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Ticketmaster DOJ Settlement 2026: Live Nation Keeps the Monopoly, You Keep Paying the Fees

The Ticketmaster DOJ settlement 2026 announced Monday resolves the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment — without breaking up the company, without forcing a Ticketmaster sale, and almost certainly without lowering your concert ticket prices. After 14 years…
Corporate Consolidation in America: How 40 Years of Merger Mania Left You With Fewer Choices and Higher Bills
Corporate consolidation in America has produced a market landscape where four companies control 85% of U.S. beef processing, one insurer dominates commercial health insurance in 47% of metropolitan areas, and since 1985 more than 325,000 mergers worth $34.9 trillion have…
Meatpacking Monopoly: How 4 Companies Cornered 85% of America’s Beef (And Why Your Grocery Bill Proves It)
The meatpacking monopoly in America means just four corporations — JBS, Cargill, Tyson Foods, and National Beef — control 85% of the U.S. beef market, up from 36% in 1980. That consolidation, built on Reagan-era antitrust abandonment, is the primary…
