The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. POLITICS

Wal-Mart’s impact on wages, prices and employment benefits attracts an army of supporters and detractors into the political arena.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Analyst Zachary Courser on the motives of and history behind Wal-Mart’s political foes.

2. TECHNOLOGY

Apple faces legal challenges over iTunes patents.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Assistant Editorial Director Peter Suderman on Apple’s iTunes troubles in France.

3. BUSINESS

Cedant considers selling its travel services division, including the popular travel booking website Orbitz.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: President Fred L. Smith, Jr. testifies before the Department of Transportation on deregulation of travel reservation systems.

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