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Encyclopedia Articles (2)

Monopoly

214 words, approx. 1 pages

Monopoly Invented, ironically, during the Great Depression of the 1930s, the game of Monopoly symbolizes and exploits the capitalist ethic and was an immediate success. It became the quintessential Am... Read more

Monopoly

979 words, approx. 4 pages

Monopoly A monopoly is a market condition in which a single seller controls the entire output of a particular good or service. A firm is a monopoly if it is the sole seller of its product and if its p... Read more

Essays & Analysis (1)

Thriving Monopolies

1,017 words, approx. 4 pages

By definition a monopoly is exclusive control by one group by the means of producing or selling a commodity or service with the exclusive power that gives the group the sole command of traffic in a gi... Read more

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News & Journals (10)

The Never-Ending Monopoly Game

589 words, approx. 2 pages

There are many things I hate about my vacation being over. For example, back in the daily grind, I once again have to get up at 5:30 a.m. and walk the dog, then take the subway to work. When I... Read more

Mexico says oil monopoly struggling

501 words, approx. 2 pages

Mexico's state oil monopoly is in "critical" condition and needs to boost exploration and seek outside expertise to replenish oil reserves that are currently set to last less than a decade, energy ... Read more

EU charges Intel with monopoly abuse

532 words, approx. 2 pages

EU regulators said Friday they have charged Intel Corp. with monopoly abuse for blocking rival computer chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s access to customers.Intel immediately said its conduc... Read more

Western Civilization's "Moral Conscience" Monopoly?

1,147 words, approx. 4 pages

"The first use of nuclear weapons must remain in the quiver of escalation as the ultimate instrument to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction." — Five Western military leaders.I read... Read more

New Monopoly Game Uses Debit Card, No Cash

442 words, approx. 2 pages

A British version of the classic Monopoly board game released this week substitutes a Visa-imprinted debit card for the stacks of yellow, blue and purple play money long hoarded by childr... Read more

Russia tries to save sturgeon with caviar monopoly

530 words, approx. 2 pages

MOSCOW, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Russia hopes to save the sturgeon from extinction by setting up a state caviar monopoly and stiffening punishments for poachers, its top fisheries official said on Thurs... Read more

ANALYSIS: Serbs, pawns in monopoly and racket games

646 words, approx. 3 pages

Belgrade (dpa) - Though far from being top earners in Europe, owing to their country's slow, murky transition, Serbs often pay more for products than people do in the much r... Read more

Suit accuses Apple, AT&T of monopoly

337 words, approx. 2 pages

Complaints over Apple Inc.'s use restrictions and recent software update for the iPhone have erupted in two lawsuits alleging Apple and its carrier partner, AT&T Inc., engaged in illegal monopo... Read more

ROUNDUP: EU sees end of Microsoft monopoly after court victory

594 words, approx. 2 pages

Luxembourg/Brussels (dpa) - The EU said it expected to see an end to Microsoft's "super-dominance" of the global software market Monday after the American multinational lost... Read more

A Truly Grand Monopoly: How Steinway Calls the Tune

1,304 words, approx. 5 pages

Back in 2003, when Steinway & Sons celebrated its 150th year of manufacturing splendid pianos, the company raised a few eyebrows in the music world by launching a grand-piano model designed by ... Read more