NortonLifeLock/Avast: UK’s More Concentrated Markets, Higher Prices Provide Context for CMA Probe

The UK economy is exhibiting a “worrying combination of trends”: more concentrated industries, higher prices by way of greater markups – a measure of market power – and the largest companies holding onto their sector-leading positions for longer, according to Mike Walker, the chief economic adviser to the Competition and Markets Authority. That stark view, […]

U.S. Tells EU Digital Trade Investigation Will Begin ‘Soon,’ Document Says

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FTC Commissioner Meador Argues for Holistic Assessment to Identify ‘Monopoly Broth’ of Anticompetitive Conduct

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Labor Weekly: Supreme Court Declines Review of Major NLRB Precedent, Member’s Firing; Instacart Reaches $5 Million Settlement Over Hiring Discrimination; Controversial Independent Contractor Rule Nears Completion

Welcome to Labor Thursday, our weekly overview of competition and labor market issues. Key stories we’re reporting on this week include: • The Supreme Court declined to hear two cases with...

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NortonLifeLock/Avast: UK’s More Concentrated Markets, Higher Prices Provide Context for CMA Probe

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