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Other nations, industry groups take aim at US's proposed forced-labor tariffs

Advocates, industries take different stance on US tariffs on Brazil products

US FTC proposal to preempt state AI laws raises First Amendment concerns

Groupe Canal+ seeks EU top court's view on consent for promotional emails

Big win over Google steels EU enforcer and marginalizes key economic test

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Flavio Bolsonaro, Brazilian Senator

Trade

July 07, 2026 | Zack Budryk

North America

Brazil industries, Bolsonaro's son urge tariff moderation at US trade hearings
A yellow-colored train with "Union Pacific" printed on its side, with man walking in front of it.

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

July 07, 2026 | Ilana Kowarski

North America

Merging US railroads accuse rivals of sabotaging divestiture efforts
Jason Sattizahn

Data Privacy and Security, Technology

July 07, 2026 | Xu Yuan

North America

Judge rejects Meta, AGs' requests to limit evidence in US social media trial
Brazil industries, Bolsonaro's son urge tariff moderation at US trade hearings
Merging US railroads accuse rivals of sabotaging divestiture efforts
Judge rejects Meta, AGs' requests to limit evidence in US social media trial

Antitrust View More

China platforms, overcapacity sectors face wider scrutiny over destructive competition

July 08, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's market regulator is intensifying its campaign against destructive competition, tightening oversight of aggressive pricing, platform conduct and local-government policies that distort markets, while put... (more story)

Japan's Noritz faces JFTC recommendation over unpaid storage of molds

July 08, 2026 | Genta Nakanishi

Asia

Japanese water-heater manufacturer Noritz received a corrective recommendation from the country's antitrust regulator on Wednesday for violating the Subcontract Act. The Japan Fair Trade Commission said the Ko... (more story)

Chinese container makers face South Korea cartel probe after US indictment

July 08, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Asia

China International Marine Containers, Singamas Container Holdings and two other Chinese shipping-container manufacturers are being investigated by South Korea's antitrust watchdog over whether an alleged glob... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Australian report finds no broad AI-disruption to jobs market

July 08, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: The Australian government's first-of-its-kind report on artificial intelligence and employment has found no evidence that AI is causing widespread disruption or large-scale job losses. The report... (more story)

South Korea issues guidelines on AI-related cyber threats, red-teaming practices

July 08, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea on Wednesday issued two guidelines addressing major security threats in artificial intelligence environments and the operation of AI red teams for real-world use. The Ministry of Scie... (more story)

Malaysia, Singapore recast sovereign AI around policy choices

July 08, 2026 | James Konstantin Galvez

Asia

Malaysia’s and Singapore's national strategies suggest that, for smaller economies, sovereign AI is becoming less about technological self-sufficiency than about combining targeted domestic capabilities with g... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Australia proposes targeted changes to new mandatory merger regime

July 08, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

Australia has introduced a bill to refine its mandatory merger regime, replacing automatic voiding of non-notified acquisitions with a Federal Court process, allowing extensions to the 12-month merger clearanc... (more story)

E.On-OVO Energy deal faces UK antitrust probe

July 08, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: E.On's planned acquisition of gas and electricity supplier OVO Energy is facing an antitrust probe in the UK. The Competition and Markets Authority is seeking views on the deal until July 23 and ... (more story)

VSA Roads' bid for assets of SprayLine Road Services reviewed in Australia

July 08, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: VSA Roads’ proposal to acquire the assets of SprayLine Road Services, a business operated by Head, Transport for Victoria, known as Head TfV, will be reviewed by Australia’s competition regulator... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

India's WhatsApp intervention tests the boundaries of platform regulation

July 08, 2026 | Freny Patel

Asia

India's proposed suspension of WhatsApp's usernames feature tests whether existing law permits government intervention in product design before deployment. This raises broader questions about executive authori... (more story)

Claims against Google over Gemini AI privacy dismissed by US judge

July 08, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US federal judge has dismissed a privacy lawsuit against Google, which allegedly enabled its Gemini AI features in its products such as Gmail and Chat without consent, and tracked users’ privat... (more story)

Connecticut links minors' privacy, addictive design bans as new state laws kick in

July 07, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Long a leader among US state privacy enforcers, Connecticut as of July 1 added significant new amendments to its existing Data Privacy Act, including bans on the use of minors' data to target advertising and o... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Salesforce battles bid to put CEO Benioff at center of US AI copyright dispute

July 07, 2026 | Amy Miller

North America

Book authors accusing Salesforce of illegally using a pirated online dataset to train its artificial intelligence tools want to search documents from Chief Executive Marc Benioff and other senior executives, a... (more story)

