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Mar 12 2024
News
No. 21 Saint Mary’s men end No. 17 Gonzaga’s monopoly of WCC tournament crowns
LAS VEGAS — Aidan Mahaney scored 23 points, Mitchell Saxen had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 21 Saint Mary’s led nearly the entire way to beat No. 17 Gonzaga 69-60 on Tuesday night and interrupt the Bulldogs’ stranglehold on the West Coast Conference Tournament title. Gonzaga (25-7) had won four WCC championships in a row and 10 of 11, with Saint Mary’s in 2019 the one year the Bulldogs
The Seattle TimesNov 27 2023
News
Warren Demands Probe of 'Sandwich Shop Monopoly'
Roark already owns the sandwich-serving chains Arby’s, Jimmy Johns, McAlister’s Deli, and Schlotzky’s. Warren said that adding Subway to that list could create a “sandwich shop monopoly.” … Her attack on America’s alleged “sandwich shop monopoly” scores new points for pettiness. It also shows just how broad (and therefore meaningless) the word “monopoly” has become in modern political
HotAirDec 12 2023
News
Google loses monopoly case to Fortnite maker Epic Games
The maker of popular video game Fortnite has won a US court battle against Google, with a jury deciding that the search giant had operated an illegal monopoly.
Epic Games sued Google in 2020, accusing it of unlawfully making its app store dominant over rivals.
Hundreds of millions of people use the store to install apps for smartphones powered by Google's Android software.
BBC NewsNov 27 2023
News
Liz Warren ridiculed over stand against ‘sandwich shop monopoly’
Senator Elizabeth Warren set off a wave of social media ridicule after her serious take on a “sandwich shop monopoly.” The Massachusetts Democrat is all for a federal antitrust investigation sparked by a potential sale of sandwich giant Subway, making it clear in a post on X that “The @FTC is right to investigate.” “The Federal Trade Commission is investigating if the $10 billion purchase of
Bizpac ReviewSep 27 2023
News
Forbes Daily: A Landmark Monopoly Lawsuit Against Amazon
This is a published version of the Forbes Daily newsletter, you can sign-up to get Forbes Daily in your inbox here. When it comes to PR strategies, the Queen of the North shows us that sometimes silence is golden. When Joe Jonas filed for divorce from Sophie Turner, there was extensive media coverage painting him as a devoted dad. Meanwhile, the Game of Thrones actress stayed out of the
ForbesOct 05 2023
News
Portland Monopoly game released, featuring dozens of city landmarks
The iconic board game is available at local toy stores and online via Amazon and CVS. A beloved board game has gone local! Monopoly: Portland, Maine Edition was released Thursday night and is now available to purchase in local stores and online through CVS and Amazon. Mayor Kate Snyder was among the city representatives who attended the release event."We're proud to have our city associated
WMTW 8Sep 26 2023
News
FTC Sues Amazon, Alleging Illegal Online-Marketplace Monopoly
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 states on Tuesday sued Amazon, alleging the online retailer illegally wields monopoly power that keeps prices artificially high, locks sellers into its platform and harms its rivals.
The FTC’s lawsuit, filed in Seattle federal court, marks a milestone in the Biden administration’s aggressive approach to enforcing antitrust laws and has been
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 20 2023
News
Gannett sues Google, alleges online ad monopoly
Gannett (GCI.N), the largest U.S. newspaper chain and publisher of USA Today, on Tuesday sued Google for trying to corner the market for online advertising by monopolizing ad technology.
In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, Gannett, which has more than 200 daily newspapers, said Google's control over tools for buying and selling online ads forces publishers to sell more
ReutersMay 07 2021
Opinion
Big Tech’s Monopoly Creep
If we manage not to descend into some kind of tech dystopia, then the generations that come after us will have the opportunity to wonder how on earth we had been duped for so long and so pathetically by a few Big Tech monopolists, how it was possible to have such a grand accumulation of power and wealth preserved by a system so bluntly corrupt in its modus operandi. Were we so transfixed by
The American ConservativeNov 27 2023
News
In response to Subway merger, Elizabeth Warren calls for FTC to investigate America's 'sandwich shop monopoly'
Subway might not be the only one that's freshly baked. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) thinks the government should investigate America's alleged "sandwich shop monopoly." "We don't need another private equity deal that could lead to higher food prices for consumers," Warren tweeted a Sunday. She was responding to a Politico piece reporting that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing
Reason