Competition

Audit Notes: Insufferable in Aspen, Libor, Amazon Marketplace

Ending universal suffrage intrigues a CNBCer

By Ryan Chittum Jun 29, 2012 at 08:07 PM

CNBC's John Carney finally heard an idea that intrigued him at the Aspen Ideas Festival: Ending universal suffrage: His argument... 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

Google’s Search Dominance Comes In Handy for Its Other Businesses

The Wall Street Journal looks at a key competitive issue on the Web.

By Ryan Chittum Dec 13, 2010 at 11:46 AM

Google has a near-monopoly on search in the U.S. It uses that dominant position to boost its other businesses at... More

Slate Takes on Amazon’s Unfair Advantage

The retailer manipulates nexus law to give customers tax breaks competitors can’t offer

By Ryan Chittum Dec 8, 2010 at 02:01 AM

Slate's Farhad Manjoo wrote last month about how online retailers like Amazon get a huge unfair advantage over their bricks... More

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