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Post by mhbruin on Apr 16, 2024 8:43:44 GMT -8
That's the Ticket!!
The Justice Department is preparing to sue Live Nation as soon as next month, an antitrust challenge that could spur major changes at the biggest name in concert promotion and ticketing.
The agency is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against the Ticketmaster parent in the coming weeks that would allege the nation’s biggest concert promoter has leveraged its dominance in a way that undermined competition for ticketing live events, according to people familiar with the matter.
The specific claims the department would allege couldn’t be learned. The federal government opted out of trying to block Live Nation and TicketMaster’s 2010 tie up.
Since then, the company has faced accusations of exorbitant ticket fees, flawed customer service and anticompetitive practices from lawmakers, regulators and state attorneys general. Critics of the merger say it has stifled competition in ticketing and that the company should be broken up.
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Post by mhbruin on Apr 16, 2024 8:48:54 GMT -8
Tesla Tanking
Elon Musk must set out a vision for Tesla after investors were spooked by high-profile departures amid layoffs, an analyst says.
Tesla stock fell 5.6% on Monday after Elon Musk announced over the weekend that more than 10% of its workforce would be laid off.
The Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said Wall Street needed to know the "rationale for the cost-cutting, the strategy going forward, product roadmap, and an overall vision from Musk" next week on Tesla's investor conference call.
Ives singled out the "gut punch" loss of Drew Baglino, Tesla's head of powertrain and electrical engineering, who said in an X post on Monday that he'd made the "difficult decision" to leave the company after 18 years.
"He was instrumental in the Powertrain and Energy initiatives at Tesla and was viewed by many as key to the Model 2 initiative over the next few years. The pressure on the stock today is being exacerbated by the Baglino news which was very unexpected," Ives said in a note to investors on Monday.
Rohan Patel, the vice president of public policy and business development, also announced his departure on Monday. He wrote a lengthy X post about his departure and thanked Musk and his former colleagues: "The past 8 years at Tesla have been filled with every emotion — but the feeling I have today is utmost gratitude."
Anthony Thurston, a senior manager of cathode materials and manufacturing at Tesla, was laid off, Electrek first reported. Thurston, who ran a 341-person team, wrote in a LinkedIn post: "Today marks the end of an incredible journey at Tesla. I'm grateful for all the opportunities and experiences that came my way during my time there."
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