I think it goes at the #problem ass-backwards. The competition watchdog is at the wrong place in the workflow to accomplish much. By the time a #deal is announced, it's essentially too late for a #regulator to have a meaningful impact on things.
(Very) occasionally it'll block a #merger or #acquisition, but that's reactive at best.
I suggest #legislation that forbids, in advance, any company controlling 10% or more of the #market in #Canada in any category from merging with or acquiring another company - in any field.
Big #companies buy out smaller companies to eliminate competition and drive up #prices, while expanding their market share.
Big companies merge with each other to stop having to #compete with each other.
If you're big enough to have 10% of the national market in something, you can compete for the rest.
When I was in Barcelona I was in this dimly-lit market with so many things that were (quite literally) foreign to me. It wasn’t a tourist place; it was for locals. So they had all kinds of everyday kitchen supplies. I found this wall of goods especially enjoyable to look at.
It's the first morning of #GeekCraftExpo PDX! I'm with my friends at Geek Girl Stuff waiting for my 12:0013:00 set (I'll also have a 14:0015:00 set today!)
Come by the Oregon Convention Center to see a whole hall full of geeky merch :sylveon_squish: :espeon_love:
(I also play tomorrow from 11:0012:00 and 13:0014:00)
I got cauliflower bytes tonight from The #Vegan Mary. Very spicy, but tasty.
Plenty of vegan food stalls tonight at Davies Park Solstice #Market
4-10pm #WestEnd#Brisbane
No one should be surprised at this. Many companies suppress the labour market by refusing to pay competitive wages, then casting blame on governments and individuals.
I imagine in the hopes of getting government wage subsidies.
Every spring, there are floods somewhere in North America. Maybe the Red River that flows up through North Dakota to Winnipeg and beyond. Maybe the winter snowpack is heavy and melts quickly in the Rockies, flooding out parts of B.C. Maybe torrential rains in Atlantic areas cause overland flooding throughout Quebec.
What should naturally happen is that when a high-risk area is flooded, insurance companies pay out losses for the insured, and recalculate their rates for that area. Rates are normally set such that the average cost of a catastrophic event, multiplied by how frequently that catastrophe is expected to occur, is covered by the insurance premiums collected from insured in the area over that span of time, plus a margin for safety and profit.
Yes.
“Agile tech companies have an advantage. We are seeing the beginning of the future battlefield: technology, driven by the commercial market, is taking over”
Ukraine invasion puts spotlight on war tech companies
@rikefranke I can't read the article, however the quote "technology, driven by the commercial market, is taking over" made me think.
The war shows advantages and limits of free #market#defense industry. A multitude of tech startups delivering creative solutions with impact on the battlefield (drones, targeting apps), while on the other hand industry can't keep up with the sudden increase in shell consumption as their production lines are not set up for (large scale) war.
The latter is very similar to problems we have in civilian #crisis management. "Just in time delivery" means no stocks, and no investment in emergency reserves or idle production lines as the return of investment is not guaranteed. The consequences we saw in the last years. Here it seems government run emergency reserves or legislative mandates are necessary.
So my question is: Where in defense production should the free market reign and where the government step in? Maybe a topic for @Sicherheitspod ?
My #options account is currently up 5% (realized gains) year to date (in this crazy #market!!!)
It’s easy to believe handling your own #finances is difficult - or even impossible. Tired old clichés about #investing haven’t kept up with current market and #economic environments - not to mention all the crooks and bank failures, etc.
Take some time everyday to study finance. Keep at it. Over time it will start to make sense.
Here’s to your financial health and well-being.
❤️
China solar module prices keep diving (www.pv-magazine.com)
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.