Tag: fines

Czech Competition Authority Fines Railway Construction Cartel Over 6 Million Euro

The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition has handed out fines…

Delivery Hero, Volkswagen, Renault Lost 7-10% After Cartel Fines. Could IFF Follow Suit?

When antitrust authorities announce a cartel investigation, the stock price of the…

Meta Faces Potential Daily Fines as EU Scrutinizes Pay-or-Consent Model

Meta Platforms may face daily fines from the European Commission if its…

France Fines Firms with €29.5 Million For No-Poaching Agreements Following EU’s Steps with Delivery Hero

On 11 June 2025, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence)…

Regulatory Risks May Weigh in Mowi, Salmar Stocks in the short term

Norway’s salmon giants are navigating a series of regulatory headwinds that could…

EU Slaps €329M Fine on Delivery Hero and the Stock Price Rises. Why?

The European Commission has imposed a €329 million fine on German-based Delivery…

Visa and Mastercard Fall Over 1% as EU Probe Widens and Regulatory Risks Mount

The European Commission is ramping up scrutiny of Visa and Mastercard—this time…

Bumpy Road To Claim Damages May Shield Carmakers in Second UK Cartel Risk (Part 2)

BMW, Stellantis, Toyota, VW, Ford, Renault, and others ran a 15-year cartel…

Ford, Stellantis, VW Avoid Major UK Cartel Risk But One Still Looms (Part 1)

Last week, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the non-confidential…

What Investors Need to Know about Mexico’s Competition Reform

On April 24, 2025, Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico, submitted a legislative…

Leniency Applications Are Crashing (-58%), Here’s How Agencies Are Adapting

For years, leniency programs were the golden ticket for competition authorities to…

Volkswagen’s Golf was the best-selling car of the ’90s — now it’s €1Bn liability.

Volkswagen, Ford, Stellantis, BMW, Renault, and nearly every major car manufacturer have…