FedEx Faces In-Depth EU Probe Into Bid to Take Over TNT

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FedEx Corp. faces an in-depth probe into its bid to take over TNT Express NV just two and a half years after European Union regulators thwarted United Parcel Service Inc.’s attempt to buy the Dutch company.

The FedEx-TNT tie up may cut competition in the market for small packages and lead to higher prices, the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said Friday.