monopoly
—>Andrew Cuomo, the Attorney General of New York, has filed a lawsuit against Intel, claiming that the company is an illegal monopoly that engages "in a worldwide, systematic campaign of illegal conduct - revealed in e-mails - in order to maintain its monopoly power and prices in the market for microprocessors." More »
—>While U.S. authorities are still trying to figure out whether letting the Godzilla and Megalon of ticket-selling join forces is a good thing, the U.K. has come to the rescue of concertgoers worldwide. The Competition Commission declared that the merger would "will limit the development of competition in the market for live music ticket retailing." More »
—>We think the idea of "Credit Crunch," a print-it-yourself board game in this week's issue of The Economist, is great. We're not convinced it's exactly cost-effective to print the board, cards, and money with your own equipment, though—as someone suggests in their comments section, maybe a web-savvy reader should create an online version. More »
—>Remember those cold winter nights when your family stayed up late and fought to bankrupt each other? Recall the number of times you cheered a little metal dog (or hat or thimble) to move around a square board quickly? Recollect regularly screaming "come on seven!" only to roll a six? Who knew that all that time you were really learning about personal finance? Well, Blueprint for Financial Prosperity now knows this was the case. He's detailed eight personal finance lessons he learned from Monopoly. More »
—>A judge has ruled in favor of the Whole Foods/Wild Oats merger, but the FTC has announced they will appeal the decision and are asking that the merger be blocked pending that appeal. More »
—>Senator John Kerry, D-Mass., had questions for Major League Baseball and DirecTV at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on behalf of subscribers to cable TV and EchoStar Communications Corp.'s Dish Network who are threatened by the DirecTV-only "Extra Innings" deal. More »
—>In late October, we exposed two McDonald's flogs promoting their Monopoly game. One was supposedly written by "Stanley Smith" and followed his quest to collect all four railroads. The other was ostensibly written by 2004 million-dollar winner Marcia Schroeder. More »
—>We asked JSH&A for a comment regarding the McDonald's flogs, and we got it: More »
4railroads follows "Stanley Smith," obsessed with getting all four railroad pieces. The site also boasts a series of cinema verite videos purporting to document Stanley's exploits. More »
—>When I was a kid, I always looked forward to McDonald's Monopoly rolling around. It always seemed like a million bucks was just one Boardwalk sticker on the back of my small fries away. Of course, I didn't know the odds, but as McDonald's Monopoly rolls around again, Fast Food News has been kind enough to tell you exactly how unlikely you are to get anything at all. More »
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