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YDUQS acquisition of Unifametro, CEMAPE under Brazil CADE review October 31, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

Stock-traded YDUQS Educacional is seeking approval from the Brazilian competition authority to acquire Unifametro and CEMAPE. According to the parties, the transaction is part of YDUQS’s strategy to expand its... (more story)

Ryanair starts legal bid to annul basis of long-running Italian competition probe October 31, 2025 | Anna Ferrari

Ryanair has started a court bid to scrap the basis for an anti-trust investigation in Italy, the latest chapter in a long-running legal battle over accusations it abused its market dominance by restricting tra... (more story)

CADE president warns of antitrust risks in Brazil’s betting market October 31, 2025 | Maria Júlia Baumert

The interim president of Brazil’s antitrust authority raised concerns about emerging competition risks in the country’s rapidly evolving betting industry.

China sharpens tools to rein in local govt, from 'dual-check' probes to tender-rule reviews October 31, 2025 | MLex Staff

China is stepping up scrutiny of local government conduct with a dual-track model that targets both anticompetitive behavior and the underlying government policies. A recently disclosed enforcement case in Jia... (more story)

Epic Games ruling confirms need for 'ex ante' regulation, Australian antitrust chief says October 31, 2025 | James Panichi and Saloni Sinha

While a recent ruling against Apple and Google over app-store practices reveals existing antitrust laws can be effective, the timeframe of the lawsuit and the limitations of the findings against the tech giant... (more story)

Apple's record earnings 'organic,' not Google verdict windfall, exec says October 30, 2025 | Chris May

Apple’s chief financial officer defended the company’s record-breaking quarter Thursday as “organically driven,” refuting a Wall Street analysts’ supposition that the company’s blockbuster performance had rece... (more story)

NCAA’s $2.8bn NIL settlement discriminatory, objectors tell US appeals court October 30, 2025 | Clayton Vickers and Chris May

A $2.8 billion antitrust settlement between the National Collegiate Athletic Association and student athletes seeking compensation for the use of their name, image and likeness should be sent back to the drawi... (more story)

Lawmakers set to vote on suing EU Commission over SEP bill withdrawal (update*) October 30, 2025 | Inbar Preiss

Lawmakers will vote on Nov. 4 on whether the European Parliament should sue the European Commission at the EU's highest court over its withdrawal of the Standard Essential Patents bill — a move that has brough... (more story)

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Amazon US antitrust litigation facing schedule-shakeup due to shutdown October 31, 2025 | Alex Wilts and Chris May

Amazon’s latest clash with class members over their trial schedule underscores the tensions a prolonged government shutdown can create in parallel antitrust proceedings involving both private litigants and pub... (more story)

Google 'self-preferencing' lawsuit highlights unfinished EU gatekeeper probe October 31, 2025 | Jean Comte

A lawsuit against Google is shining a light on the lack of resolution in an EU probe into whether it unfairly favors its own search services over those of rival platforms and companies. Amid growing frustratio... (more story)

China's new five-year plan locks in for long US economic fight October 30, 2025 | MLex Staff

China’s newly unveiled outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan draws the line clearly: any quick US-China trade détente won’t alter Beijing’s long-term course. A shift in tone — from the cautiously optimistic frami... (more story)

Big Tech faces new risk of injunctions as BEUC plots court action October 28, 2025 | Lewis Crofts

Apple, Google, Amazon, TikTok and others could soon find themselves in courts across Europe arguing with consumer representatives over how to implement the EU’s digital gatekeeper rules. Consumer group BEUC ha... (more story)

USDA program cuts lower antitrust pressure on agriculture sector October 24, 2025 | Chris May and Clayton Vickers

Lower food prices and a more competitive agriculture sector have been identified as high priorities for the Trump administration, but the recent abandonment of cross-government competition initiatives at the U... (more story)

Apple's hammering in UK class action over app store fees puts Google on alert October 24, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

Apple is smarting after comprehensively losing a class action at the UK’s specialist competition court over the level of its App Store fees. A landmark moment for the collective action regime in the UK, the ru... (more story)

Opera’s Edge dispute raises key question: Who can challenge EU DMA decisions? October 24, 2025 | Jean Comte

Web browser Opera's challenge to the European Commission over its refusal to designate Microsoft's Edge as a digital "gatekeeper" was heard in court this week. It delved into the thorny question of who can cha... (more story)

South Korea's top court raises bar for self-preferencing in landmark Naver ruling October 24, 2025 | Jenny Lee

South Korea's top court has made self-preferencing cases substantially harder to win, overturning Naver's sanctions and ruling that suspected market-power leveraging proves nothing without rigorous causal evid... (more story)