News tagged with competition

FDA outlines path for lower-priced biotech drugs

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to review the first lower-cost versions of biotech drugs, expensive medications which have never before faced generic competition.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Washington Post offering buyout to news staff

The Washington Post announced a voluntary buyout for some newsroom staff on Wednesday, citing the difficult economic climate for the newspaper industry.

Technology / Business

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mexico billionaires battle over telecoms sector

Battles between three Mexican billionaires over control of the lucrative telecoms sector heated up again this week, intensified by international criticism of monopolistic practices.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

France convicts Google Maps for unfair competition

A French commercial court has found Google guilty of abusing the dominant position of its Google Maps application and ordered it to pay a fine and damages to a French mapping company.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Google hit by new anti-trust complaint in Europe

The French online shopping website Twenga has filed a complaint against Google at the European Commission, accusing the Internet search giant of abusing its dominant position to eliminate any competition.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Monogamy reduces major social problems of polygamist cultures: study

In cultures that permit men to take multiple wives, the intra-sexual competition that occurs causes greater levels of crime, violence, poverty and gender inequality than in societies that institutionalize and practice monogamous ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 15 | with audio podcast

States reduce funding for research universities

States reduced per-student funding for major public research universities by a fifth during the past decade, while foreign competitors invested heavily to challenge the United States' once dominant global position in science, ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Is there a dark side to moving in sync?

Moving in harmony can make people feel more connected to one another and, as a result, lead to positive collective action. Think of those feel-good vibes created in a yoga class as students move in unison through their downward-facing ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

WebMD CEO Gattinella resigns

(AP) -- WebMD Health Corp. shares plunged Tuesday morning after the healthcare information website said CEO Wayne T. Gattinella has resigned, and it expects earnings to drop this year.

Technology / Business

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Malaysia eye-poked over bad Google translations

Malaysia's defence ministry on Tuesday blamed the use of Google Translate for the mangled English that appeared on its website sparking online ridicule.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Majority of Americans say research and development are key to building US economy

The new edition of America Speaks, a compilation of public opinion polls commissioned by Research!America, demonstrates increasing public support for research and innovation to improve health, create jobs and boost the economy. ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

With new generic rivals, Lipitor's sales halved

Sales of cholesterol blockbuster Lipitor plunged by half barely a week after the world's top-selling drug got its first U.S. generic competition, new data show.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Shooting for the moon -- to mine it

Most people don't take it literally when they're told to shoot for the moon - but thinking small isn't Naveen Jain's way. The 52-year-old Internet entrepreneur is a co-founder of Moon Express Inc., one of ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 20

EU accepts IBM concessions in antitrust probe

(AP) -- The European Union's competition watchdog says it has accepted concessions made by IBM to make it easier for rivals to perform maintenance on its mainframe computers and is closing its investigation of the company.

Technology / Business

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tiger Woods' superstar status hobbled the competition

Tiger Woods's phenomenal talent won him a ton of golf tournaments. But an article published in the latest issue of the Journal of Political Economy shows he has something else going for him: his superstar status hobbles the co ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Competition

Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For example, animals compete over water supplies, food, mates, and other biological resources. Humans compete for water, food, and mates, though when these needs are met deep rivalries often arise over the pursuit of wealth, prestige, and fame. Business is often associated with competition as most companies are in competition with at least one other firm over the same group of customers.

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