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EU regulators’ cooperation on enforcement probes needs legal clarity (correct*) October 14, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Cooperation between the EU’s antitrust enforcer and data protection authorities in enforcement probes could be improved with more legal clarity on what kind of sensitive information, such as trade secrets, cou... (more story)

EU’s Sanofi antitrust deal was struck at record speed, Ribera says October 14, 2026 | Nicholas Hirst

EU competition boss Teresa Ribera has defended an antitrust settlement with Sanofi for concluding in record time and securing benefits for millions of citizens receiving flu jabs. 

Stripchat original Digital Services Act designation upheld by EU court (update*) October 14, 2026 | Sara Brandstätter

Adult website Stripchat’s original designation under the Digital Services Act, subjecting it to the law’s strictest obligations, was upheld by the EU’s General Court on Wednesday. The court found that the Euro... (more story)

Sanofi avoids antitrust fine as EU accepts flu vaccine pledges October 14, 2026 | Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst

Sanofi has seen an end to an EU antitrust investigation into alleged disparagement of a rival flu vaccine, with the European Commission approving legally binding commitments on Wednesday to ensure the abuse do... (more story)

South Korean food companies face new KFTC cartel probe October 14, 2026 | Wooyoung Lee

South Korea’s major food companies, Daesang, Otoki and CJ CheilJedang, face a new probe by the country’s competition regulator over allegations that they colluded to fix prices for a range of food products, in... (more story)

China targets automated price matching, lowest-price demands in new e-commerce drive October 14, 2026 | MLex Staff

Chinese e-commerce platforms face increased scrutiny of automated price matching, lowest-price requirements and merchant rules under a new seven-agency initiative aimed at curbing destructive competition and p... (more story)

Two businesses in China's Guangdong fined for manipulating AI search results October 14, 2026 | MLex Staff

Market regulators in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, two cities in southern China’s Guangdong Province, have fined businesses for using generative engine optimization to promote clients through fabricated rankings and... (more story)

JFTC flags failure to disclose terms in Japan's freelance deals October 14, 2026 | Genta Nakanishi

Japan's competition watchdog has issued 20 corrective recommendations under the country's freelance protection law since it took effect nearly two years ago, with failures to disclose transaction terms emergin... (more story)

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Turf probe to explore EU frontier between sustainability and antitrust October 12, 2026 | Lewis Crofts, Nicholas Hirst and Anna Ferrari

Makers and replacers of synthetic turf will this week test one of the new frontiers of antitrust law: when does cooperation to benefit the environment slip into market abuse? At a closed-door hearing at the Eu... (more story)

US FTC's RPA enforcement takes shape through Southern Glazer's, Gildan resolutions October 12, 2026 | Alex Wilts

In the span of less than a week, the US Federal Trade Commission secured its first Robinson-Patman Act settlement in more than 25 years and closed a separate investigation after t-shirt manufacturer Gildan Act... (more story)

iFood complaint puts subsidy battle at center of Brazil food delivery rivalry October 09, 2026 | Henrique Santiago

The dispute between iFood and Keeta has got CADE examining whether aggressive subsidization represents a threat to competition or a tool for challenging market dominance. While iFood argues that deep discounts... (more story)

Thailand's dominance overhaul lowers thresholds but clouds digital-platform criteria October 09, 2026 | Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj

Thailand's proposed overhaul of market-dominance and merger-control rules could bring more businesses and transactions under competition scrutiny, but the absence of clear criteria for assessing dominance in d... (more story)

US state AGs say competition enforcement will factor into election campaigns October 08, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

State attorneys general campaigning for re-election this November say they will talk up their antitrust enforcement efforts because voters understand the relationship between corporate competition and the high... (more story)

UK AI startups’ tilt against non-compete clauses pits innovation against IP October 02, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

UK artificial intelligence startups are holding the government's feet to the fire over the competition impact of tech companies' employment clamps, stepping into the debate this week over an ongoing consultati... (more story)

US college sports antitrust exemption gains momentum, but obstacles remain October 01, 2026 | Chris May

Federal lawmakers seeking to reshape the US collegiate athletics system took an important step forward on Monday when the Senate passed legislation that includes an antitrust shield for the National Collegiate... (more story)

Canada’s push for economic autonomy complicates merger, investment reviews October 01, 2026 | Curtis Eichelberger

Canada’s push to build companies that can compete globally could favor domestic consolidation, even as tougher merger rules make large combinations harder to clear. At the same time, its broader national secur... (more story)