Pricing in the News

December 2024

• 'It comes at a cost': British growers criticise Christmas vegetable price war
• Retailers ask for action to end 'price-gouging' by card providers
• 'It's one of the most stupid business models out there': The absurd world of a Christmas tree farmer
• Microsoft faces £1 billion lawsuit in UK for allegedly overcharging rival cloud firms’ customers
• Amid Gen Z's love of cheaper, lab-grown diamonds, a natural diamond giant slashes prices
• Nestlé's price rises went 'too far,' burdening consumers and ultimately turning them away, chairman admits

  November 2024

• Elizabeth Warren calls for crackdown on Internet "monopoly" you’ve never heard of
• 'Happy hour in reverse': where dynamic pricing may creep further
• Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom
• Near monopoly status: How the Israel-Hamas War impacted El Al ticket prices
• Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling Curbing Bid-Rigging Prosecutions
• Congestion pricing plan opposed by Trump returns with new reduced tolls
• A New Streaming Customer Emerges: the Subscription Pauser
• GoodRx, PBMs accused of suppressing reimbursements to independent pharmacies
• Starbucks Announces Major Change to Its Menu Pricing - Here’s How It Could Impact Your Order

  October 2024

• 'Unlimited dollars': how an Indiana hospital chain took over a region and jacked up prices
• Basecamp-maker 37Signals says its "cloud exit" will save it $10M over 5 years
• FTC "click to cancel" rule seeks to end free trial traps, sneaky auto-enrollments
• 'I've fallen out with people': the bruising debate over UK zonal energy pricing
• X changes creator payouts to depend on engagement, not ads
• McDonald's sues meat industry giants over alleged beef price fixing scheme
• Mega Millions ticket price jumps - Are you ready to pay $5 for a shot at billions?
• China is oversupplying lithium to eliminate rivals, US official says
• Warren presses Stop & Shop on grocery prices after study shows differences across neighborhoods
• SCOTUS denial ends saga of Shkreli’s infamous 5,000% drug price scheme
• Fixing shrinkflation with bigger fonts sounds like a joke. Then again, I do keep forgetting my glasses
• Rock-Star Law Firms Are Billing Up to $2,500 per Hour. Clients Are Indignant.
• Supermarket 'shrinkflation' to be targeted through fairer, more comparable pricing rules
• Antitrust Lawsuit Against NASCAR Sheds Light on Uneven TV Revenue Sharing
• Newsom sides with health care industry in rejecting rules for prescription drug middlemen, hedge funds
• U.S. Attorney Announces Criminal Charges In Multi-Year Fraud Scheme In The Market For Carbon Credits

  September 2024

• Why do concert tickets now cost as much as a games console?
• The bear at the door: estate agents say they fear speaking out about realestate.com.au price gouging
• Amazon "tricks" customers into buying Fire TVs with false sales prices: Lawsuit
• Starlink imposes $100 "congestion charge" on new users in parts of US
• Ex-MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Conspiracy After Taking Plea Deal
• US SEC votes to allow half-penny stock pricing
• Ban on rental bidding wars is on the way - but will it work?
• Admins wonder if the cloud was such a good idea after all

  August 2024

• Retailers are deploying 'murky' loyalty pricing practices, says consumer watchdog
• Restaurants fight back against the FTC crackdown on 'junk fees' as diners balk at new charges
• Amazon is bricking primary feature on $160 Echo device after 1 year
• Peloton to start charging subscribers with used equipment $95 activation fee
• Harris zeroes in on high food prices as inflation dominates the presidential race
• Parents Rage Against New Fee to Keep Their Smart Bassinets Smart
• Smart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion app
• States want to lower drug prices. A federal law stands in their way.
• DraftKings reverses plans for a tax on customers as FanDuel parent Flutter wows Wall Street
• Found a PIF on your receipt? Here's where that money is going
• StubHub tricks people with 'bait-and-switch' pricing scheme, DC attorney general alleges
• BYD ‘to offer free charging’ after discount protest
• San Francisco to ban software that "enables price collusion" by landlords
• Logitech has an idea for a "forever mouse" that requires a subscription

