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Trade

May 01, 2026 | Bradley Dress and Zack Budryk

North America

USTR's forced-labor probe mostly China focused, raising questions in broad probe

Artificial Intelligence

May 01, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US DoD enters agreements with frontier AI companies amid Anthropic fight
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Financial Services

May 01, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

Challenges to UK car finance redress plan risk ‘fresh uncertainty,’ FCA warns

Antitrust View More

Zillow, Redfin, US FTC, states mull request to push antitrust litigation deadlines

May 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Zillow, Redfin, the US Federal Trade Commission and a multistate coalition told a Virginia federal judge overseeing twin antitrust cases over rental listings that the parties might need more time... (more story)

US DOJ seeks whistleblower aid in beef antitrust probe into Big Four firms

May 04, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

The US Department of Justice has been actively investigating anticompetitive conduct in US cattle and beef markets, a top official said Monday while imploring potential whistleblowers to come forward with know... (more story)

Mapei, Kerakoll, Fin-Firel, Sika face Italian probe over construction material pricing

May 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Leading Italian manufacturers of building materials Mapei, Sika Italia, Kerakoll and its parent company Fin-Firel have seen Italy’s antitrust authority open an investigation on Monday over allege... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Canada's Privacy Commissioner launches new age assurance guidance to support organizations

May 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne marked the start of Privacy Awareness Week 2026 with the launch of his office’s new guidance on age assurance following public consultation. Durin... (more story)

Chegg, Penske Media seek oral argument on Google's motions to dismiss US antitrust claims

May 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Online educational publisher Chegg and Penske Media are seeking oral argument on Google's motion to dismiss their lawsuits after the court dismissed antitrust claims of a different set of publish... (more story)

Singapore central bank pilots cross-bank AI to detect scams earlier

May 04, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: The Monetary Authority of Singapore is collaborating with five banks, the Government Technology Agency of Singapore and the Singapore Police Force to test AI and machine learning for pre-emptive ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Ecuador clears Toyota-Daimler plan to jointly create holding for Hino and Fuso

May 04, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Ecuador’s competition authority has cleared Toyota Motor Corporation and Daimler Truck Holding AG to jointly create a new international holding company that will bring Hino Motors and Mitsubishi ... (more story)

GameStop proposes to acquire eBay for $125 per share

May 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: GameStop Corp. submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire 100% of eBay at $125 per share in cash and stock. The offer represents a 46 percent premium to eBay’s unaffected closing price on Feb. 4.

ThyssenKrupp, Jindal pause talks on stake in TK Steel

May 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: ThyssenKrupp and Jindal International Steel have put discussions about the company acquiring a stake in ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe on hold, after the "original assumptions and prerequisites" for a... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Australian privacy commissioner launches privacy awareness week 2026

May 04, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner on Monday launched Privacy Awareness Week 2026. The campaign calls on government agencies and regulated agencies to lift the standards for ho... (more story)

Vietnam, Japan agree to deepen digital, semiconductor cooperation

May 04, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Vietnam and Japan have agreed to deepen their cooperation in information and communications technology and digital transformation, following a state visit by Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sana... (more story)

Roblox feels regulatory pain in its pocketbook as age-gating slows growth

May 01, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America, Oceania

Even as Roblox rushes to enable new age-gating technology, it faces regulator online safety lawsuits from seven US states, the company said in a securites filing Thursday. After recently reaching settlements h... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

UKIPO to start overhaul of trademark services in September

May 04, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

The system of trademark filing and searches in the UK is set for an overhaul starting in September, as the country’s intellectual property authority grapples with a growing number of non-traditional trademark ... (more story)

China's trademark office should take more action to fight bad-faith filings, Pop Mart exec says

May 04, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Asia

A senior executive at Beijing-based toy brand Pop Mart has said that the Chinese trademark authority should be more proactive in refusing bad-faith filings, as the country anticipates new legislation to address the issue.

