Antitruste

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear Apple's appeal in its long-running legal battle with Epic Games. The decision upholds a lower court finding that Apple violated an injunction by limiting third-party payment options on iOS devices.

23 de abril de 2026 Reportado por IA

The South Korean government announced on Thursday it will expand tax cuts on liquefied petroleum gas butane products from 10 percent to 25 percent starting next month through June. The measure aims to mitigate the domestic impact of international price surges due to the Middle Eastern crisis. The Fair Trade Commission plans stronger penalties for repeated collusion cases.

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) imposed collusion-related corporate fines more than triple the total for all of 2025 in the first quarter, data showed. According to corporate tracker CEO Score, the January-March fines reached 689.1 billion won ($456 million). These accounted for 97.5 percent of total corporate fines of 707 billion won.

13 de março de 2026 Reportado por IA

A group of more than 20 states and Washington D.C. will continue the antitrust trial against Live Nation following the U.S. Department of Justice's settlement with the company. The trial resumes on March 16 with the same jury after states withdrew their mistrial motion. Attorneys general expressed dissatisfaction with the settlement terms, viewing them as insufficient to address monopoly concerns.

Live Nation's head of corporate and regulatory affairs, Dan Wall, has publicly called for the Department of Justice to settle its antitrust case against the company without requiring the sale of Ticketmaster. In a blog post, Wall argues that recent court rulings weaken the government's position for a breakup. The case heads to trial next month amid ongoing negotiations.

13 de fevereiro de 2026 Reportado por IA

The Department of Justice has removed Gail Slater from her position as head of the antitrust division, where she was overseeing the review of Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros. Slater, who served for 11 months, expressed sadness in her departure statement. The move has drawn criticism from Senator Elizabeth Warren, who described it as appearing corrupt.