The past year and a half has been, to put it mildly, a weird time. Americans have grappled with the COVID-19 crisis, as well as with the associated economic fallout that revealed cracks in a number of ...

Can a company be monopolistic even though it does not exclude competition? Last week the U.S. Supreme Court said yes. In a unanimous decision which greatly broadened the definition of monopoly, the ...

The word "monopoly" has a negative reputation in the investment and economic communities, as it is often linked to abusive pricing and unfair advantages that many other businesses and investors might ...

A monopoly happens when a business dominates an industry or sector and can therefore control price changes and create entry barriers for competitors. It’s often used as shorthand in the eyes of the ...