Representative Abigail Spanberger warned of inflation and no one listened

June 20, 2022

Rep. Abigail Spanberger has been sounding the inflation alarm for nearly a year. But sometimes it was like she was screaming into the void.As she pointed to rising prices at her local grocery stores, Democrati...

When is a powerful firm considered a monopoly?

john Hughes

June 18, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

This is just one of the stories in our "I've Always Wondered" series, where we tackle all your business questions, big or ...

Stacy Mitchell: If competition killed Amazon Prime, it might not be so great | Columns

john Hughes

June 17, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Amazon and its lobbyists say passing Sen. ...

Yelp CEO says abortion rights stance a risk worth taking – Baltimore Sun

john Hughes

June 13, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Many big companies have chosen to remain silent on the abortion debate, but Yelp and its CEO Jeremy Stoppelman have chosen a different path.The San Francisco-based online review site is among the few companies ...

The Canadian transaction market is on hold

john Hughes

June 10, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

It's generally colder up north, but the bargain market in Canada is absolutely freezing.By the numbers: M&A volume in Canada is down 46% from this point in 2021, an all-time high with around US$350 billion of a...

Public sector enterprises must increase their efficiency and compete with the private sector: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

john Hughes

June 9, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) in the country need to improve their overall performance, reduce their overheads and also consider partnership prospects with the private sector, not only to survive but to thri...

China’s top market regulator investigates 175 monopoly cases in 2021, focusing on giant rigs

john Hughes

June 8, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

The photo shows the nameplate of the National Anti-Monopoly Bureau, which is in the same building as the State Administration for Market Regulation in Beijing. Photo: PCP China's top market regulator investi...

A hostile Facebook legacy

john Hughes

June 6, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Sandberg leaves behind a legacy of incredible business growth, data collection power and surveillanceComment Facebook may have started out as just a social networking platform, but during Sheryl Sandberg's tenu...

New York State passes bill that makes it easier for you to choose who repairs your devices

john Hughes

June 4, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

According Ars-Technicathe battle for the right to repair won a significant victory on Friday, when New York State passed a invoice requiring manufacturers of digital devices, such as laptop and sma...

Why Bangladesh should embrace Agriculture 4.0

john Hughes

June 2, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

"Everything can wait, but not agriculture." – Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister For all the latest news, follow the Daily Star's Google News channel. Helal Sarkar, a young farmer from the ...

Judge rejects Apple’s bid to dismiss Cydia creator’s lawsuit

john Hughes

May 30, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

California District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rejected Apple's bid to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the company by the creator of Cydia. Cydia was a third-party app...

Hard lessons for the virtual future – POLITICO

john Hughes

May 27, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Programming Note: We'll be away this Monday for Memorial Day, but we'll be back in your inboxes on Tuesday, May 31. The Facebook app | Getty Images It's no exaggeration to say that the ...

What’s going on with the various splinternet models that fragment the internet?

john Hughes

May 26, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Credit: maralova / Shutterstock The traditional internet is threatened by the splinternet. The t...

Why Alibaba’s exit from Paytm Mall worries the start-up

john Hughes

May 22, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Trouble for Paytm, promoted by Vijay Shekhar Sharma, one of India's largest digital payment companies, appears to be getting worse. The company, whose parent company had a nightmarish stock exchange listing i...

Mexican network operator requests information on connection request as part of the investigation

john Hughes

May 20, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Mexican electricity grid operator Cenace has instructed its regional officials to compile details of all grid connection applications from 2014-21, in line with an order from competition watchdog Co...

China Antitrust Monthly Update – May 2022

john Hughes

May 19, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Legislation SAMR: revised anti-monopoly law will be introduced this year On April 26, 2022, Gan Lin, deputy director of the State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR") and director of the State Anti-M...

Biden Broadband event shows why US telecom policy and press coverage are so broken

john Hughes

May 13, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

of bandage-on-a-fatal-wound department Earlier this week, the Biden administration announcement a "new" broadband package that wasn't really new. The Rose Garden event featured executives from twenty ISPs ...

