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Brazilian regulator targets Itapoá over alleged anticompetitive port fee August 11, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Brazil’s competition agency has targeted Itapoá Terminais Portuários over a controversial fee, which the agency's Superintendence considers a potential violation of competition law.

Algorithmic pricing probes to increase as use grows, US DOJ’s Slater says August 11, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Investigations into potential collusion by way of pricing algorithms can be expected to ramp up as deployment of the technology becomes more prevalent across the US economy, Gail Slater, chief of the US Depart... (more story)

Wage controls in Lithuanian basketball prompt EU antitrust questions August 11, 2025 | Jean Comte

Top EU judges will have another chance to rule on the application of antitrust law to the sport sector after the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania asked if a decision by basketball clubs not to pay pla... (more story)

China plans judicial guidelines on data property in boost for private businesses August 11, 2025 | Yonnex Li

China will explore drawing up judicial guidelines on data-property protection as part of a broader effort to bolster the country's private economy and emerging digital industries, according to the country's to... (more story)

Google seeks injunction stay in Epic Games suit ahead of Aug. 14 rehearing petition August 09, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Google will file a petition for rehearing on Aug. 14 against an order upholding an injunction forcing it to make changes to its app store in a monopolization lawsuit brought by Epic Games, the tech giant said ... (more story)

Western Range Association, ranches must face largest US wage-fixing complaint yet August 08, 2025 | Clayton Vickers

The Western Range Association and eight member ranches must face the largest-ever set of US wage-fixing claims — brought against them by a sheep rancher — with a Nevada federal judge today ruling a temporary v... (more story)

Amedisys fined $1.1 million by US DOJ for HSR Act violations August 08, 2025 | Wesley Brown

Amedisys was fined $1.1 million by the US Justice Department for Hart-Scott-Rodino Act violations as part of its deal with UnitedHealth Group — less than the maximum penalty amount — due to internal corrective... (more story)

Google’s AI Overviews face EU compliance review under EU’s DSA August 08, 2025 | Anna Ferrari

Google submitted an ad-hoc risk assessment for its AI-generated search summaries — known as AI Overviews — ahead of their EU launch, the European Commission said yesterday. The ongoing review forms part of ong... (more story)

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Asset managers’ Big Tobacco moment looms as US antitrust case over ESG advances August 08, 2025 | Chris May and Clayton Vickers

BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street’s failure to stop a controversial antitrust lawsuit brought by Republican state attorneys general has opened the door for litigation driven by a long-dormant economic theor... (more story)

The road to Damascus of Australian regulators on banking competition August 08, 2025 | James Panichi

A low-profile report on banking published this week marked a turning point for Australia’s financial regulators, as they called for a raft of changes to stimulate competition in the normally sluggish banking s... (more story)

Japan moves forward with mobile regulation to rein in Google, Apple August 08, 2025 | Sachiko Sakamaki

The Japanese competition agency is preparing to regulate Apple and Google — as dominant mobile-operating system operators — by finalizing implementation rules for a smartphone-software competition law, set to ... (more story)

Apple, Brazil CADE in settlement talks over App Store probe as regulatory stakes rise August 07, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Apple and Brazil’s competition authority have begun negotiating a settlement agreement over a probe into the company's App Store practices, MLex has learned – a move that signals more than procedural formality... (more story)

Trump reshapes US merger control, giving rise to uncertainty August 06, 2025 | Curtis Eichelberger, Wesley Brown and Ilana Kowarski

Lobbying the White House or pitching the US Attorney General promise to become standard practice for companies seeking merger approval as the administration of US President Donald Trump reshapes merger law enforcement.

White House AI plan could complicate US antitrust scrutiny of Nvidia August 06, 2025 | Alex Wilts

The White House’s new initiative to bolster American leadership in artificial intelligence raises questions about how it could influence US antitrust enforcement in AI-related markets — including an ongoing in... (more story)

Soft merger rules won’t create European champions, says Polish antitrust chief August 06, 2025 | Nicholas Hirst and Anna Ferrari

The chief of the Polish antitrust authority believes the resilience of European companies and markets ought to be the prime concern for European policymakers, taking priority even over the bloc’s environmental... (more story)

EU confirms SEP bill withdrawal, raising questions for market evolution August 01, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

The European Commission has confirmed it will withdraw its SEP licensing proposal after months of political deadlock. The move ends years of debate but leaves unresolved tensions between patent holders and imp... (more story)