Concentrating on monopolies: The Tipline for 18 May 2017

18 May 2017

Today’s top stories are drawn from two different perspectives on monopolies. Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke this week about the effect of market concentration on political power and the need to break up certain big companies. Meanwhile, the acting director of the Federal Trade Commission’s bureau of competition said something nice yesterday about the breakup of AT&T.

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