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Biden Order Targets Hospital Mergers, Surprise Medical Bills

July 10, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

President Biden’s executive order to promote competition will likely result in more federal scrutiny of hospital mergers and pricing, which economists say are two sources of higher medical costs.

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The Antitrust Case Against Google: It’s Becoming Too Much Like Apple

July 10, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

State attorneys general accuse the Android and Play Store operator of diminishing competition. Google says the suit is motivated by users wanting benefits of software without paying.

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The Las Vegas Business Trip Is Back (Mostly)

July 10, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The city could use a boost for its crucial trade-show industry after the pandemic left it silent. Here’s how one of the first big post-lockdown expos looked on the ground.

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Covid-19 Pandemic Led to Big Swings in Median Pay

July 10, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The pandemic changed the makeup of staffs at companies from Costco to American Airlines, fueling sometimes counterintuitive changes in median employee pay last year.

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Biden Order Opens New Front in Battle With Big Tech

July 10, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The president’s sweeping new executive order to spur competition targets big tech companies in ways that could fundamentally alter how they do business.

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Didi Tried Balancing Pressure From China and Investors. It Satisfied Neither.

July 9, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The ride-sharing giant gave regulators in Beijing the impression it would pause the IPO. It told bankers in New York it had a green light. The resulting backlash has cast a fresh pall over China’s tech giants.

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Biden Targets Big Business in Sweeping Executive Order to Spur Competition

July 9, 2021 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Plan encourages federal agencies to adopt policies that push back against corporate consolidation and practices that the White House says stifle competition and lead to higher prices and fewer product choices.

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Articles by Erin Slifka

Biden Order Targets Hospital Mergers, Surprise Medical Bills

The Antitrust Case Against Google: It’s Becoming Too Much Like Apple

The Las Vegas Business Trip Is Back (Mostly)

Covid-19 Pandemic Led to Big Swings in Median Pay

Biden Order Opens New Front in Battle With Big Tech

Didi Tried Balancing Pressure From China and Investors. It Satisfied Neither.

Biden Targets Big Business in Sweeping Executive Order to Spur Competition

Connect2Culture Postpones JOMO Jammin’ in July Concert for July 10

Brueckner Named Arvest Trust Officer in Joplin

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