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Page 506
... relative annual merger activity is associated statistically with varia- tions in average industrial stock prices . If the analysis includes both industrial stock prices and industrial production , about 86 percent of the variation in ...
... relative annual merger activity is associated statistically with varia- tions in average industrial stock prices . If the analysis includes both industrial stock prices and industrial production , about 86 percent of the variation in ...
Page 516
... relative volume of mergers of various types . Our classification appears in table 5 . ( The table referred to follows ... relatively large com- panies , those with $ 10 million or more , we often do not know enough about the various ...
... relative volume of mergers of various types . Our classification appears in table 5 . ( The table referred to follows ... relatively large com- panies , those with $ 10 million or more , we often do not know enough about the various ...
Page 543
... relatively high degrees of con- centration are also large markets , and the firms which are large rela- tive to them are absolutely large , and , as a group , are large relative to the industrial sector as a whole . Steel , aluminum ...
... relatively high degrees of con- centration are also large markets , and the firms which are large rela- tive to them are absolutely large , and , as a group , are large relative to the industrial sector as a whole . Steel , aluminum ...
Page 545
... relatively read- ily measurable feature into those which show a sufficient level of con- centration to be viewed as oligopolistic in structure , leaving the rest with the label " competitive in structure . " It must be emphasized again ...
... relatively read- ily measurable feature into those which show a sufficient level of con- centration to be viewed as oligopolistic in structure , leaving the rest with the label " competitive in structure . " It must be emphasized again ...
Page 548
... relatively changing and wide- spread stock ownership accompanied by varying divided policies , creates a very complex process in the division of corporate earnings . For cyclical stability and dynamic progress , the capital goods mar ...
... relatively changing and wide- spread stock ownership accompanied by varying divided policies , creates a very complex process in the division of corporate earnings . For cyclical stability and dynamic progress , the capital goods mar ...
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Page 687 - No corporation shall acquire, directly or indirectly, the whole or any part of the stock or other share capital and no corporation subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission shall acquire the whole or any part of the assets of...
Page 1120 - There is no more pleasant fiction than that technical change is the product of the matchless ingenuity of the small man forced by competition to employ his wits to better his neighbor. Unhappily, it is a fiction.
Page 1118 - The reasonable man adapts himself to the world : the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
Page 688 - The boundaries of such a submarket may be determined by examining such practical indicia as industry or public recognition of the submarket as a separate economic entity, the product's peculiar characteristics and uses, unique production facilities, distinct customers, distinct prices, sensitivity to price changes, and specialized vendors.
Page 809 - It rests on the premise that the unrestrained interaction of competitive forces will yield the best allocation of our economic resources, the lowest prices, the highest quality and the greatest material progress, while at the same time providing an environment conducive to the preservation of our democratic political and social institutions.
Page 1233 - I say, technically, I don't think anybody in the world knows how to do such a thing, and I feel confident it will not be done for a very long period of time to come. ... I think we can leave that out of our thinking. I wish the American public would leave that out of their thinking.
Page 572 - market" which one must study to determine when a producer has monopoly power will vary with the part of commerce under consideration. The tests are constant. That market is composed of products that have reasonable interchangeability for the purposes for which they are produced — price, use and qualities considered.
Page 695 - The four railroad cases at least stand for the proposition that where merging companies are major competitive 673 factors in a relevant market, the elimination of significant competition between them, by merger or consolidation, itself constitutes a violation of § 1 of the Sherman Act.
Page 690 - Such a test lightens the burden of proving illegality only with respect to mergers whose size makes them inherently suspect in light of Congress' design in § 7 to prevent undue concentration.
Page 563 - The merger of appellees will result in a single bank's controlling at least 30% of the commercial banking business in the four-county Philadelphia metropolitan area. Without attempting to specify the smallest market share which would still be considered to threaten undue concentration, we are clear that 30% presents that threat...