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FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

March 05, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Europe, North America

US FTC shifts away from dual-track merger challenges

Trade

March 05, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Zack Budryk

North America

Democrat-led US states file challenge to Trump tariffs under Section 122
Network cabling in a data center.

Artificial Intelligence, Energy

March 05, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

US AI companies sign White House ‘Ratepayer Protection Pledge’

Antitrust View More

Brazil's CADE queries Motorola, Ericsson in 5G patent‑licensing inquiry

March 05, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Brazil’s competition authority has queried both Motorola and Ericsson as part of its administrative inquiry over their conduct in an escalating dispute involving the licensing of essential 5G pat... (more story)

Apple, Amazon targeted by proposed UK mass claim over marketplace practices

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Apple and Amazon are the target of a proposed UK mass claim over its marketplace practices, according to a filing with the Competition Appeal Tribunal. The claim is led by vehicle JLP A&A Class R... (more story)

Meatpacker break-up bill introduced by US Senate Democrats

March 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Breaking up dominant US meatpackers and reviewing the operations of foreign-owned agriculture industry companies will expand competition, create greater fairness for farmers and ranchers, improve... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

NIST nominee says US will lead in global technology standards

March 05, 2026

North America

US President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a non-regulatory office developing measurement science for artificial intelligence and other technologies, pledge... (more story)

GenAI developers see second iteration of EU code of practice on transparency duties

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission-appointed independent experts in charge of drafting the code of practice on the EU AI Act’s transparency requirements published the second iteration of the text on Thursda... (more story)

Google AI chatbot hearing at EU’s top court to test press copyright limits

March 05, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

Google’s Gemini will be under scrutiny at the EU’s top court next week, in a case brought by a Hungarian publisher that promises to help define how the bloc’s copyright law applies to AI training and chatbot s... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Claims of environmental merger benefits need critical eye, Dutch enforcer says

March 05, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

Competition authorities should take a “critical” view of claims by merging companies that their deals should be approved because they would bring environmental benefits, according to Martijn Snoep, the head of... (more story)

Getty could take dual-pronged approach in UK watchdog's Shutterstock deal probe

March 05, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Getty Images may be tempted to take a dual-track approach with the UK merger watchdog by offering remedies while at the same time contesting that any such measures are necessary to ease the regulator’s concern... (more story)

Former STB member Primus failed to 'plausibly allege' removal was due to race, US DOJ says

March 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Former Surface Transportation Board commissioner Robert Primus failed to "plausibly allege" that his firing by President Donald Trump was due to race, the US Department of Justice argued in a cou... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

US, Mexico launch USMCA review process

March 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Mexican Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard formally announced the first round of discussions to prepare for the countries' joint review in July of the ... (more story)

Ford hit with $376,000 fine from California privacy regulator

March 05, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

A second major carmaker has been hit with a privacy fine by the California Privacy Protection Agency. The Ford Motor Company will pay a $375,703 fine for making it too difficult for car buyers to opt out of th... (more story)

Expert panel discusses EU’s way forward on online protections for young users

March 05, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

The EU’s approach to online safety for young users was discussed on Thursday as the bloc’s new expert panel held its first closed-door meeting, opened by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

This week at the UPC: Feb. 27-March 5

March 05, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams, Charlotte Westphal and Inbar Preiss

Europe

The Unified Patent Court this week dismissed TCL Europe’s revocation bid against Corning, invalidated International N&H Denmark’s sugar-processing patent, revoked ABM’s sleep-therapy patent in Philips’ favor, ... (more story)

UK and US rulings put software patentability in spotlight, but nuance is needed

March 05, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe, North America

Recent court rulings on the patentability of software in the US and UK might appear to illustrate a growing divide on the issue between the two jurisdictions, but the relationship between the two approaches is... (more story)

Copyright turf war over music licensing engulfs India's courts

March 05, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

Conflicting high court rulings on whether Phonographic Performance Limited must register as a copyright society have split India’s music licensing regime, with major consequences for pending infringement suits.

