US DOJ-Live Nation settlement inadequate, states argue in Tunney Act comment
September 05, 2026
| Alex Wilts
Live Nation Entertainment's settlement with the US Department of Justice "is vague, ambiguous, and not reasonably calculated to meaningfully restore competition and serve the public interest," 18 attorneys gen... (more story)
Canada's Competition Bureau weighs in on interprovincial trade of red meat
September 04, 2026
| Clayton Vickers
Canada's Competition Bureau weighed in on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's proposal to amend regulations for red meat Friday, endorsing a proposed exemption to cut red tape hampering interprovincial trade.
US DOJ queries grocery store chains as beef price-fixing probe widens
September 04, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
The US Department of Justice sent letters to eight grocery store chains as it widens an investigation into potential anticompetitive activity over beef prices, a top agency official said.
Meta lawyer raises concerns about use of injunctions by competition authorities
September 04, 2026
| Nicholas Hirst
A senior in-house Meta Platforms lawyer has voiced concern about the use of antitrust injunctions by competition authorities in disputes between companies. Meta has faced a series of interim measures in recent... (more story)
Apple gets new Dec. 9-10 hearing in EU court appeal against antitrust fine
September 04, 2026
| Lewis Crofts
Apple’s appearance at the EU’s lower-tier court to challenge a €1.8 billion EU antitrust fine for squeezing consumers of music-streaming services has been re-scheduled for Dec. 9-10, MLex has learned. The date... (more story)
Cartel enforcement is back, says Germany’s Mundt
September 04, 2026
| Nicholas Hirst
A spate of recent cartel sanctions from the Bundeskartellamt show that "cartel enforcement is back," according to its president Andreas Mundt. He pointed to sanctions in July targeting suppliers of testing and... (more story)
Brazil CADE plans overhaul of merger rules, seeks to cut filings by up to half
September 04, 2026
| Henrique Santiago
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense plans to reduce the number of mergers subject to review in Brazil by up to half in the short term. Leaders at the competition authority intend to raise merger-n... (more story)
EU competition chief promises 'sharp' antitrust enforcement with new guidelines
September 04, 2026
| Nicholas Hirst
EU antitrust enforcement will be “relevant and sharp” and allow companies to flourish, the bloc's competition chief said the day after new guidelines for assessing abuse of market dominance came into force. Fo... (more story)