In this issue, we take a look at how the Department of Transportation could exercise its authority to reign in the airlines as travelers suffer unprecedented travel delays and cancellations this summer.
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Open Markets Institute releases report on supply chain fragility— The report from researcher, Garphil Julien, focuses on security risks in critical sectors by the Bureau of Industry and Security to inform the U.S. – EU Trade and Technology Council Secure Supply Chains Working Group.
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In this issue, we discuss a major supply chain chokepoint that may pose an obstacle to increasing supply in the oil industry, Regeneron Pharmaceutical’s lawsuit against Novartis Pharma alleging monopolization and restraint of trade, and supply chain problems in the fertilizer industry.
Open Markets Institute submitted a comment to the USDA this week that reveals a bleak picture of consolidation and rapidly rising prices in the fertilizer market, contributing to shortages and higher food costs. Open Markets also submitted similar concerns with regard to rampant concentration and anticompetitive practices in seed and food retail distribution markets.
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In this issue, we discuss the legislative solutions to fix the semiconductor chip shortage, our Executive Director Barry Lynn’s testimony in the House on monopolists’ role in driving up inflation, and a newly launched European Grassroots Antimonopoly Group.
Research Associate Garphil Julien was quoted discussing the app Upside, which uses user data and machine learning to calculate participants’ willingness to pay.
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In this issue, we take a closer look at how the transition to renewable energy will be hampered if the U.S. continues its overreliance on minerals concentrated in nations considered to be foreign adversaries.
Research associate Garphil Julien illustrates how Moscow’s control of supply chains—particularly the fertilizer industry—could stymie America’s efforts to punish Putin for his war on Ukraine.
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In this issue, we discuss how Big Finance is driving rents higher, the details of a class-action claim filed against Facebook in the U.K., and our three-day event next week on how anti-monopoly enforcement will make America stronger and more prosperous.
Research Associate Garphil Julien made a featured comment on the consolidation of the semiconductor industry.
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In this issue, we look at the role monopolists are playing in stoking today’s high inflation, and we highlight our recent congressional testimony on the supply chain crisis and the risks of stablecoins.
Open Markets applauds the FTC for demonstrating a commitment to ensuring the resiliency and robustness of the semiconductor industry.
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Research associate Garphil Julien articulates how Wall Street financiers bent on short-term profits are largely responsible for America’s shortage of semiconductors and other key materials.
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Letter details how monopolization of key parts of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry is causing political and economic harm, and what the Biden administration can do about it.
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Garphil Julien highlights how the killing of President Jovenal Moïse took place against a backdrop of elite power, anti-competitive policies, and the U.S. failing to create open markets.
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This report discusses how the USDA must improve regulation of agriculture markets to ensure fair competition and to counterbalance predatory corporate consolidation through statutes such as the Packers and Stockyards Act.
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Open Markets research associate Garphil Julien writes about the decline in U.S. bike manufacturing and how the United States can use an industrial strategy to meet soaring bike demand during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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