Indonesia: Merger Control Filing Deadline to Revert to Original 30-Day Period

john Hughes

May 11, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

In short The Indonesian Competition Commission (Indonesian acronym "KPPU“) issued a settlement repealing the policy that extended the deadline for filing mergers to 60 business days since closing, fro...

Online Travel Update: FlightHub Insists It’s Trustworthy; US Airways claims losses of nearly $300 million in case against Saber; and AirAsia continue quest for Super App status | Foster Garvey PC

john Hughes

May 9, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Last week's update features a variety of stories, including FlightHub's attempt to resurrect its reputation and US Airways' latest claims against Saber. Enjoy. FlightHub's Latest Pitch: Trust Us("OTA Who Wa...

Pandora Fires Back In Comedians Copyright Case, Claiming It’s A Comedy ‘Cartel’

john Hughes

May 6, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Comedian Robin Williams reacts after receiving the Stand Up Icon award during the second annual 2012 Comedy Awards in New York April 28, 2012. REUTERS/Stephen CherninJoin now for FREE unlimited access to Reuter...

Amazon promises $20 billion in Indian exports by 2025

john Hughes

May 4, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Amazon has pledged to facilitate exports of Indian products worth $20 billion over the next three years. The announcement came in its 2022 Export Compendium. On average, this translates to around $2 billi...

President Xi says China will deepen capital market reform, facilitate fair and orderly competition

john Hughes

April 30, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Photo:VCGChinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that China will deepen capital market reform and accelerate the positive role of capital as an important factor of production. China should encourage all typ...

How Competitors Overcome Google’s Privacy Lobby; Comcast struts

john Hughes

April 29, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Here's today's roundup of AdExchanger.com news… Want it by email? Register here. Google's boring privacy talk Judges and regulators have narrowly interpreted the consumer welfare standard – t...

Is the Google Ad monopoly real?

john Hughes

April 27, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

PHOTO: Adobe Stock About 15 years ago, Alphabets Inc. Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion, a platform that has only been around for a while less than two years. Back then, there were around 25 ...

Transnistria: What is the secessionist region of Moldova that could be of interest to Russia?

john Hughes

April 22, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Two months after Russia invaded Ukraine, a Russian military commander suggested on Friday that Moscow was aiming to establish a corridor through southern Ukraine to Transnistria, a breakaway republic in eastern...

How to fight against Mission, restore good health care in the region?

john Hughes

April 17, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

The writing has been on the wall for a while. By purchasing Mission Hospital four years ago, HCA sold us its ability to continue high-level medical care for Buncombe County. They promised quality, affordable ...

Misguided Big Tech Antitrust Laws Will Only Harm Consumers

john Hughes

April 14, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has joined the chorus of voices calling for antitrust action against " Big tech“companies like Google, Meta and Amazon. In a letter sent to senior members of the Senate Judicia...

Summers Watch – The American Perspective

john Hughes

April 12, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Larry Summers, rejected for a position in the Biden administration, is notoriously vindictive. Lately, he's been doing laps of honor, reminding everyone how right he was and how wrong everyone else was. ...

How much does it cost to operate a restaurant on the avenue? |

john Hughes

April 9, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Edward Kim arrived from Korea with ambitions to open a restaurant with a busin...

Developing or reforming the Chinese economy?

john Hughes

April 9, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Author: Jiao Wang, University of MelbourneChina's economy had another extraordinary year in 2021, experiencing strong growth despite the global COVID-19 pandemic. But sustaining this growth in 2022 will requir...

Privacy concerns must not block EU attempts to limit the power of big tech

john Hughes

April 7, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

The author is director of international policy at Stanford University's Cyber Policy CenterFour years ago, landmark GDPR data protection legislation came into effect. Now the EU is set to make history...

Cache today | Apple finds a supporter in Roblox

john Hughes

April 5, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Today's Cache is a daily chronicle of happenings in the world of technology and business Today's Cache is a daily chronicle of happenings in the world of technology and business Lawmakers in Europe and ...

Opinion: It’s not just inflation, it’s rising prices | Editorial

john Hughes

April 2, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

If you've been criticized recently by higher prices on everything from groceri...

The US Department of Justice is investigating two antitrust issues regarding Google Maps

john Hughes

April 1, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

In short: Does the bundling of YouTube Music, Google Assistant, and Play Store with Google Maps for vehicle infotainment systems stifle competition from similar third-party apps? That's what the DoJ wa...

