AMD posts first profit in 3 years on gain from $1.25B Intel settlement. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. posted its first quarterly profit in three years because it got $1.25 billion in a legal settlement with its archrival.

Court rules in Monsanto's favor, but leaves open DuPont's antitrust challenge on biotech seeds. A legal ruling says DuPont violated it contract with rival Monsanto by developing genetically modified soybeans created with Monsanto's technology, but leaves open DuPont's challenge of the contract on antitrust grounds.

Justice Dept. steps up antitrust probe of Monsanto, demands documents on biotech seed business. The Justice Department has intensified its antitrust investigation into Monsanto Co., demanding internal documents that outline marketing tactics of the world's biggest seed company.

Heat's Wade seeks dismissal of antitrust lawsuit by ex-partners in failed restaurant venture. An antitrust lawsuit against Dwyane Wade should be dismissed because the Miami Heat star has the right to control licensing of his name and image, Wade's attorneys told a federal judge Thursday.

The US Supreme Court weighed Wednesday whether the US National Football League qualifies for an anti-trust law exemption because the league's 32 teams constitute a "single entity."

NY court OKs lawsuit accusing record companies of scheming to boost Internet music prices. A federal appeals court revived an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday that accuses major record labels controlling 80 percent of U.S. digital music sales of scheming together to charge high prices.

Supreme Court justices don't seem interested in giving NFL broad antitrust protection. The Supreme Court on Wednesday didn't seem interested in immediately granting the National Football League the broad antitrust law protection the league is seeking.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court reinstated on Wednesday an antitrust lawsuit accusing major record labels of conspiring to fix prices for potentially millions of people who download their music over the Internet.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court reinstated on Wednesday an antitrust lawsuit accusing major record labels of conspiring to fix prices for potentially millions of people who download their music over the Internet.

EU says it suspects Denmark's Lundbeck may have blocked launch of generic antidepressants. European Union regulators said Thursday that they suspect Danish drug maker Lundbeck may have delayed the launch of a cheaper, generic version of its antidepressant drug in Europe.

Morgan Stanley wins lawsuit that could add nearly $800 million to its profit in 2010. Morgan Stanley won a legal battle with former subsidiary Discover Financial Services over nearly $800 million Morgan Stanley says it was owed by the credit card company.

Court rules Microsoft must pay $5.6M to firm involved in Wisconsin antitrust case. An appeals court is ordering Microsoft Corp. to pay $5.6 million to a national law firm involved in a Wisconsin antitrust case against the software giant.

Court rules Microsoft must pay $5.6M to firm involved in Wisconsin antitrust case. An appeals court is ordering Microsoft Corp. to pay $5.6 million to a national law firm involved in a Wisconsin antitrust case against the software giant.

Former Kentucky Speedway owners opt to abandon lawsuit against NASCAR. The former owners of Kentucky Speedway are done fighting with NASCAR.

Microsoft, EU end current antitrust fight with deal to give European users more browser choice. European regulators have ended their last pending antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. as the U.S. software maker agreed to let Europeans choose from a menu of Web browsers that compete with its Internet Explorer.

Key dates in EU antitrust action against Microsoft. Key dates in the European Union's antitrust proceedings against Microsoft Corp.:

A history of Intel's antitrust troubles. The Federal Trade Commission sued Intel Corp. on Wednesday, accusing the world's largest computer chip maker of anticompetitive violations in the markets for central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs) used in personal computers and servers. The following is a look at Intel's previous antitrust tangles:

Maine attorney general investigating allegations of price-fixing among lobster dealers. Maine's attorney general, responding to complaints by lobstermen suffering under rock-bottom prices, has opened an investigation into allegations of price-fixing among some lobster dealers.

A Taiwan maker of liquid crystal display panels has agreed to plead guilty and pay a fine of 220 million dollars for its role in a price-fixing conspiracy, the US Justice Department said Wednesday.

European Union antitrust regulators said they made surprise raids on the offices of drug makers in several European nations Wednesday to seek evidence that they struck anticompetitive business deals or used a dominant market position to squeeze rivals.