In this issue of The Corner, we address Trump’s attacks on Amazon, highlight an important new study that shows medical costs are higher in concentrated markets, and look at who really owns the data that Facebook collects.
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In this issue of The Corner we look at one of the Trump Administration's first attempts to impose tariffs, and its disastrous effects on the aerospace industry; highlight new studies that confirm the role of labor monopsony in driving down wages; and explore what a Wired cover story on Facebook missed.
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Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s top antitrust enforcer, appears also to be focusing on how much control a combined Bayer-Monsanto would have over the data generated from private farms.
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In this issue of The Corner, we explain how a recent congressional hearing signals bipartisan support for more aggressive antitrust enforcement, examine New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's failure to protect his constituents from Uber's predatory behavior, and highlight the monopolization of the student loan servicing industry.
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Commodity trader Archer Daniel Midlands (ADM) is in advanced talks to purchase fellow commodity trader Bunge, Bloomberg reported this week. That deal, if completed, would create a $34 billion grain company rivaling Cargill, the world's most dominant trading house
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In this issue of The Corner, we highlight concentration in the voting machine industry, look at how Facebook and Google have monopolized advertising, and, in the process, threatened local journalism.
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We discuss an under-reported proposal to shift the balance of power within the Federal Communications Commission, look at how concentrated economic power harms patients and healthcare employers, and explain why antitrust enforcement may come sooner rather than later for tech giants.
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In this issue of The Corner, we look closely at three of the biggest anti-monopoly questions for 2018, the boom in anti-monopoly political candidates, and a compounding factor behind the Spectre and Meltdown flaws in Intel computer chips.
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Happy holidays from the Open Markets Institute. In this issue of The Corner, we cover developments ranging from the repeal of net neutrality and its effect on telecommunications and media corporations, to the details behind the Disney-21st Century Fox merger, to the real reason behind the loss of independent stores in New York City.
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Dear friends, this is the inaugural issue of The Corner, a digest of need-to-know news about the concentration of economic power in America, and what people are doing about it. As a member of our list, we thought you'd be interested in The Corner. But if you'd prefer not to receive this newsletter, you can easily unsubscribe at the end of this e-mail. In this week's issue, we cover developments ranging from CVS's bid to take over Aetna to the ways in which the Republican tax bill promotes consolidation to important new data on how monopoly is aggravating regional inequality.
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