Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a ban on non-compete agreements that prevent workers from switching jobs. This move could boost wages by $300 billion a year, or $2000 per worker.
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The end of cheap money in our monopoly-heavy economy is going to make things very weird. Big private equity shops could be in trouble.
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What did we get done last year? What will happen in the coming year? And how did BIG do?
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Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital Corp own LastPass. They raised prices, and then fumbled security. You had one job guys!
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Why does Wall Street still think that everything will consolidate? Probably because for the last forty years, it always has. Is that dynamic finally…
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A backroom drafting error leads to more antitrust enforcement. It's Veep, not Master of the Senate.
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Congress will now write into law the first major enhancement of antitrust law since 1976. And anti-monopolists accomplished this feat against the wishes…
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Open Thread: Is Decoupling with China Happening?Today’s open thread is about whether the U.S. is really decoupling from China, which is to say, separating out its supply chains from China’s. I…
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