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FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson

Antitrust

July 06, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

US FTC-Southern Glazer's deal may preview modern Robinson-Patman resolution
Klarna website in browser with company logo

Financial Services

July 06, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Swedish-based Klarna latest fintech seeking to become US bank

Antitrust

July 06, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

World Snooker says UK damages suit evidence needs narrowing

Antitrust View More

JobTeam should be fined for resisting antitrust inspection, Danish watchdog says

July 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Recruitment company JobTeam should be fined for resisting an unannounced inspection, the Danish antitrust authority has said. During a raid, an employee had deleted more than 5,000 items from the... (more story)

Vietnam's competition regulator outlines fines issued in 2025 report

July 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Vietnam's National Competition Commission imposed administrative fines totaling 2.4 billion dong ($91,300) on 12 unfair competition cases in 2025, according to its annual report released Monday. ... (more story)

New Zealand regulator targets supermarket supplier payments in competition push

July 07, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

New Zealand's Commerce Commission says more than NZ$6 billion ($3.4 billion) in annual supplier rebates, discounts and other payments to major supermarkets are harming grocery competition by giving the largest... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

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)

Cloud, software services to replace peanuts in proposed South Korea CPI basket

July 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Cloud storage and software subscription services are among the items set to replace bracken, peanuts and 11 other items in the basket of 455 goods and services that South Korea uses to calculate ... (more story)

Hong Kong hacking breaches surge amid AI-powered cyber threats

July 07, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong reported a 66 percent jump in hacking-related data breaches in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier. The Digital Policy Office warned that artificial intelligence is empowering cyberattacks and... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Telecom market consolidation leads to more investment, industry group GSMA says

July 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Consolidating European telecom markets to three players from four leads to increased investment not higher prices, industry group GSMA said in a study. Since 2016, markets which have moved to thr... (more story)

Merger notifications must include all relevant documents, Danish watchdog says

July 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The Danish competition watchdog has stressed the importance of complete submissions in merger notifications after finding out a company had failed to submit an addendum to a deal. The authority s... (more story)

Holtzbrinck gets German clearance to take over Springer Nature

July 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Georg von Holtzbrinck’s acquisition of sole control of publisher Springer Nature has won German competition approval, ending the company's joint ownership with BC Partners. Springer Nature is one... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

UK digital visa system should face data protection probe, campaigners say

July 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK government’s digital visa system should be investigated by the national data protection watchdog for privacy issues, a group of civil society organizations urged in an open letter on Tuesd... (more story)

Shanghai moves beyond paper reviews with on-site data-export inspections

July 07, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

The internet regulator in China's financial hub Shanghai recently conducted on-site inspections of cross-border data transfers by the China units of two multinational luxury brands, signaling a shift beyond pa... (more story)

Japan's KDDI confirms leak of 12.2m email addresses, 7.6m passwords

July 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Major Japanese telecom company KDDI has updated its June 23 disclosure of unauthorized access to its email system for internet service providers with a statement on Monday confirming the leak of ... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

Rare Japan IP Court opinion request probes pharmaceutical patent rules

July 07, 2026 | Toko Sekiguchi

Asia

Japan's Intellectual Property High Court has invited third-party submissions in an appeal that could clarify the scope of the country's pharmaceutical patent-term extension regime, signaling that it sees legal... (more story)

China's top court rejects Mengniu retrial bid in Yili trade dress dispute

July 07, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China's highest court has rejected dairy giant Mengniu Dairy's bid to reopen a trade dress dispute, leaving intact a 5-million-yuan ($700,000) award in favor of rival Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group.

USPTO drops ‘Board of Peace’ trademark applications, ending unusual legal test

July 06, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

The USPTO abandoned trademark applications it filed for President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace," ending an unprecedented attempt to register marks it acknowledged it did not own.

Financial Crime View More

Trader should receive credit for cooperation in Halkbank sanctions case, US says

July 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A leader of an Iran sanctions-evasion and money-laundering scheme should receive credit at sentencing for his cooperation with US investigators and his testimony in a 2017 trial, prosecutors said Monday. Reza ... (more story)

US details trader's cooperation in Halkbank sanctions violations case

July 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Reza Zarrab, a trader who was born in Iran and grew up in Turkey, should receive credit at sentencing for his cooperation with US investigators and his testimony in a 2017 trial, even though he w... (more story)

Adani ‘name and shame’ case should be dismissed, US DOJ official tells court

July 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and several others should be dismissed because the conduct occurred abroad and involved foreigners, the case is difficult to prove and it is inconsisten... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Climate systemic risk requires specific bank capital buffer, advocacy group says

July 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU Banks should have a safety cushion against future losses related to exposures linked to climate change, advocacy group Finance Watch has said in a report. The formula it proposes would require... (more story)

UK banks commit to improving access to basic accounts after FCA finds failings

July 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Nine of the UK’s largest banks and building societies have committed to improve access to basic bank accounts after the Financial Conduct Authority found shortcomings in how they are being offere... (more story)

Digital euro expected to face full EU assembly vote, but likely to pass

July 06, 2026 | Helena Freitas, Fanny Roux

Europe

The European Parliament’s digital euro position is set to face a full assembly vote on Thursday, as the far-right Patriots for Europe group is expected to challenge the committee’s mandate to start talks with ... (more story)

Trade View More

Chinese tires hit with five-year dumping duties in EU

July 07, 2026 | Karoline Del Vecchio

Europe

Imports of new tires for passenger cars and light trucks from China into the EU are hit with definitive measures of up to 45.3 percent to counter dumping, the European Commission said Tuesday. The measures fol... (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)

Chinese rubber tire imports subject to definitive EU dumping duties

July 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU imports of new rubber tires for passenger cars and light trucks from China will be subject to punitive dumping tariffs of up to 45.3 percent starting on Wednesday, the European Commission has ... (more story)

State Aid View More

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)

PostNord's 2017 capital injection into Post Danmark undergoing state aid probe

June 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: PostNord Group's capital injection of 1 billion Danish krone (approximately €134 million) into its Post Danmark subsidiary in 2017 is undergoing an in-depth probe to assess whether it was in line... (more story)

Energy View More

EU businesses’ sustainability reporting simplified by the EU Commission

July 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU businesses’ reporting on sustainability issues is simplified by the revised reporting standards adopted on Friday by the European Commission. The measures, an implementing text, reduce the num... (more story)

New 'small mid-cap company' category backed by EU lawmakers in committee

July 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers in committee backed new rules creating a new category of small mid-cap companies, following a provisional agreement with member states earlier this month. The agreed text will now go... (more story)

EU clean-energy projects face shorter approval deadlines under lawmakers' plan

July 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Renewable energy developers, grid operators and storage companies could face faster permitting decisions under draft rules backed Thursday by the European Parliament’s energy committee. Part of t... (more story)

Technology View More

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)

M&S, Nationwide, Microsoft, ITV sign UK govt's cyber resilience pledge

July 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Marks & Spencer, Nationwide, ITV, Microsoft UK and Cloudflare are among more than 60 companies signing a voluntary UK Cyber Resilience Pledge committing to strengthen board-level oversight, use N... (more story)

EU Commission objects to French under-15 social media bill (update*)

July 06, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

The European Commission told France on Monday that amendments adopted by the French Senate to a proposed ban on social media access for children under 15 are not compatible with EU law, requiring French lawmak... (more story)