1. According to Mattel, antitrust issues were a red herring. 2. Although the deal raises antitrust issues, experts do not expect the Justice Department to block an AOL-Netscape-Sun alliance. 3. Analysts said ITT could raise antitrust issues or even make its own acquisition to thwart the Hilton bid. 4. An Allianz bid for Generali would be sure to raise antitrust issues in Italy, one fund manager said. 5. And they tried to assuage any concerns directors might have about potential antitrust issues. 6. Any significant transaction between Boeing and McDonnell Douglas would face a federal review of antitrust issues, by the FTC or the Justice Department. 7. Any stock deal that gave British Airways a stake in United or American could create antitrust issues, Kasper and airline-industry lawyers said. 8. Another potential sticking point of the deal may have concerned antitrust issues by the Federal Trade Commission. 9. Anthony, whose bureau handles antitrust issues, said officials would meet with banks next week to discuss the issue. 10. Antitrust experts and industry executives say there are a number of reasons that help explain why Microsoft has taken so much more fire on the antitrust issue than Intel. |