Edith Hancock

London

Competition Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

Competition Reporter at Dow Jones and Company

EU antitrust for @wsj / @dowjones, ex-@politico, ex-@columbiajourn, ex-@interhacktives, ex-diarist, excellent Googler | [email protected] or DM for the apps

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EU Quizzes Musk’s X over xAI Takeover Amid Digital Services Act Probe

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Edith Hancock

1 hour agoIKEA suddenly closing more stores amid concerning customer trendThe home retail chain is making a tough decision across multiple countries. It's not exactly the prettiest time to be a retailer right now.
EU Court Aide Backs $4.7 Billion Google Android Fine - 2nd Update

1 week ago | tradingview.com | Edith Hancock

EU Court Aide Backs $4.7 Billion Google Android Fine — 2nd UpdateGOOGAlphabet's Google suffered a setback in its yearslong battle against an antitrust fine after a top adviser to the European Union's highest court backed a 4.12 billion-euro ($4.74 billion) penalty imposed by EU antitrust regulators over how the tech giant imposes contractual obligations on device manufacturers deploying its Android operating system.
UniCredit's Banco BPM Bid Gets Conditional EU Nod - Update

1 week ago | tradingview.com | Edith Hancock

UniCredit's Banco BPM Bid Gets Conditional EU Nod — UpdateBAMIUCGThe European Union approved UniCredit's bid for Banco BPM with conditions, clearing a hurdle for the deal to go ahead after Italian officials tried to intervene on national security grounds. UniCredit committed to sell 209 branches in areas of Italy where the two banks have overlap to address competition concerns raised by the European Commission, the EU body said Thursday.
EU Court Advisor Backs Google’s $4.7 Billion Android Fine

1 week ago | wsj.com | Edith Hancock

Alphabet’s GOOGL -1.49%decrease; red down pointing triangle Google suffered a setback in its yearslong battle against an antitrust fine after a top adviser to the European Union’s highest court backed a 4.12 billion-euro ($4.74 billion) penalty imposed by EU antitrust regulators over how the tech giant imposes contractual obligations on device manufacturers deploying its Android operating system.
欧盟最高司法机构支持对谷歌的47亿美元罚款

1 week ago | buff.ly | Edith Hancock

Alphabet旗下谷歌(Google)在反对一项反垄断罚款的长达数年的法律战中遭遇挫折。此前，欧盟最高法院的一位高级顾问支持了欧盟反垄断监管机构因这家科技巨头对部署Android操作系统的设备制造商施加合同义务而处以的41.2亿欧元（合47.4亿美元）罚款。位于卢森堡的欧洲法院(Court of Justice of the European Union)的佐审官朱利安·科科特(Juliane Kokott)表示，谷歌试图挑战这项罚款是错误的。她称，该公司多年来在Android系统的多个市场领域占据主导地位，这使其能够通过确保用户使用谷歌搜索等服务而获益。根据法院发布的一份新闻稿，科科特建议法官应维持原罚款。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
EU Court Aide Backs $4.7 Billion Google Android Fine

1 week ago | morningstar.com | Edith Hancock

By Edith Hancock A top aide at the European Union's Court of Justice backed a 4.124 billion-euro ($4.74 billion) fine handed to Alphabet's Google by EU antitrust watchdogs in a yearslong dispute over how it imposes contractual obligations on device manufacturers deploying its Android operating system. Juliane Kokott, an advocate general of the court in Luxembourg, said Google is wrong to try and challenge the fine.
EU Says Alibaba’s AliExpress May Have Broken Online Rules

1 week ago | wsj.com | Edith Hancock

The European Union’s tech enforcer accepted commitments from Alibaba Group 9988 -2.26%decrease; red down pointing triangle-owned AliExpress to crack down on sales of illegal products, but said the e-commerce company may have underestimated the risks its platform poses and failed to properly penalize traders posting illegal content.
EU Lays Out Plan to Bolster Defense Industry

1 week ago | wsj.com | Edith Hancock

The trade bloc wants to ramp up defense capabilities by loosening its knot of regulationsThe European Union wants to ramp up defense capabilities by loosening its knot of regulations covering everything from sustainable finance to merger enforcement.
EU Reviews Universal Music Group’s $775 Million Bid for Downtown

1 week ago | wsj.com | Edith Hancock

Virgin Music, a division of Universal, said it would buy U.S.-based Downtown Music in December last yearUniversal Music Group notified the European Commission of its plan to buy Downtown Music for $775 million, triggering an investigation by the European Union’s merger watchdog. The commission set a July 22 deadline to decide whether it can approve the merger or if it raises competition concerns, according to the regulator’s website.
EU Reviews Universal Music Group’s $775 Million Bid for Downtown

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Edith Hancock

NowChina Is Unleashing a New Export Shock on the WorldAs President Trump’s tariffs close off the U.S. market, Chinese goods are flooding countries from Southeast Asia to Europe to Latin America. Two decades ago, China shocked the United States with its ability to make and ship things fast and inexpensively on a scale never before seen.