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Monopoly Round-Up: The Stock Market vs America
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (700+ words) Lots of monopoly related news, as usual. Apple CEO Tim Cook retired, Sam Altman and Elon Musk's blood feud in a courtroom is about to start, Trump is considering bailing out oil-rich Arab states, and California Attorney General Rob Bonta…...
Monopoly Round-Up: Trump Loses on Tariffs, Has His 'Withdrawal from Afghanistan' Moment
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (551+ words) Lots of monopoly news this week, as usual. There's more drama on Paramount-Netflix-Warner, Trump will give the State of the Union speech on Tuesday, a judge ruled Ticketmaster will have to stand trial for monopolization, and California Democrats blocked a…...
BOOM: Ticketmaster GUILTY of Monopolization
1+ week, 4+ day ago (215+ words) Taking a step back, there are multiple implications of this decision. First, juries do not like big business, and are willing to rule against them. As one of the more connected enforcers I know put it, "I love a spiteful…...
Monopoly Round-Up: The Iran War Price Hikes Start
4+ week, 18+ min ago (671+ words) The monopoly round-up has lots of news, as usual. A judge just held up a middle finger to Trump FCC Chair Brendan Carr and blocked a major media merger, Israeli Defense Force soldiers are obsessed with betting on their own…...
Monopoly Round-Up: The Slow Death of Banking in America
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (432+ words) Lots of monopoly-related news this week, as usual. A Canadian deal with China shows the world turning against America, Trump nominated a billionaire to run his antitrust policy at the Federal Trade Commision, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani seems to be…...
Why This Economy Feels Weird and Scary
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (851+ words) This economy feels very strange. There's a little bit of something for everyone's narrative in these new numbers. Employ America's Skanda Amarnath says these kinds of numbers usually only occur before a recession. Conservative Trump supporter Oren Cass says that…...