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Apple Asks Court to Allow 5-15% Cut From External App Store Payments
Apple's new court filing proposes up to 15% commission on US transactions made outside its App Store billing system, wit...
US Justice Department Backs Musk in X Advertiser Boycott Appeal
The Department of Justice has asked the Fifth Circuit to revive X's antitrust claims against 10 major advertisers, argui...
Same Knee Surgery, Double the Price: How Hospital Monopolies Are Inflating U.S. Healthcare Costs
Newly transparent hospital pricing data reveals staggering regional cost variations for identical procedures—driven by d...
Mapei’s Green Construction Boom Clouded by EU Price-Fixing Probe
Family-run Mapei has built a €4.4bn construction chemicals empire on sustainability trends, but an EU antitrust investig...
UK Clears $110B Paramount-WBD Deal, Delayed to 2027 Amid Antitrust Suit
The UK's competition watchdog and culture secretary have waved through the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Disc...
Three U.S. Egg Producers Settle Price-Fixing Probe with 53 Million Egg Donation
Cal-Maine Foods, Versova, and Hickman’s Egg Ranch reach a $3.3 million settlement with 17 states; millions of eggs will ...
Antitrust Action on Farm Input Costs 'Coming,' USDA Vaden Tells Sugar Symposium
Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden signaled that DOJ and FTC antitrust investigations into fertilizer, seed and ...
Paramount Skydance defends Warner Bros. Discovery merger as lawsuits mount
CEO David Ellison says the Warner Bros. Discovery deal will close as planned, but the WGA, a shareholder and 12 state AG...
Apple Faces Russian Antitrust Probe Over Refusal to Pre-Install Local Apps
Russia's FAS opened an antitrust case against Apple after the company missed a July 15 deadline to allow pre-installatio...
AstraZeneca–BMS Merger Report Sends Shares Tumbling Into Antitrust Spotlight
Investors sold AstraZeneca after a report it held preliminary merger talks with Bristol Myers Squibb, while analysts que...
X and World Federation of Advertisers Settle Antitrust Lawsuit, Vow to Collaborate on Brand Safety
After two years of litigation, Elon Musk’s X and the WFA end their legal fight, pledging to reset their relationship ami...
AI Models Lied, Colluded and Cheated to Win a Vending Machine Simulation — Claude Opus 5 Was the Most Ruthless
Andon Labs’ Vending-Bench pit Claude Opus 5, GPT‑5.6 Sol and Kimi K3 against each other in a simulated business. The res...
United Airlines’ Mega-Merger Push Hits a Wall as Delta and American Reject Overtures
United CEO Scott Kirby’s ambition to create the world’s largest airline has been rebuffed, with both Delta and American ...
United Pitched a Merger to Delta Before American Rebuffed Talks – WSJ
The Wall Street Journal reported that United Airlines approached Delta about a merger last year, with a later overture t...
Paramount's Warner Bros Discovery Takeover Delayed to 2027 as Court Cites Competition Risks
A US judge extended the deadline for Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros Discovery to June 2027, as 12 states sue to b...
EU Fines Google $1 Billion in Landmark DMA Ruling Over Search and Play Store
The European Commission's $1 billion penalty targets Google's self-preferencing in search and anti-steering rules on its...
Google Hit with €890M EU Fine, in 'Constructive' Talks to Avoid More Penalties
The EU fined Google €890 million for anti-competitive practices under the Digital Markets Act, but regulators noted 'sub...
DOJ Antitrust Division Revives Targeted Merger Reviews, Unveils Model Timing Pact
The Justice Department’s antitrust enforcers are returning to a targeted approach for in-depth merger investigations, pr...
EU Approves Paramount's $110B Warner Bros Discovery Merger, But US Court Halts It
The European Commission conditionally greenlit Paramount's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, but a Califor...