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Jury finds Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (851+ words) NEW YORK " A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, dealing the company a loss in a lawsuit over claims brought by dozens of U. S. states and the…...
With a state tournament and new national affiliation, Alaska chess is on the attack
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1032+ words) When he started playing chess at age 7, Liam Callahan quickly developed a rival " a player who seemed to be a step ahead of his every move. Unable to defeat his dad, Callahan overcame the frustration with practice and persistence. "I…...
Federal court rules Google's ad tech unit is an illegal monopoly
1+ year, 2+ day ago (675+ words) Google's advertising technology unit is an illegal monopoly, a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, ruled Thursday, deepening the internet titan's regulatory woes and raising the specter that it may have to divest itself of a major source of revenue. Brinkema…...
Google faces off with U. S. government in its attempt to break up company in search monopoly case
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (1103+ words) WASHINGTON " Google is confronting an existential threat as the U. S. government tries to break up the company as punishment for turning its revolutionary search engine into an illegal monopoly. The drama began to unfold Monday in a Washington courtroom as three…...