Letters to the Editor 3/31/22 | Letters to the Editor

john Hughes

March 31, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

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“It’s time to protect consumers, recognize that they are kings”

john Hughes

March 28, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

The Director General of the Federal Council for Competition and Consumer Protection, Mr. Babatunde Irukere, said it was time to protect the country's consumers and recognize that they are the kings. Irukere sp...

GC Cheat Sheet: The hottest business news of the week

john Hughes

March 25, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

By Sue Reisinger (March 25, 2022, 4:24 p.m. EDT) – The Federal Trade Commission lost its bid to show that drug companies were engaging in monopolistic behavior when another paid another to delay producti...

What’s really behind Beijing’s crackdown on its tech industry?

john Hughes

March 24, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

By Cary Springfieldinternational banker DIn the last quarter of 2020, the Chinese government embarked on a comprehensive and all-encompassing crackdown on its tech industry, sending massive shockwave...

Alibaba increases share buyback by two-thirds to $25 billion

john Hughes

March 22, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

March 22 (Reuters) - Alibaba on Tuesday raised its share buyback program to $25 billion, the largest buyback plan ever by the e-commerce giant, to bolster its battered shares as it battles the coronavirus pande...

It’s not just inflation, it’s rising prices | Editorial

john Hughes

March 20, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

If you've been criticized recently by higher prices on everything from groceri...

Companies use inflation to hide price hikes and make record profits

john Hughes

March 17, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Inflation was different in his day. (National Archives) By Lindsay Owens If you've been criticized recently by higher prices on everything from groceries to rental cars and gas prices, you're probably wonderin...

Bringing the next billion people online, PKT lead developer shares how

john Hughes

March 15, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Monopoly Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are selling too much bandwidth, while billions of people still don't have access to the Internet. Today, the world's first Layer 1 blockchain for bandwidth introduces...

Jim Hightower: An Inflationary Spiral by Rube Goldberg | Columnists

john Hughes

March 13, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

It seems the price of everything from used cars to ground beef is on the rise these days, and right-wing politicians and pundits are all over President Joe Biden for failing to stop the pain. ...

CON opponents win round in latest legislative battle over health care regulation

john Hughes

March 12, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

It wouldn't be a session of the Georgia General Assembly without a fierce debate about the state's health care regulatory apparatus. This system, known as the Certificate of Need (CON), primarily governs the ...

To hell with the lawsuits, at full speed

john Hughes

March 10, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Data: Axios reports; Graphic: Jared Whalen/AxiosGoogle is moving forward with a $5.4 billion acquisition as it fends off a Justice Department lawsuit accusing monopolistic practices and probes from lawmakers w...

An Inflationary Spiral Rube Goldberg, by Jim Hightower

john Hughes

March 9, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

It seems the price of everything from used cars to ground beef is on the rise these days, and right-wing politicians and pundits are all over President Joe Biden for failing to stop the pain. But on...

Widodo’s Discourse of the Three Periods in the Perspective of the Indonesian Constitution

john Hughes

March 4, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Three years before John Maynard Keynes published his Magnum Opus, "General theoryin 1933, two economists shared their views on the imperfections of competition in the free market. Coincidentall...

Satellite TV stories at Techdirt.

john Hughes

March 2, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

from Physics,-Economics,-and-The-Definition-of-"Equitable" department Earlier this week, Rep. Bart Stupak of rural Michigan, introduced a bill requiring Dish Network and DirecTV (SatTV) to carry local telev...

Origins of the early Filipino mentality

john Hughes

March 1, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

BW FILE PHOTO (Part 3) If the Filipino First policy did a lot of harm to the Philippine economy in the last century, it will do even more harm in this era of Industrial Revolution (IR) ...

RNZ-TVNZ merger won’t solve real media challenges

john Hughes

February 27, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Melissa Lee is National's Broadcasting and Media Spokesperson. OPINION: The "conscious coupling" of TVNZ and RNZ is set to get the green light with Cabinet approval this week. Whether we call it a merger, a ...

