Category: break-up

Google Faces Forced Break-Up as EU Regulators Allege Anti-Competitive Violations

Google has been accused of breaching antitrust rules in the European Union (EU), and the bloc’s regulators have issued a preliminary assessment that the only solution to addressing their competition concerns is to force Google to break up. The European Commission (EC), which serves as the executive branch and primary antitrust regulator of the bloc,…


Spanish Police Break up Chinese Prostitution Ring After Tip

MADRID—Spanish police have broken up a human trafficking ring that forced Chinese women into prostitution in Spain. The gang approached the women in China and promised them well-paying jobs in Europe, Police Commissioner Carlos Rio-Miranda Iglesias said Tuesday. Each woman paid the gang between 8,000 and 10,000 euros ($9,100–$11,400). After being flown to Spain, however,…


Has the Time Come to Break Up America?

Commentary I never thought I’d be writing about secession or anything close. Not in a million years. “America, the Beautiful” is my favorite national song, bringing tears to my eyes with its “sea to shining sea.” Giving up the magnificence that entails would be heartbreaking on so many levels. But the times being what they…


Hawley Says Mega-Corporations That ‘Want to Run Our Democracy’ Should Be Broken Up

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) took to the airwaves on Tuesday to call for the Republican Party to reduce its dependence on big companies, while urging the break-up of some mega-corporations that exert too much power on American politics and seek “to run our democracy.” Hawley made the remarks during an appearance on “Fox News Primetime,”…


Hawley Calls for Breakup of Mega-Corporations That ‘Want to Run Our Democracy’

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) called on April 20 for the Republican Party to reduce its financial dependence on big companies, while urging the breakup of some mega-corporations that exert too much power on American politics and seek “to run our democracy.” Hawley made the remarks during an appearance on “Fox News Primetime,” after being asked…