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The Chicken Tycoons vs. the Antitrust Hawks

As part of a broader campaign against anticompetitive practices, the Biden administration has taken on the chicken industry. Why have the results been so paltry?

By H. Claire Brown

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What Is a ‘Moat’?

Company leaders talk a lot about “moats.” That can sometimes invite regulatory scrutiny, as it did with Amazon, which was sued this week.

By Talmon Joseph Smith

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Bidding for Simon & Schuster Draws to a Close

The move to acquire the publisher, one of the five largest in the country, comes after the government blocked a deal last year on antitrust concerns.

By Benjamin Mullin Elizabeth A. Harris and Lauren Hirsch

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Penguin Random House-Simon & Schuster Deal Collapses, Breaking Pattern in Publishing

The deal to acquire Simon & Schuster would have made the buyer, Penguin Random House, even larger, and reduced the number of big publishers in the U.S. to four.

By Elizabeth A. Harris Alexandra Alter and Benjamin Mullin

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