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Google Fights Back Against Canadian Lawsuit Over Market Power

February 23, 2025 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Google Fights Back Against Canadian Lawsuit Over Market Power

Google is battling a lawsuit from Canada’s Competition Bureau, which accuses the tech giant of abusing its market power in digital advertising. The bureau claims Google unlawfully linked its ad tech tools to dominate the […]

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Russia Slaps Google with an Unpayable Fine for Blocking State Media

November 1, 2024 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Russia Slaps Google with an Unpayable Fine for Blocking State Media

In one of the largest fines ever imposed on a company, a Russian court has ordered Google to pay a staggering 2 undecillion roubles—a number so vast it’s hard to imagine, equaling about $20 decillion […]

Consumer and Business Behaviour

Google and Apple Fined Billions for Abusing Monopoly Power

September 11, 2024 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Google and Apple Fined Billions for Abusing Monopoly Power

Google and Apple, two of the world’s largest tech companies, have faced heavy fines for abusing their market dominance, highlighting the economic consequences of monopoly power. In a major ruling, Google was ordered by the […]

Consumer and Business Behaviour

Game On! Microsoft Levels Up with $69 Billion Activision Acquisition!

October 16, 2023 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Game On! Microsoft Levels Up with $69 Billion Activision Acquisition!

Microsoft has successfully closed its $69 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, a significant move in the gaming industry. This acquisition was finalized after receiving the green light from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority […]

Consumer and Business Behaviour

Meta to Sell Giphy to Shutterstock in $262 million loss!

May 24, 2023 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Meta to Sell Giphy to Shutterstock in $262 million loss!

In a surprising turn of events, Meta Platforms has sold Giphy, a popular platform for animated images, to Shutterstock, an online stock-photo marketplace, for $53 million. This is a significant loss for Meta, which bought […]

Consumer and Business Behaviour

Ethiopia to break Up Ethio-telecom’s Mobile Payments Monopoly

May 18, 2023 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Ethiopia to break Up Ethio-telecom’s Mobile Payments Monopoly

In a move that could revolutionize the way people in Ethiopia do business, the government has granted a mobile money license to Safaricom. The company’s M-Pesa service is already used by millions of people in […]

Consumer and Business Behaviour

Fortnite-maker Epic Games is seeking to expose the monopoly power of Apple and Google

January 21, 2021 TheCuriousEconomist Comments Off on Fortnite-maker Epic Games is seeking to expose the monopoly power of Apple and Google

Fortnite, one of the most popular mobile games worldwide in the last few years, has been locked in an intense battle with Google and Apple since August 2020. The creators of the popular open world […]

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Kenya and the US look set to sign a free-trade deal despite Trump’s attacks on global trade

February 7, 2020 Comments Off on Kenya and the US look set to sign a free-trade deal despite Trump’s attacks on global trade

Under President Trump, the US stance towards global trade has become increasingly protectionist, with billions of dollars of tariffs placed on goods from countries all over the world, engagement in a devastating trade war with […]

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U.K. Government Seizes Control of British Steel Plant

April 15, 2025 Comments Off on U.K. Government Seizes Control of British Steel Plant

It’s a dramatic move—but one the U.K. government believes is essential for national economic security. In an extraordinary step, the government has taken control of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant under emergency legislation to prevent its […]

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India’s Consumer Market Shrinks as Wealth Inequality Deepens

February 27, 2025 Comments Off on India’s Consumer Market Shrinks as Wealth Inequality Deepens

India’s consumer market is far smaller than its population suggests, with only about 130-140 million people able to spend on non-essential goods, according to a report by Blume Ventures. Despite a population of 1.4 billion, […]

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