This Week in Monopoly - Friday, August 2nd

Here are some stories we had our eye on this week:

A Future Without the Front Page

The New York Times

What happens when the presses stop rolling? Who will tell the stories of touchdowns scored, heroes honored and neighbors lost? We asked news industry innovators to share their visions for what comes next, and what fills the void.

FTC Antitrust Probe of Facebook Scrutinizes Its Acquisitions

Wall Street Journal, Brent Kendall, John McKinnon & Deepa Seetharaman

The Federal Trade Commission is examining Facebook's acquisitions as part of its antitrust investigation into the social-media giant, seeking to determine if they were part of a campaign to snap up potential rivals to head off competitive threats, according to people familiar with the matter.

FBI Examining Possible Data Breaches Related to Capital One

Wall Street Journal, Anuj Gangahar and Dana Mattioli

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is examining whether the woman charged with stealing data on millions of Capital One Financial Corp. customers from an Amazon cloud service successfully hit other targets.

UK watchdog triples fines on accountancy firms

Financial Times, Tabby Kinder 

The audit watchdog levied almost three times more sanctions against UK accountants last year than in the previous year, as it attempted to combat accusations that it has been too lenient. The Financial Reporting Council, which is to be replaced by a more powerful statutory regulator called the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority, issued £43m of fines in 2018, up from £15.5m the year before. The figures do not include discounts awarded for settlements; when factored in they reduced the fines to £32m last year and £13m in 2017.

The monopolization of patient drug data

Axios, Bob Herman

Surescripts is asking the FBI to investigate allegations that one of its vendors illegally shared patients' medication histories with Amazon's online pharmacy, PillPack. It's a fight that highlights how difficult it has become for patients to share their own drug data and how incumbent players protect their turf.

The Doctor Monopoly is Killing American Patients

The American Conservative, Jonathan Tepper

How the American Medical Association deliberately created a U.S. physician shortage in order to protect jobs and inflate pay.

Merger of Yards in South Korea, China Will Control Global Shipbuilding

Wall Street Journal, Costas Paris

Mega shipyard mergers in South Korea and China are forging a new reality in the industrial sector that underpins the global shipping industry.