The rocket science behind anti-trust

john Hughes

February 25, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

The rocket science behind anti-trust Shutterstock | astel design In the early 2000s, Pentagon leaders initiated an outright violation of anti-trust spirit by directing the formation...

The problem of non-buyers – Econlib

john Hughes

February 23, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

In a few leading markets, prices appear to remain far above the average cost even if there is tons of competitors. There are thousands of credit card issuers, but the the average inte...

What is fundamentally wrong with Google?

john Hughes

February 21, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Google has received significant criticism over issues of privacy, tax evasion, search neutrality, antitrust, censorship and abuse of monopoly power. Despite its flaws, Google has a solid reputation among its ...

Why the White House stopped telling the truth about inflation and corporate power | Robert Reich

john Hughes

February 20, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Ja Biden White House decided to stop linking inflation to corporate power. This is a big mistake. I'll get to the reason for the change in a moment. First, I want to be clear about the relationship between i...

Adrienne Hall responds to Russell Williams

john Hughes

February 18, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

by Adrienne Hall In response to (USTA President Russell Williams) comments about me in the HRU (full story here), I have this to say: Russell Williams strays from the facts and is insincere about the true motiv...

The fate of Rhode Island’s healthcare industry is about to be decided

john Hughes

February 16, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

United Nurses and Allied Professions, or UNAP, which advocates for workers in both systems, announced its support for the proposed deal earlier this month.“We support the merging of the two health systems into ...

Axon Enterprise stock is a buy on withdrawals (NASDAQ: AXON)

john Hughes

February 13, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

tirc83/iStock via Getty Images Investment thesis Axon Company (NASDAQ: AXONE) The Taser brand is an unparalleled brand monopoly. AXON has adopted a high-margin SaaS model with predictable recurring revenue. ...

It’s time to win the war against Big Tech | Opinion

john Hughes

February 11, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Big Tech is an enemy of the American people.The largest corporations in our in...

Microsoft promises Windows and Xbox app stores will boost competition

john Hughes

February 9, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

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Government mulls over regulations to support quality journalism (minister)

john Hughes

February 8, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Currently, the government is carrying out an academic study of the draft regulations submitted by the Press Council regarding quality journalism Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government is con...

This overshadowed Mexican town is a party

john Hughes

February 6, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

EEditor's note: This is the last in our series on underrated destinations, It's Still a Big World.Thomas Fernandez Cortina's friends in Mexico still tease him: "Do they have cinema in Guadalajara now?" It's a ...

Google shouldn’t know where you are if you don’t want to – Greeley Tribune

john Hughes

February 4, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. For most of us, not a day goes by without interacting with one of their products or services. In 2022, whether we like it or not, Big Tech is part of our lives. With this i...

How can Singapore protect itself against the dark forces of technology?

john Hughes

February 3, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

How does a small country like Singapore ensure the freedom to work and play and decide the shape of our society without being manipulated by dark and less dark outside forces? In early January 2021, Twitter an...

Impact of COVID-19 on Confectionery Market Size and Share

john Hughes

February 1, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Pune, India, 01 Feb. 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global impact of COVID-19 on the confectionery market size is expected to reach USD 188.52 billion in 2020, from USD 202.63 billion forecast before the corona...

All countries force Apple to open its App Store to competition

john Hughes

January 29, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Apple is forced to open its integrated payment methods for the very first time. Developers have long decried the system. Regulators...

US states and Department of Justice side with Epic in Apple lawsuit

john Hughes

January 28, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

A total of 35 US states have joined an antitrust lawsuit to support Epic Games' lawsuit against Apple for alleged monopoly practices. These states met the deadline for filing amicus briefs in Epic's a...

China Transport Authority Commits to Accelerating Online Car Rental Industry Compliance

john Hughes

January 27, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

A person in Shanghai uses a car call app to call a taxi. File Photo: VCGThe Department of Transport pledged at a meeting on Thursday to speed up the compliance of the online car rental industry while effecti...

Ensuring Reliable Electric Vehicle Charging: A Regulator’s Perspective

john Hughes

January 25, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

As we begin to unlock the economic and environmental benefits of transport electrification, regulators and policymakers are faced head-on with the question of whether utilities should own and operate charging s...

