to Bloomberg, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote said that she plans to limit the Justice Department's measures for ensuring Apple will not institute another e-book pricing scheme. If...

Communications and entertainment provider Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has received federal approval on a deal with four cable companies. The authorization was revealed Friday, despite the fact that the deal could potentially reduce consumer choices and increase prices for internet, phone and television...