SpaceX is racing toward a stock market debut at a $1.75 trillion valuation. A significant share of that number is built on federal contracts awarded by agencies whose decisions are shaped by the company's owner — who also works inside the government.
Airlines for America CEO Chris Sununu says Spirit's bankruptcy proves regulators should approve more airline mergers. His members are the carriers that benefit most when budget competitors disappear.
Amazon's dominance over Western retail isn't a story about innovation. It's the result of predatory pricing, systematic regulatory capture, and two decades of antitrust enforcement that prioritized short-term consumer prices over competitive market structure — until the competition was already gone.
Newly unsealed emails from California's antitrust case show Amazon employees coordinating price increases across Walmart, Chewy, and other competitors — exposing the gap between the company's 'neutral marketplace' identity and its documented market conduct.
A jury found Live Nation ran an illegal monopoly and overcharged fans. Now comes the harder part — the history of antitrust enforcement suggests the verdict may be the easy step.