Negotiations Inch News Today

Google Is Accused of Enlisting Facebook to Aid in Ad-Rigging     WASHINGTON—Ten states sued Google Wednesday, accusing the search giant of running an illegal digital-advertising monopoly and enlisting rival Facebook Inc. in an alleged deal to rig ad auctions that was code-named after “Star Wars” characters. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Texas, alleges that Facebook emerged in 2017 as a powerful new rival to Google, challenging the Alphabet Inc. unit’s esta...

La Nouvelle Tribune     BRUSSELS—Negotiators moved closer to an agreement on the future relationship between the U.K. and European Union, officials from both sides said, though they remained far apart on a major stumbling block: access by EU boats to British waters. With just over two weeks to reach and ratify a deal covering economic, trade and security arrangements, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU lawmakers it remains impossible to say with certainty ...