monopolies

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And regulators can be expected to take the same attitude toward suspected monopolies as the Ohio Supreme Court did in the 1892 Standard Oil ruling.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

The E.U. has been acting to check the monopolies of Big Tech in Europe, hitting companies with hefty fines and launching investigations into data policies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Selling to private equity “can be defensive against these hospitals and these larger monopolies that are kind of forming in each market,” said Aprill, “or it can be opportunistic.”

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

Most of that money went to producing and airing ads in which Steyer touts his wins supporting various ballot measures and pledges to break up utility monopolies to lower costs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

These local monopolies are reinforced by the Japanese government, which obstructs the import of foreign processed food by imposing a 10-day quarantine, among other restrictions.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond