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Trade

March 13, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Zack Budryk

North America

USTR’s Section 301 investigations raise questions about broad scope
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a white man with white hair and glasses, speaks into a microphone (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Financial Services

March 13, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US district judge quashes subpoenas to Fed over renovation of headquarters

Antitrust View More

White House establishes task force on fraud

March 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The White House announced the establishment of the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, with Vice President JD Vance the chairman and the chair of the Federal Trade Commission to be the vice chair. The... (more story)

Passengers urge US court to reject Alaska Airlines bid to dismiss merger suit

March 16, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

Passengers challenging Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines urged a federal court to reject the carrier’s attempt to dismiss their antitrust lawsuit, arguing the merger has already reduced flight ... (more story)

Geisinger, Evangelical Community settlement in US no-poach case gets final nod

March 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Geisinger System Services and Evangelical Community Hospital’s $28.5 million settlement to resolve US antitrust claims over alleged no-poach agreements has been granted final approval by a federa... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

xAI sued by Tennessee teens who allege Grok made sexual images of them as minors

March 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A group of teens from Tennessee is suing xAI alleging that the Grok chatbot made sexual images of them as minors, according to a complaint filed California federal court. The complaint alleges th... (more story)

UK businesses want simpler tech regulation, more AI training, tech group says

March 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: UK businesses want simpler regulation around new technologies and an expansion of AI training to help strengthen the UK’s business environment and support growth, TechUK, a members organization f... (more story)

Speed up AI Act implementation, Dutch data watchdog urges government

March 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The newly formed Dutch government should speed up the implementation process of the AI Act, the data watchdog said on Monday. The findings of the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens’ biannual report “AI ... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

States say events leading to HPE-Juniper pact 'should shock the conscience'

March 16, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

North America

A group of US states has urged a federal court to reject the Justice Department’s proposed settlement allowing Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s acquisition of Juniper Networks, arguing the agreement was the produc... (more story)

Coalition of state attorneys general asks US court to reject HPE-Juniper settlement

March 16, 2026

Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America

MLex Summary: A coalition of state attorneys general have asked the US District Court for the Northern District of California to reject the proposed settlement between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and the US Dep... (more story)

LB Group’s Venator deal faces May 15 deadline in UK competition review

March 16, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

Chinese chemical company LB Group's plan to buy a titanium dioxide manufacturing plant from Venator is being probed by the UK’s competition watchdog. The Competition and Markets Authority has set a May 15 dead... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Labor dispute under USMCA resolved with Mexican auto parts facility, US says

March 16, 2026

North America

MLex summary: The US Trade Representative announced the resolution of a labor dispute under the United States-Mexico-Canada Rapid Response Labor Mechanism with a Mexican company, ThyssenKrupp Springs & Stabili... (more story)

Roblox faces amended US complaint over child safety

March 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Plaintiffs filed an amended US class action complaint accusing Roblox of providing havens for adult sexual predators who use its negligently designed app to gain access to and prey upon thousands... (more story)

Failed EU talks on extending CSAM interim rules make legal gap seem inevitable

March 16, 2026 | Júlia Tar

Europe

A legal gap in EU rules allowing online platforms to voluntarily detect child sexual abuse material now looks certain to develop after lawmakers and member states failed to reach an agreement on Monday on exte... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

USPTO’s design patent changes move closer to European standard

March 16, 2026 | Nick Robertson

Europe, North America

Last week’s changes to design patent eligibility in the US, such as the eligibility of projected and virtual designs, follow in the footsteps of broader reforms in the EU, but critics of the US changes say the... (more story)

Japan Supreme Court takes baby chair case to clarify applied art copyright protection

March 16, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia, Europe

Japan’s Supreme Court has agreed to review whether the design of the widely recognized Tripp Trapp infant chair can qualify for copyright protection. The case could clarify how Japanese law treats artistic exp... (more story)

OpenAI stole content for AI summaries, Encyclopedia Britannica tells US court

March 13, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Encyclopedia Britannica filed a US complaint accusing OpenAI of engaging in mass-scale copying of its copyrighted content to use to train its artificial intelligence models to provide outputs tha... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

SEC Enforcement Division Director Ryan resigns

March 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Judge Margaret Ryan, the SEC's Enforcement Division director, has resigned. Sam Waldon has been named acting director.

