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Advocates, industries take different stance on US tariffs on Brazil products

US FTC proposal to preempt state AI laws raises First Amendment concerns

Groupe Canal+ seeks EU top court's view on consent for promotional emails

Big win over Google steels EU enforcer and marginalizes key economic test

US declines to renew trade pact with Mexico, Canada

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FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson

Antitrust

July 06, 2026 | Alex Wilts

North America

US FTC-Southern Glazer's deal may preview modern Robinson-Patman resolution
Klarna website in browser with company logo

Financial Services

July 06, 2026 | Neil Roland

North America

Swedish-based Klarna latest fintech seeking to become US bank

Antitrust

July 06, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Europe

World Snooker says UK damages suit evidence needs narrowing
US FTC-Southern Glazer's deal may preview modern Robinson-Patman resolution
Swedish-based Klarna latest fintech seeking to become US bank
World Snooker says UK damages suit evidence needs narrowing

Antitrust View More

New Zealand regulator targets supermarket supplier payments in competition push

July 07, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Oceania

New Zealand's Commerce Commission says more than NZ$6 billion ($3.4 billion) in annual supplier rebates, discounts and other payments to major supermarkets are harming grocery competition by giving the largest... (more story)

Four starch manufacturers hit with record South Korean cartel fine

July 07, 2026 | Jenny Lee

Asia

Four starch and starch-syrup manufacturers were hit Tuesday with the largest cartel fine in South Korea’s history after the antitrust regulator found they colluded for more than seven years to coordinate price... (more story)

South Korean starch-sugar makers face antitrust deliberations over bid rigging

July 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korean starch-sweetener manufacturers — Daesang, Sajo CPK, Samyang Corporation and CJ CheilJedang — face antitrust deliberations over alleged long-running bid rigging and price fixing. The ... (more story)

Artificial Intelligence View More

Hong Kong hacking breaches surge amid AI-powered cyber threats

July 07, 2026 | Yonnex Li

Asia

Hong Kong reported a 66 percent jump in hacking-related data breaches in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier. The Digital Policy Office warned that artificial intelligence is empowering cyberattacks and... (more story)

South Korea to help spur adoption of locally developed AI chips

July 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: South Korea opened a technical support center Tuesday to help local developers and designers of artificial intelligence semiconductors find customers in the early stages of their businesses, part... (more story)

China removes 14,000 illegal AI products in nationwide cleanup

July 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: China has removed more than 14,000 illegal artificial intelligence products, including websites, apps and AI agents, since the country's cyberspace authorities launched a nationwide campaign agai... (more story)

Mergers and Acquisitions View More

Nexfibre-Substantial deal faces wholesale broadband UK scrutiny

July 07, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: The UK antitrust probe of Nexfibre's acquisition of Substantial will focus on wholesale and retail fiber broadband, while examining the parties' claim that the deal is necessary to sustain invest... (more story)

Equans-CV Services Group deal cleared by Australian watchdog

July 07, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: France-based energy and technical services company Equans' proposed acquisition of 80 percent of CV Services Group, an Australian technical services company, has been cleared by Australia's compe... (more story)

Allianz's bid for nib's travel insurance assets under review in Australia

July 07, 2026

Oceania

MLex Summary: Germany-based Allianz on Friday notified Australia's competition regulator of its proposed acquisition of certain assets of nib's Australian travel insurance business, with the transaction curren... (more story)

Data Privacy and Security View More

Japan's KDDI confirms leak of 12.2m email addresses, 7.6m passwords

July 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Major Japanese telecom company KDDI has updated its June 23 disclosure of unauthorized access to its email system for internet service providers with a statement on Monday confirming the leak of ... (more story)

China's trial data-property registry aims to lower costs for data trading

July 07, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Companies in China will be able to register rights over data resources, data products and services under a trial guide aimed at reducing repeated compliance checks and lowering the cost of data trading. The Na... (more story)

Japan privacy regulator highlights law review, fewer breach notifications

July 07, 2026

Asia

MLex Summary: Japan's privacy regulator highlighted progress toward amending the country's personal-information protection law in its annual report for fiscal 2025, which ended in March. The report said the Pe... (more story)

Intellectual Property View More

USPTO drops ‘Board of Peace’ trademark applications, ending unusual legal test

July 06, 2026 | Steve Scherer

North America

The USPTO abandoned trademark applications it filed for President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace," ending an unprecedented attempt to register marks it acknowledged it did not own.

Google, Meta, Streamz contest Belgian copyright payments at EU court

July 06, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

Google, Meta Platforms, Spotify and Belgian streaming platform Streamz told the EU's highest court Monday that Belgium's requirement for streaming platforms to make additional payments to authors and performer... (more story)

Louis Vuitton win over Molly Tea fuels trademark debate in China

July 06, 2026 | MLex Staff

Asia

Louis Vuitton Malletier has won a trademark-infringement lawsuit against Chinese milk tea chain Molly Tea, in a ruling that has sparked debate over how far trademark law should protect a four-petal flower logo.

