Robot vacuum maker iRobot's shares tank 28% in early trading on Friday. European Union's competition watchdog plans to block Amazon's $1.4 billion acquisition of the Roomba vacuum maker, according to WSJ report.
機器人吸塵器製造商iRobot的股價在週五早盤交易中下跌了28％。據《華爾街日報》報道，歐盟競爭監管機構計劃阻止亞馬遜以14億美元收購這家Roomba吸塵器製造商。
For the decision to become official, it must gain the endorsement of the commission's 27 top political leaders. It's rare for these leaders to overturn a recommendation from the competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager. According to the WSJ, the commission is expected to make its final decision by Feb. 14.
該決定要正式生效，必須獲得委員會27位最高政治領導人的認可。這些領導人很少推翻競爭事務專員瑪格麗特·維斯塔格的建議。據《華爾街日報》報道，該委員會預計將在2月14日之前做出最終決定。
While the European Commission has not yet commented on these developments, Amazon retains the option to withdraw from the deal, which was initially agreed upon in August 2022. The commission had previously expressed concerns in November, suggesting that the acquisition could potentially limit competition in the robotic vacuum cleaner market.
儘管歐盟委員會尚未對這些事態發展發表評論，但亞馬遜保留了退出該協議的選擇權，該協議最初是在2022年8月達成的。該委員會此前曾在11月表示擔憂，暗示此次收購可能會限制機器人吸塵器市場的競爭。