Tag: Antitrust
The Man Corporate America Is Most Afraid Of
The Department just blocked the Spirit-JetBlue merger and it's coming for Google, Apple, and Ticketmaster next. The man behind it is Jonathan Kanter, who runs…
March 26, 2024

What’s Really Behind Eggflation?
Hosted by June Xie June Xie: Eggs. A typically unremarkable grocery list staple for most Americans became a point of financial stress and confusion over…
March 9, 2023

Schumer Freezes Antitrust Bills After Big Tech Lobbyists Bundled Millions
By Donald Shaw and David Moore, Sludge Several bills to curb the market power of the world's largest tech companies are being stalled to death…
December 15, 2022

Everyone Should Be Very Skeptical of the Supposed Benefits of the Kroger-Albertsons Merger
If more consumers buy more of our products, consumers will be better off. That’s one of the arguments that grocery giant Kroger is making to…
December 3, 2022

Albertsons Risks Toys “R” Us-Style Collapse From Private Equity Payout, Data Show
Three weeks after Kroger upended America’s grocery market by announcing it intended to purchase Albertsons, I talked to a man whose job is facilitating these…
November 8, 2022

Ticketmaster Is Destroying Live Music
Written & Narrated by Cory Doctorow Have you noticed exorbitant fees when trying to buy tickets to see your favorite artists? That’s because Ticketmaster holds…
October 20, 2022

Kroger Wants To Create a $210 Billion Grocery Titan
Supermarket chain Kroger used acquisitions to become the nation's second-largest grocer. Now, flush with cash from record-breaking profits throughout the pandemic, management is looking to…
October 18, 2022

America’s Mega Chains Thrive Off Illegal Price Discounts. The FTC’s New Commissioner Is Fed Up.
America’s largest retailers like Walmart, Kroger and Amazon receive big price discounts on almost every product they buy from manufacturers—and in doing so, they're often…
October 5, 2022

Air Travel Turning Point? Biden Moves to Block Latest Airline Merger
Airline mergers, long given a rubber stamp by federal government regulators, are about to face a major high-profile challenge. The Justice Department is taking JetBlue…
September 27, 2022

Biden Targets Hearing Aid Cartel, Stock Prices Plummet
A new Biden administration rule aimed at improving the price and availability of hearing aids has upended the industry in a matter of days, with…
August 30, 2022

Here’s How Amazon Is Strangling Small Businesses
When asked about the American Innovation and Choice Online Act three months ago, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer reaffirmed his commitment to the sweeping tech…
August 2, 2022

The Real Deal: Mergers Fuel Job Losses
Financial analysts predict that the large number of distressed small businesses will provide large corporations with a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to make acquisitions and consolidate power.”…
June 4, 2021
