Vodafone-Three merger could add up to £300 a year to mobile bills, says union Tie-up is a ‘terrible deal for Britain’ that also poses risks for national security, Unite claims The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023
JP Morgan CEO warns world may be facing most dangerous time in decades – business live Jamie Dimon says war in Ukraine compounded by last week’s attacks on Israel may have far-reaching impacts on energy and food markets, global trade, and geopolitical relationships The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023
Microsoft completes $69bn deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard Completion of sale follows regulator’s decision to allow it after competition concerns were addressed The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023
CMA warns on Microsoft behaviour as it clears Activision merger The boss of the competition regulator today issued a fierce missive to Microsoft as it finally cleared the tech giant’s blockbuster merger with Activision, ending a months-long battle to get the deal over the line. Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023
BBC and ITV investigated for suspected breaches of competition law The Competition and Markets Authority has launched a probe. The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023
BBC and ITV among broadcasters investigated over possible competition law breaches Regulator to look into use of freelancers and agencies to produce, create and broadcast content across UK The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023
Latest attack by Tuareg rebels signals northern Mali is back at war Tuareg rebels this week claimed to have captured a camp belonging to Mali's armed forces in the north of the country, where clashes have been escalating since August. As the Malian army sends a convoy to fight back the rebels, experts are warning of an all-out war. Radio France Internationale · Oct 6, 2023
The walls close in on Google’s data practices as European antitrust enforcement bites Germany’s Bundeskartellamt has forced Google to stop sharing user data between services without consent. Fortune · Oct 5, 2023
Fears about Amazon and Microsoft cloud computing dominance trigger UK probe Concerns from regulators about the dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in Britain’s cloud computing market have triggered a investigation into the competitiveness of the key industry The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023
CMA probes Microsoft’s grip on cloud market The UK’s £7.5 billion cloud services market is to be the subject of a full investigation over concerns that Amazon and Microsoft are too dominant. Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2023
WTO slashes world trade forecast as manufacturing slowdown bites – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as WTO warns that global economic fragmentation is hurting trade growth The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023
Merger could push up scampi prices in UK pubs and restaurants, CMA finds The merger of the UK’s two largest suppliers could mean higher prices in fish and chip shops, pubs and restaurants, a watchdog has said. The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023
UK cost of diesel soars as RAC says petrol is ‘overpriced by about 7p a litre’ Diesel up by more than 8p to 163p in September and petrol by 4.5p to 152p amid global oil production cuts The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023
Tie-up between Hotpoint and Beko businesses could harm competition – CMA The CMA said that unless Arcelik can address its worries, it will launch a full scale in-depth probe into the deal. The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023 Microsoft's revamped $69 billion deal for Activision gets closer to UK approval British competition regulators has signaled that Microsoft’s restructured $69 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard is likely to receive antitrust approval
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023 UK recession risk mounts as business falters; mortgage lenders cut rates – as it happened Business activity shrinks at fastest pace since financial crisis excluding Covid months; some fixed five-year mortgage rates dip below 5%
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023 UK set to clear Microsoft’s deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard The $69bn acquisition is expected to go ahead as revised proposal addresses regulator’s concerns
Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2023 Fresh Microsoft-Activision deal ‘opens the door’ to being cleared, CMA says Microsoft’s blockbuster deal with Call of Duty maker Activision got a step closer to completion today after the UK competition watchdog said a revised version of the deal addressed its concerns, adding that it “opens the door” to being cleared.
Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2023 Vet group CVS keeps acquiring despite monopolies watchdog review It comes as first-half profits leapt by 50% to £53.9 million.
Radio France Internationale · Sep 20, 2023 Tuaregs from Northern Mali call for the 'fall of the junta' One of the armed groups from northern Mali has called for a full scale war against the junta. This despite attempts at dialogue and fears for the peace deal between the ex-rebels and government forces.
Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2023 New AI tools risk undermining consumer trust, warns competition watchdog Phishing, misleading information and user maniupation could all be exacerbated by large language models
The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2023 AI boom may not have positive outcome, warns UK competition watchdog Risks include high prices as well as proliferation of false information, fraud and fake reviews, says CMA
Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2023 Tuareg rebels claim control of northern Mali town after weeks of fighting Tuareg rebels says they have seized control of a military camp and posts in Bourem from army and Wagner mercenaries.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023 Ban ticket resellers from making profit in UK, say musicians’ managers Industry figures want ministers to follow Ireland and France’s lead and stop touts from making huge mark-ups
The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2023 PM accuses Sir Keir Starmer of ‘clobbering’ drivers Rishi Sunak said the Conservatives are ‘not the party that is putting in levies’.