The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed suit against Zillow and Redfin, accusing the real estate platforms of entering into an unlawful agreement that eliminated Redfin as a competitor in the online rental advertising market. Regulators allege the arrangement harmed property managers, renters, and the broader housing market by insulating Zillow from direct competition.
Dun & Bradstreet, the well-known business credit reporting firm, is once again in the regulatory spotlight. The company has agreed to pay $5.7 million after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accused it of flouting a 2022 order meant to curb deceptive practices.
Two medical device companies are paying a steep price after federal prosecutors accused them of pushing products in ways that misled doctors and drained taxpayer-funded healthcare programs.
New Zealand’s AML/CFT supervisors have refreshed the customer due diligence playbook across common business structures, pairing an April 2024 guide for limited partnerships with a new September 2025 guide for sole traders and partnerships. Both were issued under section 132(2) of the AML/CFT Act 2009 and are meant to be read alongside the Beneficial Ownership and Enhanced CDD guidance. They are not legal advice, but reporting entities must have regard to them when building or updating their programmes.
Hackers have compromised a third-party supplier of Harrods, exposing 430,000 customer records with sensitive e-commerce information, the luxury retailer confirmed after reports first surfaced in major UK media outlets.
The European Union said recently it will push back by another year the entry into force of its sweeping anti-deforestation law, citing capacity problems with the IT system designed to support the rules. The law, hailed by green groups as a breakthrough but fiercely opposed by several trading partners, had already been delayed once before.
Italy’s competition watchdog has slapped some of the country’s biggest oil companies with fines totaling more than €936 million after uncovering a cartel that rigged the price of fuel components for over three years.