The Obama administration has been locked in internal wrangling over what position to take in high profile litigation between two American technology giants, Google and Oracle, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions. It faces an end-of-May deadline to decide whether to take sides in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that will have wide implications for the technology industry.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a North Carolina state dental board does not have the authority to regulate teeth-whitening services, accepting the federal government’s claim that the system is anticompetitive because dentists sit on the panel.
Sysco Corp (SYY.N), the biggest U.S. food distributor, may have to wait longer for its $8.2 billion deal to buy US Foods Inc [USFOO.UL] to be approved by regulators, the New York Post reported.
Activist investor Starboard Value LP called for office-supply chains Staples Inc (SPLS.O) and Office Depot Inc (ODP.O) to merge, saying a combined company would lead to greater savings.
