Big Tech, Big Antitrust Implications
Talks of breaking up big tech have been heating up for years and seem to be reaching a boiling point. This isn't a political show, but the upcoming election has serious potential to shake up some of the biggest companies, so it's time to, as unpolitically as we can, dig into what's being said, why, and what it could mean for investors.
In this week's episode of Industry Focus: Tech, host Dylan Lewis and Motley Fool analyst Evan Niu look at some of the antitrust arguments politicians are putting forth, why the Standard Oil case doesn't give us much of a precedent for these big tech monopolies, why Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is under scrutiny along with Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google, and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), what breaking up could mean for these companies, what kinds of regulations might be put into effect to address these antitrust concerns, and more.
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