Meta and Amazon set record for lobbying spend in 2021

john Hughes

January 21, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

KNFind /Pixabay Meta Platforms Inc Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and Amazon Inc Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) set records in the amount of money they spent lobbying in Washington last year. The revelation comes after the same com...

Microsoft buying Activision is the biggest deal in gaming history and it’s not even close

john Hughes

January 18, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Microsoft has announced its intention to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, or just under $69 billion. Thin. I can't even imagine that amount of money, especially with the agreement documentatio...

Apple changes its “monopoly” payment policies

john Hughes

January 16, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Dutch dating apps are the first to be allowed to use third-party payment services Apple will let Dutch dating app developers offer alternative payment options - the first time the tech giant has allowed an ou...

Microinverter Market – Insightful Industry Trends – Hunter Women’s Chronicle

john Hughes

January 15, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Reading time:2 minutes, 37 seconds The microinverter industry is a growing sector of the electricity market. This article explores and tra...

Google proposes to exclude news storefront from search results to end survey in Germany

john Hughes

January 13, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Google has offered to exclude its "Google News Showcase" service from general search results in Germany to end an investigation by the local antitrust regulator, the authority said on Wednesday."Google has prop...

Fashion Nova beats smaller rival as anti-competitive allegations emerge in fashion

john Hughes

January 11, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Fashion Nova defeated an antitrust and monopolization lawsuit filed against it by a smaller rival, which accused the fast fashion retailer of engaging in a conspiracy to stifle...

Consumers, producers both victims of the consolidation of the meat sector – Twin Cities

john Hughes

January 9, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Oscar Wilde once said that â€œlife imitates art,â€ but when a spokesperson for the North American Meat Institute tries to be Obi Wan Kenobi, it just doesn't work. Edouard Lotte...

Here is the truth about the crypto miner that comes with Norton Antivirus

john Hughes

January 7, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Norton has come under fire for including a crypto miner alongside its Norton 360 security software. Activists like Cory Doctorow claimed that the company "sneakily installs cryptomining software on your compu...

Chinese authorities further regulate algorithm recommendation

john Hughes

January 4, 2022

Monopolistic Competition

Photo algorithm: VCGThe Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security and the State Administration for Market Regulation have ...

The Year of Accounts for Big Tech: How U.S. lawmakers plan to curb companies like Facebook and Google in 2022

john Hughes

December 31, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

If 2021 had a battle cry for US lawmakers to take on the world's biggest tech companies, it would be this: "The legislation is coming." This year, lawmakers have gone beyond the simple grid of companies like ...

Is Microsoft Adding Too Many Controversial Features To Its Edge Browser?

john Hughes

December 30, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

Many Internet users have welcomed Microsoft's decision to withdraw the aging browser Internet Explorer and the classic version of Microsoft Edge in favor of a new browser based on Chromium.Some have criticized...

COVID-19 Reporting App Developers Appeal Loss of Apple Over Alleged Antitrust and Censorship Breaches

john Hughes

December 29, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

On Tuesday, the creators of the "Coronavirus Reporter", an application created at the start of the global pandemic designed to collect and share "bioinformatics data" from users on symptoms of COVID-19, appea...

Alibaba set to emerge from ‘dark woods’ in 2022, despite facing stiffer competition – Global Times

john Hughes

December 28, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

(December 27): Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba had its "darkest" year in 2021, as it faced a series of uncertainties, including the strengthening of government surveillance in its country, geopolitical tensio...

Anthony Clayton | Hyperscalers, and Why We Should Be Concerned – Part 2 | On point

john Hughes

December 26, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

The second installment in a two-part series on how hyperscalers now control our digital world. The hyperscalers who control the Internet have become so rich and powerful because public Internet...

The merchant organization disputes the proposed acquisition of Prione by Amazon

john Hughes

December 24, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

Amazon has sought CCI approval on its proposed acquisition of Prione CAIT said acquisition would violate FDI standards In August 2021, Amazon and Catamaran announced their intention to end the joint venture b...

FinCEN: wildlife trafficking is on the rise

john Hughes

December 20, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

The country's largest money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog reported Threats related to wildlife trafficking are increasing. the Financial Crime Network (FinCEN), a division of the US Treasury Dep...

