Antitrust
- thehustle.co The world’s cutest monopoly
In the age of antitrust, why has Koala Kare, Big Baby Change Station, flown under the radar?
- www.thebignewsletter.com An Oil Price-Fixing Conspiracy Caused 27% of All Inflation Increases in 2021
The FTC just found evidence that American oil companies colluded with the Saudi government to hike gas prices, costing the average family $3,000 last year. The question is, what can we do about it?
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The Silver of the Lead: How White Collar Crime Prosecutors Get Punished
open.substack.com The Silver or the Lead: How White Collar Crime Prosecutors Get PunishedCorporate defense lawyers have adopted a new strategy that not even the mob considered. When facing litigation from the government, file misconduct charges against the attorneys bringing the charges.
- www.whiskeyriff.com Kid Rock Calls Ticketmaster A Monopoly That Needs Broken Up: “It’s Highway Robbery”
A RIFF on what country is really about.
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Vets fret as private equity snaps up clinics, pet care companies
iowacapitaldispatch.com Vets fret as private equity snaps up clinics, pet care companies • Iowa Capital DispatchSome veterinarians and advocates are sounding the alarm about private equity’s entry into the pet health care industry.
- open.substack.com Explosive New Documents Unearthed On Live Nation/Ticketmaster
Congressman Bill Pascrell released a report today on precisely how Live Nation/Ticketmaster 'essentially defrauds' artists, consumers, and promoters. It's all about the rebates, baby.
- www.kansascityfed.org Market Structure of Core Banking Services Providers
Three core providers dominate the market for core banking systems for depository institutions (DIs). These providers also have a large presence in vertically related markets, such as card network services; payment processing services for DIs, merchants, or governments; and banking-as-a-service. This...
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Intel Brags of $152 Billion in Stock Buybacks Over Last 35 Years. So Why Does It Need an $8 Billion Subsidy?
www.commondreams.org Intel Brags of $152 Billion in Stock Buybacks Over Last 35 Years. So Why Does It Need $8 Billion Subsidy?What’s to stop the chip-making giant from shoveling taxpayer grants into more stock buybacks?
- www.thebignewsletter.com How to Hide a $2 Trillion Antitrust Trial
We did an analysis of the Google antitrust trial. Last week, over half of the trial was held behind closed doors because the judge, Amit Mehta, is deferring to Google on the need for secrecy.