The charge against Apple was the first by the Commission under its Digital Markets Act (DMA). The fine is likely to come this month although the timing could still change, the sources said. The fine would add to Apple's mounting antitrust troubles ...

The European Union's Digital Markets Act may lead to the first fine against Apple after repeated failed attempts to comply with the word and spirit of the law.

The penalty, under the Digital Markets Act, is related to the iPhone maker's App Store Apple is set to face the first-ever fine under the European Union's new digital antitrust rules for Big Tech, representing an escalation of a clash with regulators over the dominance of its hugely profitable App Store.