monopoly
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The hosts discuss what led to the federal jury ruling that the concert behemoth was acting as a monopoly.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
After a jury on Wednesday found that Ticketmaster owner Live Nation was an illegal monopoly, fans, smaller venues and artist groups expressed hope for a breakup of the concert-ticketing giant.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Live Nation denied that it was an illegal monopoly and said the states’ case exaggerated its market power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
“It requires the government to face down the monopoly that is State Grid, which controls more than 90% of the country’s electricity transmission and distribution.”
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
These people, whose origins lay in the salaried middle class and the upper grades of the working class, had been shaped and brought together by the barren world of monopoly industry and centralized government.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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