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FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

March 05, 2026 | Flavia Fortes

Europe, North America

US FTC shifts away from dual-track merger challenges

Data Privacy and Security

March 05, 2026 | Mike Swift

North America

Trump's US TikTok divestiture deal challenged in new suit

Trade

March 05, 2026 | Bradley Dress, Zack Budryk

North America

Democrat-led US states file challenge to Trump tariffs under Section 122

Antitrust View More

Apple says 'free storage' part of iCloud mass suit must be struck out

March 06, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

Apple told a UK judge Friday that part of a mass damages suit alleging consumer overcharge from its iCloud service should be struck out because it targets those who used the cloud computing service but didn’t ... (more story)

Italian rail manager Rete Ferroviaria secures commitments to end antitrust probe

March 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Italy’s rail infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana has secured regulatory approval of its commitments to end a 2025 probe into alleged efforts with parent Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane... (more story)

Spanish insurance companies subject to antitrust search

March 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Several insurance companies and brokers in Spain were searched recently by antitrust officials over possible agreements or concerted practices in relation to coverage in claims for compensation, ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

US book publishers sue 'notorious pirate site' Anna's Archive for copyright infringement

March 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US publishers including HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House and Simon and Schuster sued Anna's Archive for direct copyright infringement in New York federal court, calling the defendan... (more story)

US designation against Anthropic could undermine global strategy

March 06, 2026 | Emma Whitford

North America

As the US government moves ahead with a supply chain risk designation for leading domestic artificial intelligence company Anthropic, a growing chorus of critics is warning that the decision has undermined the... (more story)

UK financial firms might have to prove their AI oversight competency

March 06, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is considering whether firms should be required to prove the competency of staff overseeing AI systems. While existing rules already make firms accountable for AI-driven ou... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

RedBird works with UK govt to get nod for Telegraph sale to Springer

March 06, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

RedBird IMI, the owner of Telegraph Media Group, has said it is working with the UK government to get clearance to complete a £575 million cash sale of the newspaper company to Axel Springer. The German media ... (more story)

Karo Healthcare wins conditional Norwegian approval to buy Aco Hud Nordic

March 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Norway's competition authority has said that Karo Healthcare may acquire Aco Hud Nordic, on condition it divests the rights to market and sell Locobase-branded products to an independent buyer. K... (more story)

CK Hutchison, EU Commission go back to court in June to re-litigate merger block

March 06, 2026 | Lewis Crofts

Europe

CK Hutchison and the European Commission will appear once again before EU judges this June for a three-day hearing over the legality of a vetoed telecom merger in the UK, MLex has learned. The two sides have a... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Meta points to other companies’ issues as part of New Mexico trial defense

March 06, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

Meta Platforms is using New Mexico’s investigation and lawsuit against Snapchat over the prevalence of child sexual abuse materials as part of its defense argument that it employs some of the best child safety... (more story)

Google wins preliminary approval of $135 million settlement of Android data litigation

March 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: A US federal judge in San Jose, California, has granted preliminary approval for a proposed $135 million settlement of class action litigation over claims it illegally misappropriated the cellula... (more story)

Hawaii gets 2028 trial date in addictive design suit against TikTok

March 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Hawaii state court Judge Kevin T. Morikone has given the Hawaii attorney general a February 2028 date for the start of a four-week jury trial against TikTok over the AG's addictive design allegations.

Intellectual Property View More

Less than one in ten UK patent applications are by women, report says

March 06, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

A report by the UK Intellectual Property Office has shown that despite doubling since 1997 the proportion of female inventors is still under 10 percent, with decades to go until parity is reached under current... (more story)

Semiconductors overtake pharma as leading innovation sector

March 06, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Asia, Europe, North America

Semiconductor companies have overtaken pharmaceutical businesses on a list of the world's 100 most innovative companies, while the number of technology research and development firms has also doubled, a report... (more story)

Tech companies test limit of UPC's reach in digital patent clash

March 06, 2026 | Inbar Preiss

Europe

A dispute brought by French start up KeeeX — against OpenAI, Adobe and others — will test how far the Unified Patent Court can extend its authority beyond its 18 contracting EU member states. A Court of Appeal... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

US seeks forfeiture of $15m in funds allegedly linked to Iranian oil network

March 06, 2026

Middle East, North America

MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice filed two civil forfeiture complaints against more than $15.3 million allegedly used to fund an illicit Iranian oil distribution network. According to the complaints,... (more story)

