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Some families drop out of China's education rat race

by Jennifer Pak
Jul 8, 2024
Seeking balance and well-being, urbanites pull their kids out of the country's ultracompetitive system and head to village schools.
Eight-year-old A Wu plays during lunchtime in Sizhai village. He had struggled at a big-city school, so his family relocated.
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White House moves to stop alleged price gouging

by Kimberly Adams
Jul 19, 2023
Food inflation is a major complaint, but some farmers and companies say market forces will keep prices in check.
As grocery prices rose, many critics, including the White House, accused food companies of taking consumers for a ride.
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The FTC moves to ban non-compete clauses

by Matt Levin
Jan 6, 2023
An estimated 1 in 5 Americans work under a non-compete clause. The federal agency argues the legal provisions harm workers and consumers.
FTC Commissioner Lina M. Khan testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 21, 2021.
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Taking stock of Big Tech and Russian energy with Europe’s Competition Commissioner

by Victoria Craig
Sep 21, 2022
The BBC’s Victoria Craig speaks with Margrethe Vestager about Big Tech and the green energy initiatives.
Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission's competition chief.
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What's behind the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against Google?

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Alex Schroeder and Jarrett Dang
Sep 21, 2022
At issue are the platform's dominance over other search engines and the contracts that help it maintain that dominance, attorney Charlotte Slaiman says.
“There’s a variety of exclusive agreements for Google to be the default search engine, and that has foreclosed competitors from offering their products instead,” says attorney Charlotte Slaiman.
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Should the U.S. try to restrict high-tech American companies from investing in China?

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Jarrett Dang
Aug 2, 2022
The proposal is part of a larger competition package being considered in Congress.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai explains why addressing economic coercion from China is a challenge.
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Another cure for inflation? Making markets more competitive.

by David Brancaccio and Jarrett Dang
Apr 1, 2022
Companies facing few competitors can hike prices more easily than those in competitive markets.
"I like to say that we're not doing something new, we're doing something that people have done for thousands of years, which is use everything that's grown and not throw it out," says Anna Hammond, founder of Matriark Foods.
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Europe takes aim at Big Tech's "gatekeepers"

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Mar 25, 2022
Could the Digital Markets Act set a global standard?
Big technology firms face new rules and regulations in the EU.
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Kroger takes on Publix in Florida with no-store strategy

by Amanda Peacher
Dec 2, 2021
It's all about delivery.
The delivery-only method for Kroger comes with some risk, especially in such a competitive market.
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Biden considers order to use regulatory power to boost competition

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 30, 2021
The targets: industries with just a few dominant companies.
The Biden administration might act to strengthen the positions of smaller companies in industries dominated by a small number of giants.
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