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China said on Monday it will investigate energy price index providers as it urged coal industry participants to "strictly" meet contractual obligations in its latest bid to tame prices that have hit record highs, pushing thermal coal futures lower.

Britain's competition regulator opened an investigation into Motorola Solutions' mobile radio communications service used by police and fire department among other emergency services, over concerns the country was overpaying for it.

"Fortnite" creator Epic Games on Friday opposed Apple Inc's efforts to put on hold orders handed down in an antitrust trial as a potentially lengthy appeals process plays out.

EU enforcers are planning a series of raids against companies suspected of illegal price-fixing, Europe's anti-trust chief warned on Friday, as she also sounded the alarm about competition in labour markets due to "no-poach" deals.

Canada's antitrust watchdog said on Friday it had obtained a court order to advance its investigation into whether Google's online advertising business is hurting competition, according to a statement.

Searches were carried out in 36 places spread across Tamil Nadu - Chennai, Coimbatore, Namakkal, Musiri, Trichy and Salem. 

U.S. antitrust regulators have extended the approval process for at least five oil and gas mergers and acquisitions in the last three months, as President Joe Biden's administration scrutinizes deals in a bid to tackle soaring energy prices, according to regulatory filings and corporate lawyers.

Gazprom's domestic storage is almost full, giving the Russian state gas giant leeway to increase exports this winter, officials and industry experts say, potentially encouraging news for Europe as it toils under surging power prices.

London-based information provider IHS Markit Ltd and S&P Global will offer remedies to quell the UK competition regulator's concerns that the $44 billion merger between the companies could curb competition in the country.

Britain's competition regulator plans to launch an investigation into music streaming to see whether a sector dominated by platforms such as Spotify and Apple works for consumers.