The live music giant could be split 14 years after a $2.5 billion merger (Photo: Paul Sakuma/AP Photo) The US government is trying to break up Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation, accusing it of an illegal monopoly in the live entertainment industry. Merrick Garland, the US attorney general, said that “it is time to break … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster in an antitrust case accusing the company of abusing monopolistic power in the live entertainment industry. The DoJ, along with 30 U.S. state … Read more
It’s been 15 years since NASA’s groundbreaking Hubble Space Telescope was last serviced by astronauts. And the aging observatory, which has been orbiting our planet in low orbit since 1990, is looking a little worse for wear. Persistent technical problems have forced teams to halt scientific activities time and time again. That’s why billionaire space … Read more