Alexis Keenan

Senior Legal Reporter

Alexis Keenan is a New York-based reporter for Yahoo Finance. She previously produced live news for CNN and MSNBC and is a former litigation attorney.

Yahoo Finance
Google finally has something it lacked in antitrust battles: A court victory
Google captured a much-needed antitrust win on Wednesday after persuading the European Union’s second-highest court to toss a $1.7 billion fine imposed by the bloc's competition watchdog.
2d ago
Yahoo Finance
TikTok and the US government made their cases before the US Court of Appeals. The judges seemed skeptical.
TikTok and the US government clashed in court Monday over the constitutionality of a looming US law that would shutter the Chinese-owned social media app unless it sells to an American owner.
3d ago
Yahoo Finance
TikTok's day in court
Lawyers for the US Justice Department, TikTok, and a group of the platform’s users are scheduled to argue in court on Monday over a US law outlawing Chinese ownership of the app.
5d ago
Yahoo Finance
Clash of the titans: Google and US attorneys kick off ad tech trial with clash over defining the market
Are the technologies that power online advertising all part of one giant market, or are there distinct markets within the multibillion-dollar industry? The answer is critical to Google's defense in an antitrust case.
9d ago
Yahoo Finance
Google's second antitrust trial starts Monday. Here's what's at stake.
For the second time in a year, Google is going to trial against the US Justice Department to defend its lucrative businesses.
13d ago
Yahoo Finance
Lowe's becomes latest company to scrap DEI policies amid 'woke' backlash
Lowe’s is scaling back some of its diversity initiatives, becoming one of the largest companies yet to make such an about-face as activist pressure mounts.
23d ago
Yahoo Finance
Companies are leveraging new Supreme Court rulings to weaken D.C.'s power
Companies are not wasting any time trying to weaken federal rules in the wake of some key Supreme Court decisions that reined in the power regulators have to intervene in many industries.
23d ago
Yahoo Finance
Business world takes the fight to FTC on noncompete ban and antitrust tribunals
The Federal Trade Commission has been flexing its muscles, and now companies are fighting back.
a month ago
Yahoo Finance
Top CEOs stand by Business Roundtable shift to serve 'all of our stakeholders'
The Business Roundtable, a powerful association of more than 200 CEOs, is not backing down from a 2019 statement that a company should act in the interest of all "stakeholders."
a month ago
Yahoo Finance
Tesla is testing whether stockholders have the power to overrule a judge
Tesla’s court fight to restore Elon Musk’s pay poses an undecided question that could remake the rules of corporate law: Can stockholders ever overrule a judge?
a month ago
Yahoo Finance
How the empire that Google built could be remade following monopoly ruling
The Justice Department successfully argued that Google acted as a monopoly. Now comes the tricky part: Deciding what to do about it.
a month ago
Yahoo Finance
The 'G' in ESG is gaining more shareholder love than the 'E' or 'S'
Shareholders asked to approve new ESG policies in 2024 are warming up to the "G" even as they continue withholding support for the "E" and "S."
a month ago
Yahoo Finance
Google just lost a big antitrust trial. Now it has to face another.
After losing a key antitrust case this week, Google has to square off next month against government prosecutors claiming the giant also abused its dominance of search advertising technology.
a month ago
Yahoo Finance
Google loses antitrust trial in major blow to tech giant
A judge has ruled that Google violated antitrust law by abusing its dominance in online search, a major blow for the tech giant and a huge win for Justice Department.
a month ago
Yahoo Finance
What homebuyers and sellers need to know as seismic changes take hold
Big rule changes take effect in August that will mean historic shifts in how most Americans buy or sell a home. Here's what you need to know.
2 months ago
Yahoo Finance
Google’s antitrust defense could benefit from the threat of SearchGPT
The new peril Google faces from generative AI could play a role in the outcome of a landmark trial where a judge must decide whether the tech giant illegally monopolized online search.
2 months ago
Yahoo Finance
Elon Musk stirs new questions about the places companies should call home
Elon Musk is opening a new debate about where big American companies should set down roots after announcing SpaceX and X would move to Texas from California.
2 months ago
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Alphabet’s Wiz deal could face DC pushback no matter who wins the White House
The Biden administration has tried to rein in what it views as anticompetitive behavior in the tech world, but Alphabet may find out that a second Trump administration isn't much friendlier.
2 months ago
Yahoo Finance
Boeing to plead guilty in DOJ case tied to deadly 737 Max crashes
The plea deal with US prosecutors brands the aviation giant as a corporate felon but could resolve a big legal headache as Boeing tries to convince customers and investors that it has its problems under control.
2 months ago
Yahoo Finance
The new peril facing Boeing if it pleads guilty to US criminal charge
Boeing faces new dangers if federal prosecutors bring a criminal charge against the aviation giant by the end of this week, and the company decides to plead guilty.
2 months ago