When companies within the same industry work together to increase their mutual profits instead of exclusively competing with one another, it is known as an oligopoly. Oligopolies are observed ...

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Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Behind the scenes of the more obvious oligopolizations we see emerging in today's tech ...

Three firms dominate the target date fund market, constituting an oligopoly. One firm – Vanguard – owns 72% of the passive TDF market, constituting a monopoly. Oligopolies and monopolies are bad. They ...

The Liberal government has approved a grain industry merger that will further reduce competition and grow a monopoly. Viterra silos. Credit: Michael Coghlan / Flickr Credit: Michael Coghlan / Flickr ...