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US trade court denies Trump push for stay on Section 122 tariffs

As Congress mulls new role, US FTC privacy spending dwarfed by other DPAs

French Apple ruling highlights debate over 'abuse of economic dependency' rule

Nexstar-Tegna cable challengers press DC Circuit to compel full FCC review

Musk loses US court battle against OpenAI, Altman after three-week trial

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DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 21, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

ABF-Hovis deal on track for UK clearance after antitrust regulator drops concerns

Trade

May 20, 2026 | Eliana Hubacker

North America

US manufacturers look to Section 301 to supplement duty orders
Pile of white-colored papers with "M&A" written on top page, and blue marker

DealRisk®, Mergers and Acquisitions

May 20, 2026 | Flavia Fortes and Wesley Brown

North America

US merger enforcers weigh tougher case management to curb late-stage remedies
ABF-Hovis deal on track for UK clearance after antitrust regulator drops concerns
US manufacturers look to Section 301 to supplement duty orders
US merger enforcers weigh tougher case management to curb late-stage remedies

Antitrust View More

Google adtech-targeted UK mass lawsuit must be ‘workable,’ says claimant

May 21, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

A mass lawsuit targeting Google over its practices across digital advertising technology must be “workable” on the road to trial in 2028, the claimant told a UK judge. Two rival claims joined forces under a sp... (more story)

Minority-stake talks gets fresh warning in EU move against turf cartel

May 21, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Europe

Companies eyeing stakes in rivals got another reminder from the EU’s antitrust watchdog on Thursday, with two synthetic turf producers suspected of coordinating their conduct via such talks — even when their c... (more story)

Italian regulators clash over French operator SNCF's high-speed rail market entry

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Italy’s transport regulator ART said it had challenged a competition authority's March decision concerning the allocation of rail network capacity linked to French operator SNCF’s planned entry i... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Personalization of AI chatbots becoming focus of UK data watchdog, official says

May 21, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Europe

The UK's Information Commissioner’s Office is interested in how artificial intelligence chatbots gather and use personal data collected from individual users over time, an official at the watchdog has said. Th... (more story)

Nvidia excludes China data center revenue from outlook amid H200 delay

May 21, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: Nvidia said it is not assuming any data center compute revenue from China in its outlook for the second quarter of fiscal 2027, according to the company’s earnings release. The disclosure on Wedn... (more story)

China, Russia pledge closer AI, cybersecurity ties during Putin Visit

May 21, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia, Europe

China and Russia pledged to deepen cooperation in the digital economy and artificial intelligence technologies, while strengthening efforts to combat cybercrime, according to a joint statement released followi... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Baker Hughes seeks EU clearance for $13.6bn Chart deal

May 21, 2026 | Andrew Boyce

Europe

US energy equipment maker Baker Hughes has filed its $13.6 billion Chart Industries takeover for EU approval. The European Commission has set a June 26 deadline to decide on the deal.

Oral arguments from DirecTV, US states should be expedited, Nexstar argues

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Nexstar argues that there is good cause to expedite oral arguments in a case brought by DirecTV and a coalition of US states, with the company seeking a date in August. The company highlighted th... (more story)

Nexstar argues hold separate exceeds scope of DirecTV's alleged injury

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: In its opening brief in federal appeals court, Nexstar argues that the hold separate order pausing its integration with Tegna "far exceeds" the scope of DirecTV's alleged injury and that the coal... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

UK insurance worker faces £356,000 order over unlawful data access

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The unlawful acquisition of personal information from a UK insurance company led to a confiscation order of almost £356,000, the Information Commissioner’s Office said in a statement on Thursday.... (more story)

Adtech provider AppLovin’s data collection at center of Dutch lawsuit

May 21, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Sara Brandstätter

Europe

Adtech company AppLovin faces legal action in The Netherlands over alleged hidden tracking software in popular games and apps. The lawsuit accuses AppLovin of collecting and sharing the personal information of... (more story)

Adtech company AppLovin faces Dutch lawsuit over hidden tracking software in apps

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: AppLovin is facing legal action in the Netherlands over allegations that it illegally tracked millions of users, including 1.5 million children, through software embedded in popular apps and game... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

This week at the UPC: May 15-21

May 21, 2026 | Anna Lauwereys and Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

This week the UPC closed three infringement disputes involving Avago, it issued a fine of almost €60,000 to Lepu Medical for continued infringement, and it rejected ASC's request to overturn an order for secur... (more story)

Haylo Labs ordered by UK govt to protect IP with Plessey buyout

May 21, 2026 | Jon Menon

Europe

Haylo Labs, an investor with Chinese backing, will need to protect intellectual property related to microLED technology after the UK government reviewed its buyout of British microchip maker Plessey Semiconduc... (more story)

