Stories Tagged as
Competition
EU seeks to raise the drawbridge on companies that get foreign subsidies
May 5, 2021
It's an attempt to gain leverage over China.
Small business coalition says Amazon brands are unfair competition
by
Justin Ho
Apr 6, 2021
"It's a basic conflict of interest," says one small-biz advocate.
Market concentration and low competition has become the new normal in America
by
Daniel Shin
Dec 17, 2019
NYU finance professor Thomas Philippon argues that U.S. markets are no longer as free and competitive as they were a few decades ago.
A mall in Montana lost its department store ... again
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bennett Purser
Jul 30, 2018
When managing a shopping center, "every day is a fresh opportunity for creative problem solving."
Europe's top antitrust official: If there's no regulation, "you have just the laws of the jungle and not the laws of democracy"
by
David Brancaccio
and Janet Nguyen
Apr 12, 2018
Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition, says Facebook doesn't need to know the name of your dog or your mother's maiden name.
Amazon's new social media network wants you to start making impulse purchases
Jul 21, 2017
Its quest for world domination continues.
Movie bottleneck hits the multiplex
by
Reema Khrais
Dec 27, 2016
In the last half of December, upwards of 20 new releases hit theaters.
For public good, not for profit.
U.S. manufacturers aren’t investing in new technology
by
Molly Wood
Dec 8, 2016
A lot of U.S. manufacturers are holding back on investing in the latest technology. That’s according to a new report from the Boston Consulting Group. Companies are coming up short on investments in what’s called Industry 4.0 — an umbrella term for advanced robotics, augmented reality, big data and analytics, and other tech. This lack […]
EU responds to criticisms over Apple tax ruling
Aug 31, 2016
Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager says no one is picking on U.S. companies.
The White House wants more competition, starting with the set-top box
by
Nova Safo
Apr 15, 2016
Why the President has singled out set-top boxes