monopoly

Other firms are still free to come up with new products, and so the temporary monopolies that patents give don’t kill economic progress.

At the same time, Google’s lawyers are working to convince federal judges determining the company’s fate that, in fact, AI poses a huge threat to its monopoly businesses.

He characterized China's approach as building monopoly positions on magnets and other elements, calling it "a rather sinister and hostile move, to say the least."

As well as tightening rules for exports of rare earths, China has opened a monopoly investigation into the US tech firm Qualcomm that could stall its acquisition of another chipmaker.

Utilities often face price caps, in part because they are monopolies.