Stories Tagged as
Competition
Another cure for inflation? Making markets more competitive.
by
David Brancaccio
and Jarrett Dang
Apr 1, 2022
Companies facing few competitors can hike prices more easily than those in competitive markets.
Europe takes aim at Big Tech's "gatekeepers"
by
David Brancaccio
and Rose Conlon
Mar 25, 2022
Could the Digital Markets Act set a global standard?
Biden considers order to use regulatory power to boost competition
Jun 30, 2021
The targets: industries with just a few dominant companies.
Chinese students, parents stressed by demands of extracurricular classes
by
Jennifer Pak
Jun 9, 2021
Academic competition pressures families to enroll children in tutoring courses. But some parents are resisting.
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.
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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.