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How A Market Study Impacts a Company Stock Price

We often read in press releases announcing antitrust investigations or market studies…

When Is Profit ‘Excessive’? Understanding the CAT’s Analysis in the Apple Case

On 23 October 2025, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) held that…

The Covestro–ADNOC €1.17 Billion Question: Equity or Loan?

As the European Commission’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) review of ADNOC’s acquisition…

Why Most Fintech Payments Stocks Have Lost Their Shine

For years, listed payment processors had an irresistible sales pitch: asset-light, volume-linked,…

How a Cartel Probe Impacts a Company’s Stock Price

When antitrust authorities announce a cartel investigation or a dawn raid, the…

Financial Headwinds Temper Telefónica’s Consolidation Agenda

The Spanish telecom giant has spent much of 2025 arguing that Europe…

The App Store Is Apple’s Profit Engine — and Its Most Guarded Secret

Apple has always been seen as a hardware company — the maker…

While Google, Amazon and Microsoft Build a New Moat, Meta Rents It

Four tech giants just reported quarterly earnings, and among all the headlines…

Alphabet’s $100 Billion Quarter Shows AI Strategy is Paying Off

Alphabet just crossed a symbolic threshold: its first-ever quarter above $100 billion…

Unite-Empiric Could Be Approved with Remedies in Phase I

The UK’s student-housing sector is about to test the Competition and Markets…

Unicredit’s Results Show the Way for European Banking

UniCredit’s third-quarter results went largely unnoticed by investors. The stock fell slightly…

Veterinary Prices Are Set to Rise — What Can Regulators Do?

The UK has spent nearly two years examining the veterinary sector and…