 Regulatory officials voted unanimously to sue to block the merger, arguing that together the two mattress giants would, quote, kneecap competition, leading to layoffs and higher prices for shoppers. Alina Seljuk, NPR News, Washington. Well, inflation in Europe continues to cool, but still not enough for the European Central Bank to cut interest rates there. New figures out today show June prices in the Eurozone were 2.5% higher than a year ago