Canaccord fined by US regulators for anti-money laundering compliance failures

March 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Canaccord Genuity failed to maintain an effective anti-money laundering compliance program and didn’t report suspicious activity in over-the-counter trading markets, US regulators said Friday, imposing an $80 ... (more story)

Canaccord announces resolution with US regulators over compliance failures

March 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Canaccord Genuity announced resolutions with US regulatory agencies over failures in its anti-money laundering compliance program. “The Board is satisfied that these regulatory matters are now re... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Trump administration reveals bank liquidity plan mirroring Biden’s

March 06, 2026 | Neil Roland

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

Trump administration officials this week unveiled their upcoming approach to the liquidity squeeze that starved three US banks in the Spring of 2023 — and it’s largely the same policy floated by the Biden admi... (more story)

Finra fines Canaccord for compliance failures

March 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a broker-deal industry self-regulator, fined Canaccord Genuity $20 million for compliance falilures.

Canaccord penalized by US FinCEN for anti-money laundering compliance failures

March 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed an $80 million civil money penalty against Canaccord Genuity for widespread compliance failures that included v... (more story)

Trade View More

US trade court suspends refund order, requires immediate compliance

March 06, 2026

North America

MLex summary: US Court of International Trade Judge Richard Eaton partially suspended an earlier order directing Customs and Border Protection to stop collecting International Emergency Economic Powers Act dut... (more story)

US trade court denies importer's bid for pre-liquidation refund

March 06, 2026 | Bradley Dress

North America

The US Court of International Trade on Friday denied an importer’s request for a pre-liquidation refund, finding its claim of extraordinary circumstances did not meet the criteria.

Orbia says unfairly traded Chinese lithium harms US industry

March 06, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

Asia, North America

Dumped and subsidized imports of Chinese lithium hexafluorophosphate, a key electrolyte used to produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, have precluded the US industry as a whole from gaining a foo... (more story)

State Aid View More

Romanian electricity storage plans get EU aid approval

March 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Romania has won EU approval for a €150 million plan to support the installation of new electricity storage capacity. The government will provide direct grants for standalone battery storage syste... (more story)

Concerns over China’s titanium dioxide and LB Group draw UK dumping probe

March 06, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst and Jon Menon

Europe

A UK probe into imports of titanium dioxide from China has started following allegations that imports of the material are being dumped into the market and harming the domestic industry. Separately China’s LB G... (more story)

China pledges balanced trade, expanded imports, stronger foreign-investment push

March 06, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

China will promote more balanced trade by expanding imports and strengthening domestic demand, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said Friday at a National People’s Congress press conference in Beijing, as a record... (more story)

Energy View More

Gaz-System's Polish certification for hydrogen transmission approved in EU

March 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Poland's Gaz-System meets the requirements for national certification for hydrogen transmission, the EU's energy watchdog has said. In a statement, the EU's Agency for the Cooperation of Energy R... (more story)

EU energy regulators warn against ring-fencing congestion income in grids plan

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Ring-fencing and redistributing congestion income across jurisdictions in the European Commission's plans for improve EU cross-border energy infrastructure could weaken efficient investment signa... (more story)

European climate law gets final green light from EU ministers

March 05, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU ministers on Thursday adopted the amended European climate law, which sets a 90 percent reduction target by 2040 in net greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels. From 2036 onwards, 5 p... (more story)

Technology View More

Indonesia to phase in under-16 account ban for high-risk platforms from March 28

March 06, 2026 | Roffie Kuniawan

Asia

Indonesia has issued a ministerial regulation barring children under 16 from creating accounts on designated high-risk digital platforms, with phased implementation starting March 28. The initial rollout will ... (more story)

Two online forums probed in UK over illegal sexual images

March 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The provider of two unnamed online forums is under investigation by the UK online safety regulator over concerns the sites allow hosting of image-based sexual abuse, the watchdog said in a statem... (more story)

Live Nation engaged in coercive tactics over Irvine amphitheater, US DOJ witness says

March 06, 2026 | Khushita Vasant

North America

Live Nation engaged in coercive tactics when it was negotiating with the City of Irvine over potentially building an amphitheater in 2023, a former city official testified Thursday, saying he felt frustrated a... (more story)