Financial Crime View More

Trader should receive credit for cooperation in Halkbank sanctions case, US says

July 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

A leader of an Iran sanctions-evasion and money-laundering scheme should receive credit at sentencing for his cooperation with US investigators and his testimony in a 2017 trial, prosecutors said Monday. Reza ... (more story)

US details trader's cooperation in Halkbank sanctions violations case

July 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: Reza Zarrab, a trader who was born in Iran and grew up in Turkey, should receive credit at sentencing for his cooperation with US investigators and his testimony in a 2017 trial, even though he w... (more story)

Adani ‘name and shame’ case should be dismissed, US DOJ official tells court

July 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

North America

Criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and several others should be dismissed because the conduct occurred abroad and involved foreigners, the case is difficult to prove and it is inconsisten... (more story)

Financial Services View More

Digital euro expected to face full EU assembly vote, but likely to pass

July 06, 2026 | Helena Freitas, Fanny Roux

Europe

The European Parliament’s digital euro position is set to face a full assembly vote on Thursday, as the far-right Patriots for Europe group is expected to challenge the committee’s mandate to start talks with ... (more story)

Etrading Software Netherlands selected as EU's consolidated tape provider

July 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Etrading Software Netherlands has been selected as the EU’s consolidated tape provider for over-the-counter derivatives, the European Securities and Markets Authority said Monday. Once authorized... (more story)

UK watchdogs should assess AI powers gap, financial regulator told in review

July 06, 2026 | Patricia Figueiredo

Europe

UK watchdogs should consider whether they need greater powers to oversee AI when increasingly autonomous systems create harms that firm-by-firm supervision cannot capture, a report published by the Financial C... (more story)

Trade View More

US Commerce opens Section 232 probe into anthracite coal imports

July 06, 2026

North America

MLex Summary: The US Commerce Department opened a Section 232 trade investigation into imports of anthracite coal.

USITC votes to determine Japanese cranes injure domestic industry

July 06, 2026

Asia, North America

MLex Summary: The US International Trade Commission voted unanimously to determine a domestic industry is injured by dumped Japanese imports of lattice-boom crawler cranes. This means antidumping duties will b... (more story)

EU countries seek greater say over 'Made in EU' scope of planned industry law

July 06, 2026 | Cynthia Kroet

Europe

EU governments want more say over which countries would be subjected to or excused from controversial so-called Made in Europe conditions for suppliers in the bloc's planned green industry law, a draft seen by... (more story)

State Aid View More

Lenaerts set to be reappointed as judge for EU top court

July 06, 2026 | Jean Comte

Europe

Koen Lenaerts, a judge at the EU higher-tier court and currently the president of the institution, is on track to be reappointed for another mandate, according to documents seen by MLex. EU member states are s... (more story)

EU outlines data-protection approach in enforcing foreign-subsidies law

July 01, 2026

Asia, Europe

MLex Summary: The European Commission has adopted internal rules allowing it to restrict certain data-protection rights when conducting investigations under the EU's power to patrol foreign subsidies. In a dec... (more story)

PostNord's 2017 capital injection into Post Danmark undergoing state aid probe

June 30, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: PostNord Group's capital injection of 1 billion Danish krone (approximately €134 million) into its Post Danmark subsidiary in 2017 is undergoing an in-depth probe to assess whether it was in line... (more story)

Energy View More

EU businesses’ sustainability reporting simplified by the EU Commission

July 03, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU businesses’ reporting on sustainability issues is simplified by the revised reporting standards adopted on Friday by the European Commission. The measures, an implementing text, reduce the num... (more story)

New 'small mid-cap company' category backed by EU lawmakers in committee

July 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: EU lawmakers in committee backed new rules creating a new category of small mid-cap companies, following a provisional agreement with member states earlier this month. The agreed text will now go... (more story)

EU clean-energy projects face shorter approval deadlines under lawmakers' plan

July 02, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Renewable energy developers, grid operators and storage companies could face faster permitting decisions under draft rules backed Thursday by the European Parliament’s energy committee. Part of t... (more story)

Technology View More

M&S, Nationwide, Microsoft, ITV sign UK govt's cyber resilience pledge

July 06, 2026

Europe

MLex Summary: Marks & Spencer, Nationwide, ITV, Microsoft UK and Cloudflare are among more than 60 companies signing a voluntary UK Cyber Resilience Pledge committing to strengthen board-level oversight, use N... (more story)

EU Commission objects to French under-15 social media bill

July 06, 2026 | Matthew Newman

Europe

The European Commission told France on Monday that amendments adopted by the French Senate to a proposed ban on social media access for children under 15 are not compatible with EU law, requiring French lawmak... (more story)

US privacy enforcement remains conventional under increasingly politicized FTC

July 06, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

North America

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson has taken a conventional approach to enforcement of privacy matters, even as his commission has taken a more disruptive approach to other issues.