Financial Crime View More

US Fed lifts final enforcement action against Wells Fargo for fake accounts scandal

March 05, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

The final US Federal Reserve enforcement action against Wells Fargo was lifted after eight years following the San Francisco-based bank's widespread fake accounts scandal. The third-largest US bank by assets “... (more story)

Austrac releases guidance on compulsory exam powers under AML laws

March 05, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: AUSTRAC published guidance on its new compulsory examination powers under Australian anti-money laundering law, with the agency saying it aimed to set clear expectations for businesses and indivi... (more story)

Binance says it's not responsible for Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel

March 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: In a motion to dismiss a US lawsuit filed by victims of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, Binance said it's not responsible for the attack and purported failures in its anti-money launderi... (more story)

Financial Services View More

EU banking authority sets reporting rules for non-EU bank branches

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Banking Authority has issued new standards on how branches of non-EU banks must report information to supervisors. These branches will have to report under the new standards starting... (more story)

China claims blockchain breakthrough with homegrown chip, system deployed across government

March 05, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China has developed the country's first homegrown blockchain operating system with a dedicated acceleration chip, marking a significant advance in Beijing's campaign for technological self-reliance in critical... (more story)

Kraken first crypto firm given access to US Fed’s core payments system

March 04, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Kraken became the first cryptocurrency firm to be granted access to the US Federal Reserve’s payments system, drawing consternation from banking groups. “As we know, the payments landscape is actively evolving... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade commission finds material harm from Chinese, Malaysian float glass imports

March 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission has determined Chinese and Malaysian float glass imports materially harm US industry and are subsidized by their respective governments. The US Department of... (more story)

Two dozen states sue Trump administration over 122 tariffs

March 05, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Attorneys general from 24 states filed a lawsuit in the US Court of International Trade seeking to block President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 ... (more story)

US producer requests circumvention inquiry into Taiwanese alkyl phosphate esters

March 05, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

A US producer has asked the Commerce Department to assess whether imports of spray systems from Taiwan are circumventing antidumping and antisubsidy orders on alkyl phosphate esters from China.

State Aid View More

Jaspers, Bernaerts move jobs as EU competition department rings changes

March 05, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

Senior enforcers Maria Jaspers and Inge Bernaerts will move to new jobs in the EU’s competition department as the European Commission rotates some staff, MLex has learned. Jaspers, who has long led the EU’s ch... (more story)

Spanish €200m aid program for EV manufacturing capacity approved by EU

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Spain's €200 million national plan to support manufacturing of battery and energy storage technologies and hydrogen technologies for electric vehicles has been approved by the European Commission... (more story)

New EEA EFTA industrial sectors eligible to access state aid

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Twenty new industrial sectors and two sub-sectors will be eligible for state aid in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, to prevent carbon leakage, under changes to guidelines to assess public fund... (more story)

Energy View More

EU energy regulators warn against ring-fencing congestion income in grids plan

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ring-fencing and redistributing congestion income across jurisdictions in the European Commission's plans for improve EU cross-border energy infrastructure could weaken efficient investment signa... (more story)

European climate law gets final green light from EU ministers

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU ministers on Thursday adopted the amended European climate law, which sets a 90 percent reduction target by 2040 in net greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels. From 2036 onwards, 5 p... (more story)

Social fairness central to success of EU carbon market expansion, agency says

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A just transition must be at the core of the rollout of the EU’s new carbon pricing system for road transport and buildings, the European Environment Agency has said. In two briefings published o... (more story)

Technology View More

Cosmetics topped EU Commission’s list of dangerous products in 2025

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has said it reported a record number of dangerous non-food product alerts in 2025 under the EU’s Safety Gate system, with cosmetics accounting for more than a third of not... (more story)

Online child safety recommendations are focus of EU expert panel

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Child safety online is the focus of the first meeting of the European Commission’s new Special Panel, taking place on Thursday. The group was convened by commission President Ursula von der Leyen... (more story)

Meta gets stern warning after surprise Indonesia inspection over illegal content

March 05, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Indonesia’s Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Meutya Hafid conducted a surprise inspection of Meta Platforms’ operational office in Jakarta on Wednesday before issuing a stern warning... (more story)