Trade
October 20, 2026 | Bradley Dress
North America
Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence, Technology
October 20, 2026 | Chris May
Artificial Intelligence
October 20, 2026 | Mike Swift
October 21, 2026
Europe
MLex Summary: Danish payment-card provider Nets has again failed to appeal accusations of market abuse from its Teller subsidiary, the national competition watchdog said on Wednesday. The Copenhagen commercial... (more story)
MLex Summary: Orange must suspend further fiber rollout in the French territory of Mayotte under interim measures, the national competition authority said on Wednesday. Following complaints, the watchdog said ... (more story)
Asia
MLex Summary: Thailand’s Trade Competition Commission published proposed rules on Wednesday governing fees charged by ride-hailing and on-demand delivery platforms, requiring charges to be reasonable, transpar... (more story)
MLex Summary: UK law firms should disclose AI use to clients, scrutinize providers and ensure human review of AI-assisted work, the Law Society of England and Wales said in guidance published on Wednesday. Fir... (more story)
MLex Summary: Meta Platforms risked causing irreparable harm to the market for AI assistants when it banned their distribution over WhatsApp and then introduced fees, according to the full text of a European C... (more story)
MLex Summary: The data protection authority of the German city-state of Hamburg will oversee AI systems used by its public bodies from Jan. 1, 2027. The DPA's remit under the EU AI Act will cover public-sector... (more story)
October 21, 2026 | Flavia Fortes
Europe, North America
AkzoNobel’s merger with Axalta is approaching the final stages of regulatory review, with planned business sales in the US and Europe the only remedies sought by competition authorities, AkzoNobel chief execut... (more story)
MLex Summary: NRG Fleet Services’ completed acquisition of rival Specialist Fleet Services is facing a UK antitrust review, the Competition and Markets Authority has said. The CMA served a freeze order on the ... (more story)
MLex Summary: Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday blocked Grab's planned acquisition of Foodpanda's Taiwan operations, citing concerns that Uber's 13.1 percent stake in Grab would reduce competitive in... (more story)
October 21, 2026 | Matthew Newman
Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone Group, Orange and Telefónica could face lower caps on wholesale data roaming charges under proposals by the European Parliament’s lead telecom lawmaker. Michał Kobosko’s draft report... (more story)
MLex Summary: Japan's Personal Information Protection Commission said Wednesday that periodic reports from local governments and related institutions showed that most had implemented necessary safeguards for p... (more story)
MLex Summary: Telecom provider Tismi has been fined almost £440,000 by the UK's communications regulator for failing to prevent the misuse of phone numbers, including for scams. Ofcom said on Wednesday that th... (more story)
October 21, 2026 | Melissa Ritti
Swedish drugmaker Novavax has failed to overturn a refusal of four “Matrix” trademark applications after the EU General Court on Wednesday found likely confusion with Brill International’s existing "Matrix ocu... (more story)
October 20, 2026 | Steve Scherer
Asia, Europe, North America
Roche’s pact with Hansoh underscores China’s growing importance in supplying experimental medicines, supported by rapid development and greater trust in its science. Hansoh will receive $400 million upfront an... (more story)
October 20, 2026 | Jon Menon
Meta has been asked by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority to explain changes to its commercial terms that publishers fear would authorize the scraping of their websites, as the regulator considers poss... (more story)
MLex Summary: Jeffrey Dawkins, the former head of Vector Wealth, has been banned from the UK's financial services industry and fined £270,000 over high-risk bond sales that lost investors £4 million. The Finan... (more story)
October 20, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld
A US magistrate judge rejected motions for reconsideration from multiple prior judicial rulings against a former Venezuelan vice minister of energy and the ex-president of a subsidiary of the Venezuelan state-... (more story)
October 20, 2026
MLex Summary: A US magistrate judge rejected motions for reconsideration from prior judicial rulings against a former Venezuelan vice minister of energy and the ex-president of a subsidiary of the Venezuelan s... (more story)
MLex Summary: Germany's top court has clarified the conditions under which credit-reference agency Schufa must give individuals information about the process used to calculate a credit score. Judges said the g... (more story)
October 20, 2026 | Neil Roland
Following a government report last week on banks’ denial of services to politically conservative clients, US regulators are investigating rule compliance among the banks in the report and are considering rules... (more story)
October 20, 2026 | Martin Coyle
ING has been prevented from immediately terminating its banking relationship with energy giant Gazprom, after a Dutch court ruled it must give the Russian company more time to find another EU lender. Gazprom h... (more story)
MLex Summary: EU tariffs in place to counter dumping and subsidization of imports of solar glass from China have been repealed following an expiry review opened last year, the European Commission said Wednesda... (more story)
October 21, 2026 | MLex Staff
China's proposed technology export restrictions could complicate the global expansion of its manufacturers as foreign trade barriers and industrial policies push production abroad. By targeting advanced manufa... (more story)
Asia, North America
MLex Summary: Five Chinese companies sanctioned by the US over allegations of trade-secret theft have received backing from China's Ministry of Commerce, which urged Washington to reverse the measures. In a st... (more story)
MLex Summary: Indonesia is seeking to turn its large digital consumer market into a source of greater productivity, innovation and domestic technology development while strengthening regulatory certainty for i... (more story)
MLex Summary: Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Monday in documents submitted to a Finance Ministry advisory panel that it plans to seek a total of 400 billion yen (around $2.5 billion) i... (more story)
October 16, 2026
MLex Summary: Italy's energy decree — aimed at shielding households and businesses from high electricity prices — will undergo EU state aid scrutiny, after the national government and the European Commission r... (more story)
MLex Summary: The European Parliament and EU governments have reached a provisional agreement to raise the limit on carbon allowances held in the EU’s market stability reserve from 400 million to 700 million a... (more story)
October 20, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet
Talks on amendments to the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act will begin on Nov. 4, as governments seek more information on a proposed center to help secure supplies. The European Commission plans to circulate a ... (more story)
MLex Summary: The EU aims to conclude negotiations with the UK on a deal to ease food and agricultural trade by aligning health and safety rules, as well as linking their emissions trading systems as a package... (more story)
Booking.com is under an in-depth EU probe over whether it violated online platform rules by failing to tackle fraudulent and unauthorized accommodation listings, failing to protect users from phishing scams th... (more story)
MLex Summary: Accommodation platform Booking faces an EU investigation into fraudulent and unauthorized listings, account takeovers and scam messages seeking extra payments, and unclear labeling of paid search... (more story)
October 21, 2026 | Jenny Lee
South Korea's privacy chief has backed legislation to punish companies that destroy or conceal evidence before a formal investigation begins, acknowledging that a gap in the law leaves the regulator unable to ... (more story)