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Antitrust, Technology
March 04, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
North America
Data Privacy and Security
March 04, 2026 | Maria Dinzeo and Mike Swift
North America
Financial Crime
March 03, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
North America
Antitrust View More
March 04, 2026 | Saloni Sinha
Oceania
“Late rebidding” by electricity generators Stanwell and CS Energy was a deliberate choice designed to maximize price spikes rather than a routine response to changing market conditions, Stillwater Pastoral tol... (more story)
March 04, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: The Japanese antitrust agency is calling for third-party information and comments on Microsoft’s contractual and other practices with regard to its Azure cloud computing and software services suc... (more story)
March 04, 2026 | Sachiko Sakamaki
Asia
Japan’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Microsoft over a potential violation of the Antimonopoly Act in connection with its Azure cloud computing service practices, and on Wednesday cal... (more story)
Artificial Intelligence View More
March 04, 2026 | Yonnex Li
Asia
China's top auto entrepreneurs are urging the government to accelerate adoption of fully driverless cars and scale humanoid robots in factories, proposals that could reshape the global race for self-driving an... (more story)
March 04, 2026 | Freny Patel
Asia
An Indian court has launched a probe into enforcement gaps in the country’s digital framework amid rising AI-generated deepfakes. The Gujarat High Court has questioned coordination failures and real-time polic... (more story)
March 03, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: EU heads of states and governments are set to push for several moves to boost the bloc's competitiveness during a summit planned for March 19 and 20, according to a preparatory document obtained ... (more story)
Mergers and Acquisitions View More
March 04, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet
Europe
The Netherlands has warned against integrating economic security elements into the upcoming European Commission’s clean industry proposal – the Industrial Accelerator Act – which is set to come out Wednesday, ... (more story)
March 04, 2026
Asia
MLex Summary: The Indonesian Competition Commission, or KPPU, said it will conduct a preliminary examination of Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo over its alleged late notification of an acquisition. In a st... (more story)
March 03, 2026 | Henrique Santiago
Latin America
Pushback came mainly from small and medium-sized competitors operating in São Paulo and Osasco, the two cities where operations overlap, while major clients foresee a positive outlook for the deal’s completion.
Data Privacy and Security View More
March 04, 2026 | Madeline Hughes
North America
US House Republicans in the Energy and Commerce Committee have unveiled the largest package of child online safety bills after parents and activists have pressured members relentlessly in the midst of an awake... (more story)
March 04, 2026 | Xu Yuan
North America
Physical hitting, silent treatment and other conflicts between the plaintiff suing Meta Platforms and her mother and other family members did not cause the mental health issues the 20-year-old woman has suffer... (more story)
March 03, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo
Europe
Online platforms in the UK face having to consider how to approach content linked to outlawed group Palestine Action as part of their annual review of online risks after a court ruled the group’s proscription ... (more story)
Intellectual Property View More
March 04, 2026 | MLex Staff
Asia
China’s top market authority has issued sweeping new rules broadening trade-secret protection to formally cover algorithms, data and even unsuccessful research results, as the country adapts its regulatory reg... (more story)
March 03, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: The Office of the US Trade Representative released the 2025 edition of its annual Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy. The list identifies 69 markets, including 37 online an... (more story)
March 03, 2026 | Inbar Preiss
Europe
Tech and automotive groups are urging EU officials to amend its IP enforcement law to rein in patent injunctions — clashing with patent holders, who warn reforms could weaken innovation as Brussels weighs comp... (more story)
Financial Crime View More
March 03, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Texas-based Mexican businessman Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez moved to strike a government reply to his argument over translations of messages central to his corruption case, saying the origi... (more story)
March 03, 2026
North America
MLex Summary: Texas-based Mexican businessman Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez's arguments regarding translations in his corruption case are argument “completely untethered” from the facts and Fifth Circuit p... (more story)
March 03, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A British accountant accused of being involved in buying vessels for Russia's shadow fleet saw the sanctions imposed on him by the UK government removed on Tuesday. The Foreign Commonwealth and D... (more story)
Financial Services View More
March 04, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The UK's financial watchdog said on Wednesday that car-finance lenders will have between three and five months to process the claims generated by a nationwide redress program. The final details o... (more story)
March 03, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
After the US Federal Reserve proposes bank capital rules, presumably by the end of the month, it will then consider “wholesale” changes to bank liquidity regulations, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. Bef... (more story)
March 03, 2026 | Neil Roland
North America
The US Federal Reserve is considering basic changes to its “underutilized” bank discount window and its inconsistent rules that create “uncertainty for borrowers,” said Michelle Bowman, the central bank’s vice... (more story)
Trade View More
March 04, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: EU member states have agreed their stance on changes to the bloc’s law on critical raw materials, aiming to strengthen supply security and boost recycling. The proposal shifts responsibility for ... (more story)
March 04, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio
Europe
Turkish exporting producer Çolakoğlu Metalurji Wednesday scored a victory at the EU’s first-tier court in its challenge to European Commission measures imposed to tackle circumvention of EU dumping duties on i... (more story)
March 04, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Çolakoğlu Metalurji, a Turkish steel exporter, has won its appeal at the EU’s first-tier court against EU measures imposed to tackle circumvention of dumping duties on imports of hot-rolled stain... (more story)
State Aid View More
March 04, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Parties interested in Slovenia's transfer of assets from the Ljubljana municipality to pharmacy chain Lekarna Ljubljana have now one month to provide input to the European Commission. The state a... (more story)
March 03, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: National authorities in the EU, as well as banks and businesses, can now file comments on the revision of the Guarantee Notice, which describes how the European Commission assesses state guarante... (more story)
March 03, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: A 2024 arbitration award ordering Bulgaria to compensate Maltese investor ACF Renewable Energy, and currently under in-depth EU scrutiny over possible illegal state aid, is now open for feedback.... (more story)
Energy View More
March 02, 2026 | Louis de Briant
Europe, Middle East, North America
Oil and gas prices have surged since the US and Israeli attacks on Iran. While well below levels reached during the 2022 Ukraine crisis, prices are expected to continue climbing. Europe's concern is not to see... (more story)
March 02, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: The European Commission and Switzerland on Monday signed a broad package of agreements to ease cross-border supply. A common food-safety area will cover all parts in the food chain. Switzerland w... (more story)
March 02, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: AI developers and energy companies are being consulted by the UK government on what datasets would be needed to enable artificial intelligence applications for improving energy security and effic... (more story)
Technology View More
March 04, 2026 | Jeyup S Kwaak
Asia
After veteran lawmaker Jun Azumi was defeated in Japan’s Feb. 8 general election and lost the seat he had held for three decades, he renewed calls for Tokyo to tighten rules governing online content. Days befo... (more story)
March 03, 2026 | Khushita Vasant
North America
The US Department of Justice's new whistleblower rewards program doesn't undermine the government's cartel cases and doesn't incentivize witnesses to provide biased testimony because cartel cases are built in ... (more story)
March 03, 2026 | Frank Hersey
Europe
UK lawmakers said they will bring amendments to a piece of legislation on democratic safeguards to address gaps they see in artificial intelligence and online safety regulation. They want to bring greater prot... (more story)