The Federal Trade Commission has opened a preliminary antitrust investigation into Google ’s planned $3.1 billion purchase of the online advertising company DoubleClick, an industry executive briefed on the agency’s plans said yesterday. The inquiry began at the end of last week, after it was decided that the Federal Trade Commission instead of ... Join discussion...

Online retailer CD-Wow must pay £41m to British record companies after breaking a deal to stop selling illegally imported cheap albums in the UK. Join discussion...