Italy’s regional administrative court in Lazio has reportedly tossed antitrust fines issued to various shipping liners in 2013 by the nation’s competition authority.
More than $7.5 million in penalties were first imposed on four companies for allegedly colluding to fix the price of passenger transportation tariffs in 2011; regulators issued the …read more
A recently-announced coffee merger threatens the industry’s leading rival Nestle with a new competitor, according to reports.
A number-two rival is set to emerge after Mondelez International and D.E Master Blenders merge into a venture based in the Netherlands. Mondelez, the owner of Chips Ahoy and Cadbury chocolate, is set to …read more
Top Israel bookstore chain Steimatzky has been issued a fine three years after regulators launched an investigation into the company’s alleged anticompetitive agreements with publishers.
Reports say Steimatzky and its CEO have been forced to pay nearly $435,000 regarding the chain’s requirement that publishers offer exclusive product deals; the requirements went …read more
The US International Trade Commission unanimously offered a preliminary ruling that favored the US sugar industry in its argument that Mexico rivals are harming competition.
According to reports, US sugar companies accused its Mexican counterparts of unfairly subsidizing sugar imports and selling sugar products in the US at below-marked pries.
The ITC’s …read more