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The European Union is ending an antitrust investigation into Dutch state-owned railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen after the company changed how it sells passenger trains that are being withdrawn from service, Reuters reported Thursday. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm and competition regulator, said the decision followed the introduction of...

Meta Platforms Inc. has been fined £450,000 ($596,565) by Britain's communications regulator after repeatedly submitting incorrect information about its WhatsApp Business service, highlighting the growing scrutiny of technology companies' compliance with regulatory reporting requirements. The penalty, announced Thursday by the Office of Communications, known as Ofcom, follows an investigation into...

Alphabet’s Google faces renewed exposure to a €1.49 billion ($1.7 billion) European Union antitrust penalty after an adviser to the bloc’s highest court challenged a previous ruling that had invalidated the fine, according to Reuters. The opinion, issued Thursday by Advocate General Juliane Kokott, represents a significant development in a...

Richard A. Posner, the influential federal appeals court judge and legal scholar whose application of economic theory to the law transformed American jurisprudence, died Tuesday at age 87, according to the University of Chicago Law School. Posner, who served for 36 years on the US Court of Appeals for the...

Hims & Hers Health faces mounting legal pressure after five additional US states joined a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit accusing the telehealth provider of mishandling sensitive consumer health information and using misleading billing practices. Arizona, Florida, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin have been added as plaintiffs in an amended complaint filed...

MMG is preparing to strengthen its commitments to supply European customers as the China-backed mining company seeks regulatory approval for its $500 million acquisition of Anglo American’s Brazilian nickel operations. The Hong Kong-listed company plans to revise concessions offered to the European Commission following objections over the potential impact of...

Unilever Plc and U.S. spice manufacturer McCormick & Co. face the prospect of a more extensive British antitrust investigation into their $44.8 billion food-business transaction after regulators raised concerns that the combination could weaken competition in key grocery categories. The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Wednesday that its...

Japan’s antitrust regulator approved a reform plan submitted by Amazon.com Inc.’s Japanese subsidiary on Wednesday, resolving an investigation into allegations that the online retailer pressured third-party merchants to match or undercut prices offered on competing e-commerce platforms, according to The Mainichi. The Japan Fair Trade Commission accepted the proposal from...