Bosch ordered to pay $2.3 million in Brazil bribery case

March 16, 2026

Latin America

MLex Summary: Bosch was ordered by a Brazilian regional labor court to pay 12.2 million reais ($2.3 million) over a corruption scheme in which the company allegedly paid bribes to court-appointed experts to ma... (more story)

Evita founder reaches deal ‘in principle’ in US cryptocurrency laundering case

March 16, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Iurii Gugnin, the founder of cryptocurrency payments firm Evita, has "reached an agreement in principle" with US prosecutors concerning allegations that he laundered more than $500 million on behalf of sanctio... (more story)

Financial Services View More

US SEC proposal seeks to clarify that Rule 15c2-11 applies only to equity securities

March 16, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A proposed US Securities and Exchange Commission rule change aims to clarify that the rule applies only to equity securities, not to debt securities as well, according to Commissioner Hester Peir... (more story)

Trump signs order aimed at promoting mortgage access through community banks

March 16, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at promoting access to mortgages through community banks. The order, signed Friday, directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to target mortgage... (more story)

UK to go ahead with overhaul of financial services redress system

March 16, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK is moving ahead with an overhaul of the financial services redress system to address concerns the Financial Ombudsman Service was acting as a "quasi-regulator." The government said it would legislate wh... (more story)

Trade View More

US soybean farmers urge Trump to secure purchases in bilateral meeting with China

March 16, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The American Soybean Association urged the Trump administration to secure additional soybean purchasing commitments from China as well as the revocation of the 10 percent retaliatory tariff on US... (more story)

EU eyes grid reforms, long-term power contracts to shield industry from volatile prices

March 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Improving grid productivity through a legal proposal and expanding long-term power contracts could help shield EU industry from volatile electricity prices, the European Commission says in a lett... (more story)

EU Commission advances emergency tools to address power prices, carbon market reform

March 16, 2026 | Louis de Briant and Jean Comte

Europe

A letter from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ahead of an Energy Council meeting outlines plans to assess gas price cap measures, promote long-term power contracts and support energy-intensi... (more story)

State Aid View More

Nuctech to challenge EU foreign-subsidy raids at April 14 hearing

March 16, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Asia, Europe

Chinese security scanner company Nuctech will appear before EU judges on April 14 to contest inspections at its Dutch and Polish premises that were conducted in 2024 under powers to vet unfair foreign subsidie... (more story)

Ryanair appeals EU regulator's refusal to disclose Lufthansa state aid documents

March 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ryanair has asked the EU General Court to overturn a decision by the European Commission in October last year not to disclose documents related to an ongoing probe into state aid granted to Lufth... (more story)

New state aid rules for sustainable transport published by EU Commission

March 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has published new guidelines on how countries can support sustainable forms of transport such as rail and inland waterways. The State Aid Land and Multimodal Transport Gui... (more story)

Energy View More

Hungary challenges EU law phasing out Russian gas imports at bloc's top court

March 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Hungary has asked the EU Court of Justice to annul a regulation phasing out Russian gas imports and preparing a phaseout of Russian oil. In an action filed to the court on Feb. 2 and published on... (more story)

Stronger cross-border power links are key for green transition, EU regulator says

March 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Stronger energy market integration is key to support the energy transition, the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators has said in its latest report. It calls for more cross-border co... (more story)

Hong Kong regulator calls in Chevron, ExxonMobil units as oil prices spike

March 16, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong's antitrust regulator summoned the city's major gasoline suppliers over recent volatile pump prices, as warfare in the Middle East sends oil markets surging and revives scrutiny of the city's concent... (more story)

Technology View More

UK's automated vehicle regulation is boosting investment, official says

March 16, 2026 | Frank Hersey

Europe

The UK's progress on automated vehicles regulation is helping support investment and provide a reference point for safety for other countries and the UN, representatives from companies and an official from the... (more story)

UK lawmakers urge Regulatory Innovation Office to back regional growth

March 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK Regulatory Innovation Office should work with universities and small or medium-sized businesses to drive economic growth across different regions of the country, lawmakers in a parliamenta... (more story)

UK media literacy action plan calls for Ofcom and govt to coordinate

March 16, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government and the online safety regulator Ofcom should engage in closer coordination to improve users’ ability to critically assess online content, under a media literacy action plan publ... (more story)