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Breaking up is hard to do: how the US is planning to crack down on monopolies

As Ticketmaster-Live Nation’s market dominance in the event ticketing industry comes under scrutiny by the US Department of Justice, will this investigation pave the way for antitrust enforcement in the future?

Editor’s picks: Sit down with the best of our big reads

Our editors handpick the best writing in this week’s Business Post – including the lowdown on the mood in Ireland’s tech industry, and an exclusive interview with Health Minister Stephen Donnelly

Aidan Regan: How the Fed has gone from saving Ireland to putting on the squeeze

The engine that has powered our growth model since the financial crash is slowing, and there’s little the government can do about it – but the bigger question is whether we will see a sudden, big drop in the corporate tax take

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Editorial: Big Tech wrestles with its first bear market as oil and gas stocks soar

Silicon Valley is taking a trouncing while the volatility caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine has given energy companies a bonanza

Ian Guider: Cosseted tech employees should prepare for a rude awakening

For the first time in their existence, the Big Tech behemoths are facing a slowdown – so the sector’s legendary staff perks may be for the chop

Two extra commissioners to be appointed to DPC

Restructure is due to watchdog dealing with increasingly complex investigations in recent years, as lead regulator for many of the world’s largest data companies, according to Justice Minister

Vincent Boland: The investor’s dream: Apple remains above the noisy fray of Silicon Valley

The seemingly untouchable tech giant’s value briefly grazed $3tn last week, but its shrewd chief executive will be aware, as the fate of BlackBerry shows, that nothing lasts forever

Aidan Regan: What will global tax games mean for the future of Treasure Ireland?

The exact source of Ireland’s soaring tax take since the ending of the Double Irish is opaque, but untangling the corporate structure of Alphabet reveals how vulnerable our corporate tax boom is

Martin: government meetings with tech giants ‘should be transparent’

Comment comes in wake of revelations that confidentiality was granted to multinationals who met with cabinet minister Robert Troy on September 21

TikTok: Dublin tech’s rising force

Chinese social media sensation TikTok is poaching tech workers from established multinationals and has grown its Irish base from five to 1,200 staff in just over a year. So what’s next for the rapidly expanding tech giant?

Maxed out: Why Ireland is at the centre of a ‘Kafkaesque’ row over your data

Activist Max Schrems has accused Helen Dixon of failing to hold Big Tech to account over the handling of EU citizens’ data. But the Data Protection Commissioner insists that her office is taking action

Aidan Regan: Living online causes explosion of lucrative data-rich markets

In the online world, data is the greatest wealth-producing asset – and it’s how most tech giants convert their intangibles into an income flow

Billy Kelleher: Digitisation of financial services requires complex and clever regulation

As the financial and digital sectors become ever more intertwined, the risks become greater, and a balance is needed between effective oversight and an open and attractive EU

Malcolm Byrne: State must get up to date on tech regulation

The main players in Big Tech wield more power than ever and, while innovation should be encouraged, the government also has a responsibility to protect its citizens