Apple loses top court fight against German antitrust crackdown

Apple Inc. lost its fight at Germany’s top civil court to overturn a regulator’s decision to put it under tighter antitrust scrutiny alongside other US tech giants.

The judges on Tuesday said the Federal Cartel Office was right to find that the iPhone maker’s footprint across markets meets the threshold for more oversight. Apple is one of the largest, most profitable companies worldwide and has access to extraordinary financial and other resources, the judges added.

“The products and services that Apple offers are highly vertically integrated,…