The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. ENERGY

The price of oil dipped slightly yesterday, heading towards an end-of-year close of about $60 a barrel.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis, Jr. on why a “windfall profits” tax on the oil industry is a bad idea. 

2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Record label Sony BMG agrees to settle a series of consumer lawsuits over its efforts to copy-protect CDs. 

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct analyst James Plummer on why new technology, not more legislation, is still the best way for companies to protect copyrights.

3. RETAIL

Retailers Wal-Mart and Target begin to court more affluent customers. 

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Analyst Zachary Courser on the history of Wal-Mart’s innovative retail strategies. 

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