Parents should be able to choose the best school for children

john Hughes

December 18, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

Seventeen years ago Corey DeAngelis made a decision in college that changed his life. He applied to Communications Arts High School, a magnet High school in San Antonio, Texas, ente...

Three US stocks for 2022

john Hughes

December 16, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

HR As well as being a position in Warren Buffett's listed equity portfolio, RH can boast of being a 20 bagger stock since its IPO in 2012. In fact, RH (formerly known as Restoration Hardware) has a long his...

Airlines must persuade OEMs to develop MRO infrastructure in India: Jyotiraditya Scindia

john Hughes

December 15, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia urged Indian airlines to persuade their original equipment suppliers (OEMs) to develop maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities in the country. &aci...

Nothing to see here: Real Madrid just called UEFA for lying about a ‘software error’ which caused another Champions League draw

john Hughes

December 13, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

- Real Madrid are furious with UEFA for their 'shameful' handling of the Champions League round of 16 draw, sources told ESPN, with the club accusing European football governing body of 'lying' on the i...

Builders Protest Mhada ‘Rigged’ Redevelopment Tender | Bombay News

john Hughes

December 11, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

MUMBAI: The city's largest redevelopment project, Motilal Nagar in Goregaon (west), is mired in controversy amid allegations that the National Housing Authority (Mhada) adapted the appeal document from offers ...

The future of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism in Asia

john Hughes

December 10, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

Authors: Don S Lee, Sungkyunkwan University and Fernando Casal Bertoa, University of NottinghamHistory has shaped party politics and electoral instability in Asian democracies. History remains an essential fa...

ACCC approves massive $ 23.6 billion equity buyout of Sydney Airport

john Hughes

December 9, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

One of the biggest corporate contracts in Australian history is one more step after the competition regulator gave it the green light.Australia's largest airport is approaching a landmark buyout after the comp...

Lina Khan collects her chips

john Hughes

December 7, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

The emergence of the anti-monopoly (or "New Brandeis") movement has been far too limited in mainstream media as a movement consumed by opposition to Big Tech. You see it clearly in Sheelah Kolhatkar's r...

Threats to Amazon – The New York Times

john Hughes

December 4, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

â€œIf they can automate more low-level work tasks, they will be less dependent on human labor,â€ Van Alstyne said. Robots are used in all Amazon already, and the company is ra...

No more appeals: High Court rejects Apple’s offer to stay Epic Games’ Australian lawsuit

john Hughes

December 2, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

Australia's highest court has rejected Apple's offer to suspend the app market case against Epic Games, which means t...

Reviews | The Federal Trade Commission Has The Power To Break Big Tech

john Hughes

November 30, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

In a groundbreaking 2017 Yale Law Journal to study, "Amazon's Antitrust Paradox", lawyer Lina Khan took the measure of the online giant.â€œAmazon is the titan of 21st century commerce,â...

At a glance: Cartel immunity and leniency programs in Costa Rica

john Hughes

November 26, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

Cooperating partiesImmunityIs there an immunity program? If so, what are the basic elements of the program? How important is it to be the â€œfirst inâ€ to cooperate?A lenien...

Biggest problems Chinese tech needs to solve in 2022

john Hughes

November 25, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

It has been a roller coaster year for Chinese tech companies. Since the dramatic collapse of Ant Financial's IPO, billed as the world's most valuable publ...

EU lawmakers oppose Super League-style breakaway competitions :: WRALSportsFan.com

john Hughes

November 23, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

By the associated pressSTRASBOURG, France - EU lawmakers on Tuesday voted their opposition to the competitions escaped following the aborted Super Leag...

COVID-19 cuts sea freight in Latin America and the Caribbean

john Hughes

November 21, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

Sea freight loaded and unloaded in Latin America and the Caribbean would have decreased by 3.4% between 2019 and 2020, according to the UNCTAD Maritime Transport Review 2021 published on November 18. It was ...

Antitrust lawsuit against Valve dismissed

john Hughes

November 20, 2021

Monopolistic Competition

A class action lawsuit filed by Wolfire Games against Valve alleging Steam's monopoly dominance in the PC market is dismissed. ...