(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a criminal antitrust probe on AEG and Live Nation's response to concert cancellations at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a criminal antitrust probe on AEG and Live Nation's response to concert cancellations at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday,

Live Nation Entertainment Inc. closed 7.82% below its 52-week high of $157.75, which the company reached on February 21st.

Centennial Yards, the $5 billion mega development rising from dead parking lots in the heart of the city, is bringing on Live Nation to fill a mid-size venue gap in Downtown Atlanta. Why it matters: : The 5,