Tag: watchdog
Turkish Watchdog Opens New Google Probe
The Turkish Competition Board said on Thursday it had launched an investigation into Google and its parent Alphabet over possible violation of the country's...
Dutch Watchdog Blocks RTL Bid For Rival
Media company RTL Netherlands’ planned acquisition of rival Talpa has been blocked by the Dutch competition watchdog, which said the combination would be too dominant in...
UK Watchdog Tackles Supermarkets’ Unit Pricing
Britain's competition regulator will examine supermarket groups' so-called unit pricing, or how much a particular product costs by weight or volume, to ensure shoppers...
Polish Watchdog Fines Vectra For Illegal Price Hikes
Polish cable company Vectra has been fined PLN22 million ($5.1m) for illegally raising subscription fees.
The heavy fine has been handed down from Poland's Office...
UK Watchdog Warns Of Price Fixing Among Money Transfers Firms
The UK’s consumer watchdog has accused three money transfer firms of price fixing.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) alleged in a Wednesday (Jan. 25) news release that Dollar East, Hafiz Bros...
UK Watchdog Probes $61 Billion Broadcom-VMware Tie-Up
Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday it had started the first phase of an investigation into US chipmaker Broadcom's $61 billion acquisition of cloud-computing...
UK Competition Watchdog To Ease Rules On Climate Change
The UK competition regulator will ease the antitrust rules on climate change initiatives to tackle business concerns that collaboration on climate action could expose...
Canadian Judge Question Watchdog Argument To Block Rogers-Shaw Deal
A Canada federal judge called into question the competition bureau’s argument to block Rogers Communications’s C$20 billion ($14.9 billion) bid for Shaw Communications Inc...
South African Watchdog Keeping An Eye On Solar Energy Pricing
The Competition Commission says they are keeping a keen eye on price gouging and fixing in the solar-energy sector and has urged businesses and...
Apple Files Appeal Against The UK Watchdog’s Cloud Gaming Probe
Apple has filed an appeal against an investigation by Britain's competition watchdog into the dominance of its mobile browsers in the cloud gaming market.
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