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US FTC keeping close watch on AI inputs to safeguard competition, official says
The US Federal Trade Commission is “very carefully monitoring” the key inputs underlying artificial intelligence to ensure competition in the sector remains robust,... (more story)
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US DOJ Antitrust Division’s top enforcers barred from public events
Political appointees at the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division are being barred from speaking at public events by the agency’s leadership, MLex has learn... (more story)
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Brazil CADE faces questions over new president, superintendent in 2026
Four prominent positions within CADE are set to be filled this year, including a new president, superintendent and two councilors. But political barriers between Br... (more story)
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South African retail group Mr Price has sought EU foreign subsidy clearance for its plan to buy European rival NKD, according to an update by the European Commission. The regulator has set a Feb. 19 deadline t... (more story)
The US Federal Trade Commission is “very carefully monitoring” the key inputs underlying artificial intelligence to ensure competition in the sector remains robust, a senior agency official said Thursday.
Brazil’s competition authority denied an appeal by investment fund Phoenix to participate in a review of Sabesp’s acquisition of EMAE shares in the basic sanitation sector, maintaining the agency's uncondition... (more story)
The US Federal Communications Commission has the authority to raise the National Ownership Cap, and petitioners seeking to deny Nexstar's acquisition of Tegna are acting in their own interest, Sinclair Broadca... (more story)
Although it is technically feasible for US competition agencies to pursue merger challenges based mostly on pessimistic economic forecasts, persuading a court to block a deal usually requires significant, cred... (more story)
US Federal Trade Commission member Mark Meador expressed concerns Thursday about the risk acqui-hires could pose to competition in the tech industry.
A judge at the Delaware Court of Chancery has denied a request by Paramount Skydance to expedite its lawsuit requesting more details from Warner Brothers Discovery about its merger agreement with Netflix. Para... (more story)
US catering company Aramark said it plans to contest a decision by the UK antitrust regulator to make it unwind its acquisition of smaller Scottish rival Entier after the authority concluded that the deal woul... (more story)
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When President Donald Trump promised to get involved in reviewing the sale of Warner Brothers Discovery, he was echoing the practice of some previous chief executives who played a role in the outcome of antitr... (more story)
China is trying to keep its solar supply chain globally competitive while curbing destructive price wars at home. That balancing act becomes harder when “price discipline” blurs the line between lawful adjustm... (more story)
When regional airlines Sun Country and Allegiant Travel announced their planned $1.5 billion merger on Sunday, the firms provided granular arguments about why and how their deal might benefit consumers, worker... (more story)
Expect Chinese-owned miner MMG to point to new ferronickel production coming to market, as it seeks to dispel EU competition concerns over its takeover of an Anglo American mine in Brazil. Merger investigators... (more story)
Four prominent positions within CADE are set to be filled this year, including a new president, superintendent and two councilors. But political barriers between Brazil’s executive branch and Senate, as well a... (more story)
The past year will be viewed as a period of turmoil for the UK antitrust regulator as the government’s mantra of economic growth silenced many of its earlier ambitions. The overhaul is not over yet, with devel... (more story)
Boeing’s $4.7 billion takeover of Spirit AeroSystems offers some of the clearest clues yet to how the UK's competition watchdog is departing from the approach of its counterpart in the EU as it looks to take o... (more story)
The UK Competition and Markets Authority’s role encouraging the growth of “superstar firms” to support the government’s industrial strategy is expected to progress in the year ahead. But when it comes to decid... (more story)