Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Reports: U.S. probes Silicon Valley tech giants' hiring - Dallas Business Journal:

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The Washington Post and New York Times reportedx late on Tuesday that the antitrust probe is centeredr onwhether (NASDAQ:GOOG), (NASDAQ:AAPL), (NASDAQ:YHOO), and others agreed not to recruif each other's employees. The stories cited unname sources the papers said are familiar with the The investigation is reportedly in itsearlt stages, with the papers sayingb that the government has requested documents and information from targetee companies. The inquiry is seen as anotherr sign that the Obama administration will be more aggressive on antitrust laws than his predecessor and Silicon Valle y tech firms are a focus ofthat attention.
The Justice Departmen is currently also investigating a proposed settlementbetweejn Google, authors and publishers to resolve a copyrighr dispute, the Wall Street Journal has reported citing unnamed The Federal Trade Commission has also aske questions about whether having Google CEO Eric Schmidt and forme Genentech Inc. CEO Art Levinson on both the Apple and Googlse board is a violation ofantitrust

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