UK needs SEPs legislation as today's system fails businesses, industry lobby urges

May 21, 2026 | Douglas Clarke-Williams

Europe

The UK needs legislation on standard essential patents, an industry group representing technology and manufacturing companies has said in a letter urging the country's technology minister to act. A UK governme... (more story)

Financial Crime View More

Former London Capital & Finance head jailed for breaching order on sales

May 21, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Europe

The former head of London Capital & Finance has been jailed for six months for breaching an order preventing him selling items while the UK's fraud agency investigated the high-profile collapse of the investme... (more story)

SEC Commissioner Peirce to become associate professor at Regent Law

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: US SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce will become an associate professor at Regent University School of Law in November 2026.* Corrected May 21, 2026, at 14:27; corrects spelling of Peirce.

Wirecard-linked former intelligence officer handed four-year Austrian sentence

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A former Austrian intelligence officer who passed secret information to a former Wirecard executive has been found guilty of bribery and embezzlement charges in a Vienna court. Egisto Ott was giv... (more story)

Financial Services View More

UK consumer investment firms face FCA approval delays despite govt’s push for speed

May 21, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Europe

UK consumer investment firms are facing lengthy approval processes to become authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority, according to the latest data published by the watchdog. The government has been press... (more story)

EU full assembly approves securitization deal, opening talks with member states

May 21, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Europe

EU lawmakers' full assembly on Thursday approved a revamped securitization framework, officially opening negotiations with the Council of the EU representing EU governments. The Greens and radical left groups ... (more story)

Mastercard, Visa performance demands consulted on UK payments regulator

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Demands for Mastercard and Visa to report their financial performance to review their payment card operations are being consulted on by the UK Payment Systems Regulator. This follows a market rev... (more story)

Trade View More

Trump-Xi summit projects stability, but US-China challenges remain

May 21, 2026 | Bradley Dress

Asia, North America

President Donald Trump’s high-stakes visit to Beijing last week projected stability to the difficult trading relationship with China but offered little else, with the fragile truce still in place and existing ... (more story)

Russian palladium subsidized, US Commerce finds

May 21, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department has determined that unwrought palladium from Russia was provided countervailable subsidies.   

EU targets simpler, less fragmented rules on raw materials recycling

May 21, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

The European Commission is focusing its raw materials overhaul on simplifying rules for reuse and recovery. In addition, it wants to reduce fragmentation inside the EU single market, which it says is preventin... (more story)

State Aid View More

Utiledulci's request to suspend state aid claw-back gets skeptical EU ruling

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Utiledulci’s request to suspend a Portuguese action to recoup illegal state aid has suffered a set-back after top EU judges said the bloc’s state aid rules trumped national procedural rules, whic... (more story)

EU farmers shielded from aid cuts where disaster insurance is unavailable

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The EU's top court has said that a 50 percent reduction in agricultural disaster aid cannot apply to farmers who can prove that suitable insurance for the goods they produce was unavailable on th... (more story)

Annul EU decision on Swedish ‘risk tax’ on credit institutions, legal opinion says

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission’s decision on Sweden's “risk tax” on large credit institutions should be annulled, according to a non-binding legal opinion for the bloc's top court, published on Thursday... (more story)

Energy View More

Energy price shock squeezes EU industry and delays investment, EU commission says

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Higher energy prices triggered by the Middle East conflict are raising costs for European manufacturers, slowing investment and weakening demand across energy-intensive industries, according to t... (more story)

EU's emissions trading system needs to change, EU climate chief says (correct*)

May 20, 2026 | Louis de Briant

Europe

European countries' use of revenue from the EU's Emissions Trading System, or ETS, should change, the European Commissioner for climate, net zero, and clean growth has said. The comments come ahead of a review... (more story)

EU critical-minerals projects still face financing gap, officials say

May 20, 2026 | Oscar Pandiello

Europe

EU strategic critical raw-materials projects are still struggling to secure the financing and long-term purchase agreements needed to move from planning to production, officials said. The bloc has selected 60 ... (more story)

Technology View More

UK lawmakers call for urgent action to tackle addictive online platforms for minors

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: A statutory ban on social media for children is needed to curb addictive platform features, the UK House of Commons' Education Committee said in a report published on Thursday. Lawmakers also cal... (more story)

Meta, TikTok, YouTube, X, Snap challenged by UK privacy regulator over age assurance

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: TikTok, YouTube, X and Snapchat — as well as Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram — have all failed to introduce appropriate age-assurance measures to keep underage children off their services, the ... (more story)

UK children increasingly rely on personalized feeds and AI, Ofcom research finds

May 21, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and WhatsApp are increasingly dominating the online habits of UK children as traditional offline activities such as reading, live TV and radio continue to decline, accor... (more story)