Tag: Antitrust

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.”…