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The June 11, 2019 edition of the PBS “Nightly Business Report” was startling because the 1, 2, 3, 4 top stories were all antitrust.  Here be it and see it. Uno: Ten state attorneys general sue to block the Sprint/T-Mobile merger. Dos: A federal judge may unscramble...

In HL’s Grand Central Station neighborhood hipster-doofi line up for five buck Matcha Wellness Lattes at cashless Bluestone Lane kiosks and Birkenstock-shod elder hippies tender $20 – plastic only – for a snack size soup and avocado toast at the Great Northern Deli. ...

In one of the most consequential antitrust rulings in a half-century, Apple v. Pepper, SCOTUS on Monday allowed iPhone app purchasers to sue Apple for overcharges on apps designed and priced by developers (not Apple) but sold on the App Store.  The decision was 5 to...

Abigail Disney, Walt’s great niece and Roy’s granddaughter, stole the show last weekend, topping even Disney Studio’s Avengers: Endgame $1.2 billion box office for favorable mentions.  Her criticism of Disney’s 2018 compensation of $65 million to CEO Bob Iger, because...

“Biden is Running for President, After Months of Hesitation.”  Not HL’s words, but those from The New York Times’ headline and first spin, crudely letting us know that they are not thrilled. The paper of record that used to keep its “opinions” on those pages now...

At upcoming debates, Democratic presidential candidates will be asked whether they support reparations to African-Americans for America’s original and continuous sin.  Not certain that Trump, Bill Weld and any other Republicans seeking the nomination will be asked...