EU regulators prepare charges over Google's ad-tech business - Reuters
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Europe's antitrust regulators are preparing charges against Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) over its advertising technology business, Reuters reports, against a backdrop of slow talks about a settlement.
The European Commission is likely to issue the charges early next year, according to the report.

The EC launched its probe into Google's digital advertising last year.
Alphabet stock is lower in a declining tech market Thursday: (GOOG) -1.6%, (GOOGL) -1.8%.
The charges could result in a fourth billion-euro fine for Google. The company has racked up more than â¬8B in EU antitrust fines over the past decade.
Google faces antitrust actions on several fronts. In ad-tech, the company reportedly offered to split up its ad-tech business this summer in a move to ward off a DOJ lawsuit. Meanwhile in Europe, last month a court largely upheld a â¬4.1B-plus fine against the company over abusing market power in tying its Android OS to search dominance.