EU to Open China Dumping Probe into Key Chemical Imports, Sources Say

Publicis/LiveRamp: FTC Asks Industry Participants Whether Customers Have Alternatives to Leading Ad Data Clearinghouse

FTC staff attorneys investigating French advertising giant Publicis Groupe’s (PUB) proposed $2.2 billion acquisition of data clearinghouse market leader LiveRamp (RAMP) are asking third-party...

EU Deepens Google AI Search Probe with New Questions on Media Opt-Out, Attribution

The European Commission is asking publishers whether Google’s (GOOG) artificial intelligence search tools accurately credit their work, and whether they’ll opt out of allowing their content to be...

Merger Monthly: An Emerging Whole-of-(State)-Government Approach to Competition Policy in California, New York; Outlook for Key Transactions Including Boston Scientific/Penumbra, Cintas/UniFirst and Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery

President Joe Biden early in his term signed executive order 14036 establishing a “whole-of- government” approach to promoting competition. Among other things, the order directed agencies with...