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Google Is Getting Another Extension to Counter EU Antitrust Charges
Alphabet unit Google has been given about three more weeks to counter EU antitrust charges that it unfairly demotes rival shopping services in Internet search results, a move which could further delay...
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Why the EU Won’t Rule Out Action Over Google Scraping Complaint
The EU’s antitrust regulator, who has accused Alphabet unit Google of stifling competition in three separate cases, left open the possibility of further action against the U.S. technology giant....
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Microsoft Goes to the EU to Approve Its LinkedIn Bid
Microsoft sought EU antitrust approval on Friday for its $26 billion bid for social network LinkedIn lnkd , a spokesman said on Friday, kicking off a month-long review by regulators of its largest...
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Top EU Court Adviser Backs Intel’s Fight Against a $1.2 Billion Fine
Intel’s fight against a record 1.06 billion euro ($1.16 billion) EU antitrust fine received a boost on Thursday when a top Europe court adviser questioned whether the U.S. chipmaker’s actions had...
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Why EU Regulators Are Quizzing Rivals of Microsoft and LinkedIn
EU antitrust regulators want to know whether LinkedIn’s data is unique, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday, which could be key to their decision on Microsoft’s $26 billion bid for the...
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Italy Warns of Disaster if Europe Rejects its Budget
Italy’s economy minister said on Sunday the European Union must choose between allowing Rome to raise its deficit to cope with a recent earthquake and the migrant crisis, or the “Hungarian way” of...
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Google Is Getting Even More Time to Respond to the EU’s Antitrust Complaint
Alphabet unit Google has been given an extra week to formally respond to allegations by the European Commission that it was blocking rivals in online search advertising, a move likely to delay a...
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ChemChina Is Now Said to Be Willing to Play Ball on the Syngenta Deal
Chinese state-owned chemicals company ChemChina is ready to offer more concessions to win European Union anti-trust approval for its $43 billion bid for Swiss pesticide and seed group Syngenta AG, a...
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Italian Judge Approves Tax Probe Settlement With the Chief of Apple’s Irish Unit
A Milan judge has accepted a settlement agreement with the head of Apple’s Irish-based unit Apple Sales International as part of a probe into allegations the U.S. tech giant failed to pay corporate...
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This European Country’s Antitrust Watchdog Is Looking Closer at WhatsApp
Italy’s antitrust watchdog said on Friday it had opened a probe into whether messaging service WhatsApp obliged users to agree to sharing personal data with its parent company Facebook and imposed...
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What the EU and Canada’s Long-Awaited Trade Deal Means for Brexit
The completion of a trade deal with Canada will have no impact on negotiations between the European Union and Britain, which in June voted to leave the bloc, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker...
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How a Racial Slur Has Made the Nasty Spat Between China and Europe Even Worse
Rule No. 1 for trading with China is: avoid racial slurs. Rule No. 2 is follow Rule No. 1, especially when you have a high-ranking government visit going on. No one seems to have told that to G?nther...
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Google Just Formally Rejected the EU’s Antitrust Charges
Google on Thursday formally rejected European Union antitrust charges of unfairly promoting its shopping service and blocking rivals in online search advertising, paving the way for EU regulators to...
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Here’s When Ireland Is Expected to Appeal the Apple Tax Case
Ireland’s government will this week formally submit its appeal against the European Commission’s multi-billion-euro demand for back taxes from Apple, Finance Minister Michael Noonan said on Tuesday....
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Google Tells EU That Android Helps Rather Than Harms Competition
Google’s Android mobile operating system enhances competition rather than hurts it, the company’s general counsel said on Thursday in a rebuttal of EU antitrust charges that it uses the platform to...
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Google’s CEO Plans to Meet With the EU Antitrust Chief
The chief executive of Alphabet’s Google and the European Union’s antitrust chief will meet on Friday, following the U.S. technology group’s formal rejection this month of a spate of charges, including...
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Here’s What Microsoft Could Be Doing to Win EU Approval for LinkedIn Bid
Microsoft will still allow LinkedIn’s rivals access to its software and give hardware makers the option of installing other services to try to win EU approval for its takeover of the U.S. firm, people...
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Why Microsoft Is Expected to Win EU Approval for LinkedIn Bid
Microsoft is set to gain EU approval for its $26 billion buy of professional social network LinkedIn with tweaks to concessions aimed at addressing competition concerns, three people close to the...
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Uber Is About to Face a Landmark Battle in Europe
Uber will seek to convince Europe’s top court next week that it is a digital service, not a transport company, in a case that could determine whether app-based startups should be exempt from strict...
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Ireland Says the EU Overstepped in Its $14 Billion Apple Tax Ruling
Ireland accused the European Commission on Monday of exceeding its powers and interfering with the EU member’s national sovereignty over tax affairs in ruling that Apple aapl owes Dublin billions of...
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