Market Structures

Microsoft now has a path to close its giant deal

For more than a century the American beer market was dominated by domestic beers, but in the last couple of decades a new contender emerged south of the bord...

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Businesses compete against each other all the time. What are the consequences for society of this competition? In this episode, I have a conversation with Da...

Amazon denied that such a plan was in the works.

Undoing the partnership would be difficult, especially during the peak summer travel season, which airlines have already sold tickets for.

Taylor Swift correctly captures the behavior of these senators when she sings, Did you hear my covert narcissism I disguise as altruism, Like some kind of congressman?

Worksheet – Price discrimination, Oligopoly Related news article: PG&E monthly bills could jump for many customers due to new state law (SiliconValley.com, April 13, 2023) Summary: This worksheet could be used for in-class or homework practice. Students will be asked to read a short article abou...

Altar bread was once made by hundreds of communities of nuns across the US. Now, a for-profit company controls nearly the entire market.

Get the 5-minute newsletter keeping 2M+ innovators in the loop: https://clickhubspot.com/9svNuns have earned money all sorts of ways over the years: from tea...

Many worry that monopolies will run rampant without regulation. The market process, however, illustrates a different story. And while banning monopolies via anti-trust law may sound good, the actual practice amounts to fighting fire with fire.

The acquisition would raise prices for travelers, the DOJ claims.

Roughly half of all zippers in the world are stamped with these letters. Find out what YKK zippers are and what the YKK means.

Multiplayer mode on… Microsoft is trying to win friends and influence people. The Xbox maker struck deals to share its gaming treasures with...

The Biden administration on Thursday moved to block Microsoft's $69 billion bid to buy "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard , throwing a stumbling block in front of the tech giant's plans to rapidly expand its portfolio of popular games and catch up to bigger rivals.

Experts fear the possible consolidation of Kroger and Albertsons would give consumers even less control over the cost of their groceries.

The lawsuit represents the FTC’s most significant effort to rein in consolidation in the tech industry since prominent tech critic Lina Khan became the commission’s chair.

The FTC said the deal could suppress competitors to Microsoft's Xbox game consoles and its growing games subscription business.

As part of its campaign to soothe regulators ahead of a potential vote, it announced an agreement with Nintendo to bring ‘CoD’ to the Switch for 10 years.

Students participate in an activity that demonstrates a key economic idea: The level of competition in an industry is a major determinant of product prices.

Paramount indicated that it would still seek to unload Simon & Schuster, despite the Penguin deal falling apart.

Or: Why you are not ever getting an inexpensive ticket to a popular concert ever again.

Offering an option with ads, the new Netflix prices could be compared to low priced basic coffee at Starbucks.

Amazon has 118+ private label brands, some that carry the Amazon name and others cleverly disguised without it. And it’s been accused of using its data prowe...

Kroger is the second-largest grocer by market share in the United States, behind Walmart, and Albertsons is fourth, after Costco.

Albertsons' stock jumped and was briefly halted after news that the grocery chain may get acquired by grocery giant Kroger.

Question of the Day for teachers and students (Updated): What percent of online sales go through Amazon?

We’re selling a twenty-dollar bill, but the amount some people are willing to pay for it might make your head spin. Find out why in this clever experiment.➡ ...

The Dollar Auction is a simple game devised by economist Martin Shubik in the 1970s. The beauty of the game is it's remarkable ability to illustrate the freq...