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  2. History of United States antitrust law - Wikipedia

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    Standard Oil (Refinery No. 1 in Cleveland, Ohio, pictured) was a major company broken up under United States antitrust laws.. The history of United States antitrust law is generally taken to begin with the Sherman Antitrust Act 1890, although some form of policy to regulate competition in the market economy has existed throughout the common law's history.

  3. Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 - Wikipedia

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    The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. [1] The Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just", but did not empower the government to fix specific rates.

  4. History of corporate law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the late 19th century, most companies were incorporated by a special bill adopted by legislature. By the end of the 18th century, there were about 300 incorporated companies in the United States, most of them providing public services, and only eight manufacturing companies. [1]

  5. United States antitrust law - Wikipedia

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    Swift & Co. v. United States, 196 U.S. 375 (1905) the antitrust laws entitled the federal government to regulate monopolies that had a direct impact on commerce; Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, 221 U.S. 1 (1911) Standard Oil was dismantled into geographical entities given its size, and that it was too much of a monopoly

  6. Debit Issuers Respond to Post-Regulation II "New Normal" - AOL

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    Debit Issuers Respond to Post-Regulation II "New Normal" 2013 Debit Issuer Study finds large and small issuers taking actions in response to economic impact of debit industry regulations HOUSTON ...

  7. United States corporate law - Wikipedia

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    The First Bank of the United States was chartered in 1791 by the US Congress to raise money for the government and create a common currency (alongside a federal excise tax and the US Mint). It had private investors (not government owned), but faced opposition from southern politicians who feared federal power overtaking state power.

  8. Why tech companies want the government to regulate AI - AOL

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    It might sound counterintuitive for tech companies to call for AI regulation, but for businesses investing millions, and in some instances billions, of dollars into new technologies, concrete laws ...

  9. Trump advisers seek to shrink or eliminate bank regulators ...

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    (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is exploring ways to significantly reduce, merge, or even eliminate the top bank regulators in Washington, the Wall Street Journal ...