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Paramount Delays Warner Acquisition Closing Amid Multistate Antitrust Challenge

Paramount Global has agreed to postpone the closing of its multi-billion dollar acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery for several months following a legal challenge filed by a coalition of state…

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 25, 2026

Economy

U.S. Considers Retaliatory Tariffs on European Goods Following $1 Billion Google Fine

The United States government is actively evaluating the imposition of new trade tariffs on goods from the European Union in response to a wave of regulatory penalties levied by the…

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 25, 2026

Emerging Market

EU Clears Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Amid Growing U.S. Legal Opposition

The EU has approved the Paramount and Warner Bros merger, highlighting a growing regulatory rift as US legal opposition intensifies.

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 24, 2026

Emerging Market

EU Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Amid Growing U.S. Antitrust Resistance

The EU has approved the massive Paramount-Warner Bros merger, but a fierce antitrust battle in the US could still block the historic Hollywood deal.

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 24, 2026

Business Insights

EU Slaps Google with $1 Billion Antitrust Fine Over Search Dominance Amid Trans-Atlantic Trade Friction

The EU has fined Google 1 billion dollars for search dominance, escalating trans-Atlantic trade tensions and intensifying scrutiny on Silicon Valley giants.

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 24, 2026

Business Insights

EU Hits Google with $1 Billion Fine Over Digital Markets Act Violations

The EU has fined Google 1 billion dollars under the Digital Markets Act for abusing its market power across Search and the Play Store.

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 23, 2026

Emerging Market

Disney Agrees to $50 Million Settlement Over Streaming Antitrust Allegations

Millions of YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers across the United States are now eligible for cash payouts following Disney's agreement to a $50 million settlement in a federal antitrust…

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 15, 2026

Business Insights

US States Prepare Legal Challenge Against Potential Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

US states are preparing a legal challenge against the potential Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, citing antitrust concerns and consumer impact.

Prasenjit Bhowmik July 9, 2026