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

Now with the growing monopolies in the entertainment industry, I’m sure that’ll likely change Hollywood too.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 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

As a result, Japanese food-processing companies enjoy local monopolies.

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