The "Monopoly"/Duopoly Club
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Date updated:08-13-2007
Everyone knows that - in the stock market - competition is evil. Here are some companies that (basically) are only one of two companies in the industry.
(much more soon... keep checking over the course of the next month or so)
(also, if you can think of some, please tell me and I'll add them on...)
Newest Additions: XMSR & SIRI ; BBY & CC
By: Matthew
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LOW
Lowes Companies - $21.35
- -0.65%
- $21.39
No Analysis added
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HD
Home Depot Inc - $27.18
- +0.26%
- $26.98
No Analysis added
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BA
Boeing Co - $51.70
- +0.52%
- $51.12
No Analysis added
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AFL
A F L A C Inc - $44.10
- +0.59%
- $44.61
I know this one looks funny... but Aflac has a strangle-hold on the Japanese market. Truly, the way the culture is there, no other competitor can move in and profit. Somebody actually tried to a while back, but they soon left after they found that no one would switch over from Aflac. Thus, this isn't a strict duopoly, and Aflac does have many competitors in other markets. But in Japan, it's just Aflac...
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AMD
Adv Micro Devices - $6.95
- -1.42%
- $6.90
(AMD & INTC - who are the two dominant players in the microprocessor industry - were added by John Talbott. Thanks, John)
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INTC
Intel Corporation - $19.24
- -0.31%
- $19.15
(AMD & INTC - who are the two dominant players in the microprocessor industry - were added by John Talbott. Thanks, John)
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XMSR
Xm Satellite Radi - $0.00
- 0.00%
- $N/A
XMSR & SIRI
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SIRI
Sirius Xm Radio I - $0.631
- -0.03%
- $0.6239
XMSR & SIRI
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05/14/2007 16:08 PM CDT Asked by mock portfolio
If you take out XMSR and SIRI, monopoly/duopoly co's have been doing very well. No surprise, given what monopoly/duopoly co's are...