Canada’s generic GLP-1 highlights patent disparity with US

July 07, 2026 | Nick Robertson

North America

The approval of the first generic semaglutide for weight loss in Canada last week highlights key differences in patent regulation between Canada and the US, where the market-leading GLP-1 medication will enjoy... (more story)

Belgian copyright regime exceeds EU law, EU court told

July 07, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

The European Commission told the EU's highest court on Tuesday that Belgium’s legislation that allows payments to artists and performers goes beyond what’s allowed under EU law, undermines the bloc's harmonize... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US Fed issues draft AML plan to align with that of other agencies

July 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Federal Reserve requested comment on a proposal to change its requirements for banks to maintain anti-money laundering programs. The amendments are intended to align with similar changes sepa... (more story)

US revokes license allowing Iranian crude sales, allows wind-down transactions

July 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) revoked an authorization for Iran to make sales of its crude oil, and for payments to be made in US dollars. In its place, OFA... (more story)

Former US coal sales executive's sentencing delayed to October

July 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary. The sentencing of former coal sales executive Charles Hunter Hobson following his conviction for bribery of Egyptian officials was adjourned to Oct. 28, a US judge ordered.

Financial Services View More

FSB official says banks replying to AI proposal should focus on materiality

July 07, 2026 | Neil Roland

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America

Financial institutions across the world should focus on materiality and proportionality in their use of AI in responding to a Financial Stability Board consultation, FSB official Michelle Bowman said. The cons... (more story)

US SEC forms new retail fraud working group

July 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced the creation of the Retail Fraud Working Group designed to strengthen the Division of Enforcement's efforts to identify and combat fraud target... (more story)

US lawmakers question Cantor Fitzgerald, USAR following $1.6bn government deal

July 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden, and Chris Van Hollen and Representative Zoe Lofgren pressed Cantor Fitzgerald — led by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s sons — and USA Rare Earth on et... (more story)

Trade View More

US Commerce to allow duty-free imports of Moroccan fertilizers

July 07, 2026

Africa, Europe, North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Commerce, in accordance with a June 29 emergency declaration from President Donald Trump, will temporarily lift the antisubsidy duty order on Moroccan phosphate fertilizers.

Algerian wire rods subsidized, US Commerce finds

July 07, 2026

Africa, North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Commerce preliminarily determined that producers and exporters of carbon and alloy steel wire rods from Algeria were subsidized.

EU foreign-subsidy rules need China-focused overhaul, metals lobby leader says

July 07, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

The EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation should be overhauled to better address systematic Chinese subsidies in sectors such as metals, the director general of industry group European Metals told MLex. James Wats... (more story)

State Aid View More

EU competition policy needs tweaks to suit today's world, lawmakers urge

July 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU competition policy should promote EU champions, improve the bloc's strategic autonomy and clamp down on US giants, members of the European Parliament said in a non-binding report approved on T... (more story)

Lenaerts set to be reappointed as judge for EU top court

July 06, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Koen Lenaerts, a judge at the EU higher-tier court and currently the president of the institution, is on track to be reappointed for another mandate, according to documents seen by MLex. EU member states are s... (more story)

EU outlines data-protection approach in enforcing foreign-subsidies law

July 01, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has adopted internal rules allowing it to restrict certain data-protection rights when conducting investigations under the EU's power to patrol foreign subsidies. In a dec... (more story)

Energy View More

EU building-renovation funds fail to target biggest energy savings, auditors say

July 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU building-renovation funding is delivering "only moderate energy savings," the European Court of Auditors said on Tuesday. The bloc set aside €43 billion that has often gone to easier upgrades ... (more story)

Šefčovič urges advancement of Industrial Accelerator Act, trade agenda

July 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s Trade Commissioner has said the Presidency of the Council of the European Union — which is held by Ireland until the end of 2026 — will be instrumental in advancing the EU's competitiven... (more story)

EU carbon border tax expansion clears parliament’s environment committee

July 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU’s carbon border tax will be expanded, and a new fund created for exporting companies, under provisions passed on Monday evening by the European Parliament’s environment committee. The comm... (more story)

Technology View More

Meta loses bid to block evidence from trial against state AGs on addictive design

July 07, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A California federal judge denied all of five of Meta Platforms' motions seeking to restrict attorneys general from California and three other states from introducing evidence in a trial set to b... (more story)

Google, Meta, Naver, Kakao face new obligations under South Korea’s fake-news law

July 07, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

Asia

Major online platforms, including Google, Meta Platforms, Naver and Kakao, will be required to establish self-regulatory policies for handling false or manipulated information and publish related reports every... (more story)

China removes 14,000 illegal AI products in nationwide cleanup

July 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China has removed more than 14,000 illegal artificial intelligence products, including websites, apps and AI agents, since the country's cyberspace authorities launched a nationwide campaign agai... (more story)