简介：the latest maneuvers of the new oligopolies and what they mean

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累计：47 篇（自 2007-09-03 起）

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Another LCD cartel member finedLast December we reported the multi-million dollar fines given to a cartel of LCD makers, including South Korea's LG Displays, Taiwan-based Chunghwa Picture Tube, and Japan-based Sharp. These companies were convicted of meeting to set prices on desktop computer, laptop and television screens. Worldwide market for LCD panel... (313 天前)

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Evil Empire buys rival, quashes anticompetition suitNews Corp, through its News America Marketing unit, recently bought out competitor Floorgraphics for an undisclosed sum. Both companies are in the businesses of selling coupon inserts and in-store advertising.The deal is to in itself remarkable or very big. But the interesting point is that Floorgraphi... (313 天前)

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Cargill and food pricesWe've written a lot about Cargill, the privately-held conglomerate that is key oligopoly worldwide food industry. It is constantly in the news. It has been recently declared Australia's leading whet exporter. It was the victim of partial takeover (of its rice operations) in Hugo Chavez's Venezuela, where it had been the largest fo... (313 天前)

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Merck-Schering-PloughThe big news today is the acquisition of drugmaker Schering-Plough by Merck. While it's being called a merger in the press, it is clear that Merck comes out on top in terms of staffing and name. But curiously, it's being structured as a reverse takeover, where nominally Schering-Plough acquires Merck, according to the Financial Time... (313 天前)

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The coming Kindle monopoly?For a long time, selling books has been an oligopoly. On the brick-and-mortar world, it is Wal-Mart, Borders, and Barnes & Noble. In the digital world, there's Amazon, which dwarfs any competitors. These four have driven all but a handful of small chains and independent booksellers out of the business. Wal-Mart sells only a v... (313 天前)

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Stacking oligopoliesThe proposed merger of Live Nation and TicketMaster is a clear case of two oligopolies stacking on one another to extend their near-monopoly control vertically. Live Nation either owns of has the right to book nearly every major pop music venue in the US (71 at lest count), plus a number of venues abroad. It also, through an earlier ... (313 天前)

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Erectile oligopoly accused of cartelSwiss antitrust officials have charged the three leading makers of erectile dysfunctional drugs of a price-fixing cartel. The three are Bayer (Levitra), Pfizer (Viagra), and Eli Lilly (Cialis). According to the Swiss officials, the three companies set and enforced similar "recommended prices" for their drug that resul... (313 天前)

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