WIPO pushes AI-driven reforms to sustain IP system amid global pressures

May 04, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Asia, Europe, North America

The World Intellectual Property Organization is advancing AI-driven and operational reforms, including digital platforms and treaty updates, chief Daren Tang said. The aim is to modernize global IP systems, im... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Nordea faces Danish probe over anti-money laundering compliance

May 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority asked the country's National Unit for Serious Crime (NSK) to initiate a further police investigation into Nordea Finans Danmark A/S on the basis of an i... (more story)

Former US lawmaker convicted of unregistered lobbying for PdVSA subsidiary

May 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US jury in Miami found David Rivera, a former US congressman and lobbyist, guilty of unregistered lobbying on behalf of the Venezuelan government and laundering millions of dollars tied to that... (more story)

Trump signs order widening US sanctions on Cuba

May 01, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing new sanctions on the Cuban government and widening existing measures to add restrictions under the International Emergency Economic Po... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US DOJ asks court to allow subpoenas against Fed Chair

May 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice asked a federal court to vacate its order blocking criminal subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve and its Chair Jerome Powell. The agency argued that the decision t... (more story)

US Senate shouldn't vote on Warsh's nomination for Fed chair, Warren says

May 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Senate shouldn't vote next week to confirm Kevin Warsh, who President Donald Trump nominated for chair of the Federal Reserve, Senator Elizabeth Warren said, citing the Justice Department'... (more story)

Plan to simplify funds, transaction reporting put forward by EU watchdog

May 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Securities and Markets Authority set out plans to simplify how financial data are reported across the EU. It aims to replace fragmented national systems with a common framework, redu... (more story)

Trade View More

US Customs identifies antidumping, antisubsidy duty orders as priority trade issues

May 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary:  US Customs and Border Protection identified antidumping and antisubsidy duty orders as priority trade issues, citing a growing need to crack down on duty-order circumvention.

USITC opens air compressors probe

May 04, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission has opened an antidumping and antisubsidy probe into air compressor imports from China, Malaysia and Vietnam.

US Commerce initiates duty investigations into tin mill products from three countries

May 04, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has initiated antidumping and antisubsidy duty investigations into tin mill products from China, Taiwan, and Turkey.

State Aid View More

Ferrovie del Sud Est's bailout prompts again EU Court questions

May 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: An Italian judge has requested guidance from the EU Court on whether EU law precludes the recovery of state aid declared unlawful in the context of the procedure for access to crisis and insolven... (more story)

Corsica Ferries asks EU judges to annul state aid in favor of two rivals

May 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission found that a French measure would compensate Corsica Linea and La Méridionale for the provision of passenger and freight maritime transport services between Marseille and ... (more story)

Belgium enters exclusive negotiations to acquire Engie’s nuclear activities

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Belgian state is negotiating to take over Engie’s nuclear-energy activities, including its seven reactors, which currently generate about half of the country’s electricity. The deal would tra... (more story)

Energy View More

EU ban on Chinese inverters driven by cybersecurity, dependency risks

May 04, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

The EU’s ban on Chinese inverters in renewable-energy projects involving EU funding is driven by cybersecurity and dependency risks, a European Commission official said Monday. The commission has evidence that... (more story)

US official cites critical mineral procurement concerns with Project Vault

April 30, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

A key US official working on the Export-Import Bank’s new critical minerals stockpile said he remains concerned with the ability to procure enough minerals for the unprecedented effort. 

EU told to prepare for consequences if jet fuel stocks still declining beyond May

April 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU should start preparing for possible consequences if the decline in commercial stocks of jet fuel from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues beyond the end of May, experts from the ... (more story)

Technology View More

X challenges EU's evidence handling in Digital Services Act court appeal (update*)

May 04, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Social media platform X is challenging the European Commission’s handling of evidence and process for allowing access to documents in its appeal against a landmark €120 million fine for breaking the bloc's dig... (more story)

Amazon ruling over Digital Services Act obligations challenged by EU Commission

May 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has appealed a General Court judgment in its dispute with Amazon, arguing that judges wrongly allowed the company to use a plea of illegality to challenge certain Digital ... (more story)

Details of X’s Digital Services Act appeal published in EU Official Journal

May 04, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Details of X’s appeal against a €120 million Digital Services Act fine have been published in the EU’s Official Journal, showing that X and related parties are contesting both the substance of th... (more story)