monopoly
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In 1832, President Andrew Jackson vetoed a reauthorization of the Second Bank’s charter, declaring it an unconstitutional monopoly favoring the few over the many.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026
NewStreet Research analyst Blair Levin on Friday added that SpaceX’s potential monopoly on satellites and rocket launches could squeeze the big three wireless providers and that Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile are pushing back.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
Live Nation has denied that it is an illegal monopoly and said claims about its power in the market are overblown, saying that artists set the prices, not venues or promoters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
Financial exchanges are another overlooked theme, as Citrini sees “CME’s monopoly coming to an end” due to a landmark shift in March 2026 when S&P Dow Jones Indices licensed a 24/7 equity-index perpetual.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
Part of the solution to that problem was for one person, the chief, to exercise a monopoly on the right to use force.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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