The penalty phase of the government's antitrust case against Google is set to begin soon, and Apple stands to lose billions if Google can't pay it to be the default search engine on Safari.

Apple's emergency motion to stay the Justice Department's upcoming remedies trial against Google for violating antitrust laws was denied.

German federal judges indicated on Tuesday that they could back the country's antitrust regulator in a legal battle with Apple , following over three hours of deliberations over whether the U.S. tech giant should be subject to additional controls.