Google appeals €2.4 billion fine to Europe's top court
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Google (GOOG
-0.7%, GOOGL
-0.3%) is making its last stand against a â¬2.4 billion antitrust fine levied by Europe, appealing the penalty to the European Union's highest court.
The company is pursuing its defense against the fine in the Court of Justice.

The EU fined the company that amount (equivalent to $2.7 billion) in 2017 saying Google broke antitrust laws by favoring its own comparison-shopping ads over those of other shopping services.
Google fought back against the fine while implementing a remedy that some rivals find insufficient: allowing other services to bid against Google for the ad slots on top of its search results.
The company argues that the EU's General Court pushed beyond legal precedent in upholding the fine, and that it revised the reasoning of the underlying decision.
Antitrust moves are heating up in the U.S. Congress as well; Sen. Ted Cruz says he spoke to Apple chief Tim Cook about legislative concerns under debate.