Competition

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UK competition watchdog begins probe into Getty Images-Shutterstock deal

(Reuters) -Britain's antitrust watchdog on Friday said it has launched an investigation into U.S.-li...

22nd August, 2025

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UK regulator clears Boeing takeover of Spirit AeroSystems

(Reuters) -Britain's competition regulator on Friday said it had cleared Boeing's planned acquisitio...

8th August, 2025

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Deutsche Telekom hit by weakness in home market

-Deutsche Telekom reported second quarter core profit in line with analyst expectations on Thursday,...

7th August, 2025

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Dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in cloud harming competition, UK says

LONDON (Reuters) -Amazon and Microsoft's dominant position in cloud computing has an adverse effect...

31st July, 2025

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Amazon faces UK lawsuits worth up to $5.4 billion from retailers, consumers

LONDON (Reuters) -Amazon faces two mass lawsuits from retailers and consumers worth up to 4 billion...

24th July, 2025

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UK builders to pay 100 million pounds to housing programmes after competition probe

LONDON (Reuters) -Seven housing developers have agreed to pay a total of 100 million pounds ($136 mi...

9th July, 2025

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UK competition watchdog begins initial probe into Boeing-Spirit Aero deal

(Reuters) -Britain's competition regulator said on Monday it has started a Phase 1 investigation int...

30th June, 2025

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Dutch watchdog clears DPG's acquisition of RTL Nederland

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch competition watchdog ACM said on Friday it had cleared RTL Group's sale o...

27th June, 2025

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UK competition watchdog weighs probe into Boeing-Spirit Aero deal

(Reuters) -Britain's competition regulator is considering whether Boeing's deal to acquire its forme...

26th June, 2025

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Dutch consumer groups prepare legal action against Booking.com, alleging inflated hotel prices

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Two Dutch consumer groups said on Wednesday they are seeking affected customers...

26th June, 2025

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Maersk sues over $1 billion Brazil port auction, MSC Group's TIL may follow

By Luciana Magalhaes SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Global shipping groups are looking to Brazil's courts to o...

25th June, 2025

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Analysis-UK politics blunts antitrust action against Google

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's competition regulator has finally come up with a plan to...

25th June, 2025