Democrats in US 'favour break up of Apple, Google, Amazon'            

Apple would be barred from owning the App Store and offering its own apps.

A panel of the House of Representatives led by Democrats investigating competition in the technology sector is poised to propose sweeping reforms that would block giants such as Amazon and Apple from both owning marketplaces and selling their own products on them, according to a critique of the recommendations by one Republican member of the subcommittee.

The critique and the panel’s report are still drafts and the contents of both could change. It is not clear which members will endorse the report, whose release has been delayed because of last-minute information regarding Facebook, CNBC has reported. The report was expected this week, but it has been pushed back, according to a person familiar with the matter.