Disney wanted to corner the market on sports streaming. A rival blocked them. So Disney bought the rival.
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Look to the State Trustbusters
A federal merger challenge against two home health giants has state partners, who will have to carry the ball if the Trump administration walks away from corporate enforcement.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Triumphant Return of Corruption
A look at the biggest stock gainers since Trump’s election shows that paying tribute to the next president will have its benefits.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Get Ready for Trump-flation
Trump won the election in part because of a backlash against consumer price inflation on Biden’s watch. Several Trump policies will make inflation much worse.
Posted inTAP
A Distinctly Biden Doctrine: Corporate Concentration Violates Worker Rights
Today on TAP: His disparate government agencies have come together to make this case.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Three Events That Speak to the Harris Economic Agenda
The Mars-Kellanova merger, the Kroger-Albertsons court case, and the monopolization lawsuit against RealPage all bolster her case against price-fixing.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Corporate Wishcasting Attack on Lina Khan
Billionaires are hopeful that Kamala Harris will break from the FTC chair. But she’s part of an entire network of policymakers who are actually governing in Washington.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Great Fishing Caper
A fishing conglomerate created a fake company to facilitate a merger. It could now be on the hook for billions of dollars.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Defense Department Submits to Microsoft’s Profit-Taking
The forced upgrade to Microsoft’s E5 productivity apps, ostensibly for cybersecurity reasons, is an example of the software giant’s insinuation into government tech systems.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Challenge to Fashion Merger Shows a New Antitrust Philosophy in Action
The bid to block a tie-up between two fashion conglomerates goes beyond consumer prices, and looks at market competition and labor harms.