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Is the new thinking on antitrust policy right?

Big Tech got some good news when a US district judge dismissed two antitrust cases brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a group of states. Curiously, the ruling may also be greeted as good news by the Enemies of Big Tech, who say that existing law is not up to the task of prosecuting monopolies and ...

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Airline making money off grounded 737 Max aircraft

Bloomberg Airlines follow a pretty simple formula for success — fill as many seats and fly as many hours as possible, and keep a young fleet. One Indian budget carrier is going another way to drum up income — not flying. SpiceJet Ltd hasn’t flown any of its Boeing Co 737 Max jets for more than 27 months, after two ...

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Alibaba-led consortium nears deal for Suning.com

Bloomberg A consortium led by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and the Jiangsu provincial government are nearing a deal to buy a stake in the retail arm of Chinese billionaire Zhang Jindong’s Suning empire, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest domino to fall in Beijing’s effort to clean up its heavily indebted conglomerates. The unit, Suning.com Co, could ...

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