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The Seattle Times on the hometown giant’s uneasy relationship with its merchants

By Ryan Chittum Nov 27, 2012 at 06:50 AM

The Seattle Times has another good story on Amazon, this time reporting on the hometown giant's lopsided relationship with its... More

AT&T’s Hubris

By Ryan Chittum Aug 31, 2011 at 02:48 PM

The Justice Department is suing to stop AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile, which would have consolidated three-quarters of cellphone-plan market... More

Deal Myopia in the WSJ and NYT on Hard Drive Merger

By Ryan Chittum Mar 8, 2011 at 02:52 PM

Here's a good example of how poorly the business press covers acquisitions that could hurt competition. The Wall Street Journal... More

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