Trump Threatens Trade Actions After EU Fines Google Over Ads (2)

US President Donald Trump threatened a probe on the European Union that could prompt fresh tariffs, in response to the bloc’s fining of Alphabet Inc.’s Google over findings the company exploited its advantage over rivals.

Trump made his warning in a social media post Friday after the EU announced it was fining Google almost €3 billion ($3.5 billion) and as it ordered the search giant to stop favoring its own advertising technology services.

“This is on top of the many other Fines and Taxes that have been issued against Google and other American Tech Companies, in particular,” Trump posted ...