  July 2024

• Catalytic converter thefts are dropping. It's no coincidence that metal prices are falling, too
• Adobe exec compared Creative Cloud cancellation fees to 'heroin'
• Customers who save on electric bills could be forced to pay utility company for lost profits
• Automakers Sold Driver Data To Insurance Companies For Next To Nothing
• 5th Circuit court upends FCC Universal Service Fund, ruling it an illegal tax
• Microsoft: Our licensing terms do not meaningfully raise cloud rivals' costs
• What is 'surveillance pricing,' and is it forcing some consumers to pay more? FTC investigates
• Housing, once the ticket to wealth in China, is now draining fortunes
• FTC attacks Microsoft's post-merger Game Pass price increases
• Accused of using algorithms to fix rental prices, RealPage goes on offensive
• FCC closes "final loopholes" that keep prison phone prices exorbitantly high
• California fast food workers now earn $20 per hour. Franchisees are responding by cutting hours.
• Walmart, Chipotle and others feel the heat over prices
• New York cannabis shops can offer discounts on pot to students, seniors and vets under new proposal
• Comic-Con May Leave San Diego Over Hotel Price Gouging, Say Organizers
• BYD's aggressive discounts are annoying customers—and officials—in Thailand, the 'Detroit of Asia'
• The scary new ways you're about to get overcharged for everything
• FTC study finds 'dark patterns' used by a majority of subscription apps and websites
• Historic tourist attraction loses $170K worth of donations after going cashless
• Sunday Ticket price gouging also impacted those who couldn't afford to buy it
• Shipt’s Algorithm Squeezed Gig Workers. They Fought Back

  June 2024

• In 11th-hour reversal, state Senate passes emergency bill to exempt restaurants from service-fee ban
• New Jersey fines Walmart over in-store pricing practices
• A supermarket trip may soon look different, thanks to electronic shelf labels
• FTC Takes Action Against Adobe and Executives for Hiding Fees, Preventing Consumers from Easily Cancelling Software Subscriptions
• T-Mobile users thought they had a lifetime price lock - guess what happened next
• European Union announces higher tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese EVs
• The Wall Street Journal Want to pay cash? That'll cost you extra
• Hochul Halts Congestion Pricing in a Stunning 11th-Hour Shift
• One Person One Price
• FTC preparing lawsuit over alcohol pricing
• Companies Counter Pushback on Price Increases With Promotions

  May 2024

• In China, Starbucks tries to avoid price war but gets dragged into discounting
• Olive oil prices soar after criminals flood market with fakes
• Frontier Airlines does away with change fees in budget airline pricing overhaul
• No criminal charges in rare liquor probe at Oregon alcohol agency, state report says
• California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices
• Las Vegas hotels defeat price-fixing class action over room rates
• This hit Bay Area bakery has gone tipless. But will customers get sticker shock?
• McDonald's is considering a $5 meal deal. Here's what you'd get.
• The world is drinking less wine, and decades-old vines are being torn up
• Premier Inn ad banned over 'misleading' pricing claims
• Maine's liquor prices are a mystery, and some say unfair. That may change.
• Open Source world's Bruce Perens emits draft Post-Open Zero Cost License

  April 2024

• Chambers' Revenue Model Tests Law Firms' Appetite for Exposure
• Tip your Domino’s driver next time you order a pizza and you can get some cash back yourself
• No more refunds after 100 hours: Steam closes Early Access playtime loophole
• Airlines required to refund passengers for canceled, delayed flights
• France orders retailers to display shrinkflation
• Secondhand watch prices have tanked—but luxury watches weren't meant to be investments anyway, Rolex CEO says
• Elite: Dangerous's real-money ship sales spark "pay-to-win" outrage
• Hospital prices for the same emergency care vary up to 16X, study finds
• TSMC expects customers to pay more for chips fabbed overseas
• Consumers will finally see FCC-mandated 'nutrition labels' for most broadband plans
• Walmart shoppers could receive $500 as part of a settlement: How to file a claim
• Demand for french fries reflects resilient consumer as so-called fry attachment rate holds steady
• UK govt office admits ability to negotiate billions in cloud spending curbed by vendor lock-in
• Inflation is bananas: after 20 years, Trader Joe's raises the fruit’s price by four cents

  March 2024

• One way to help American homebuyers? Do what the Dutch do.
• Why do airlines charge so much for checked bags? This obscure rule helps explain why
• FCC bans cable TV industry's favorite trick for hiding full cost of service
• Want to feel special? Stores and restaurants with paid memberships are betting on it
• Epic asks court to block Apple’s 27% commission on website purchases
• Despite Red Sea crisis inflation shock, ocean freight rates are headed down on key China-U.S. trade route
• H&R Block wipes out data of filers looking to pay less, FTC alleges
• Some doctor's offices are charging patients for administrative tasks: Here's why
• HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors

  February 2024

• Panera Bread exempt from California’s $20 minimum wage law after owner donated to Gov. Newsom
• Hong Kong Takes Drastic Action to Avert Property Slump
• Why NYC congestion pricing might hurt New Yorkers who don’t even drive more than anyone else
• What does a service fee ban mean for diners? Expect higher menu prices - a lot higher
• Consumers are increasingly pushing back against price increases - and winning
• Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion
• Wendy’s will experiment with dynamic surge pricing for food in 2025
• Amazon hides cheaper items with faster delivery, lawsuit alleges
• Lawsuit against Prime Video ads shows perils of annual streaming subscriptions
• Top tire makers are sued in US over alleged price fixing
• Cable TV companies tell FCC: Early termination fees are good, actually
• Food industry groups object to proposed B.C. chicken price increase

  January 2024

• UK fuel retailers to be forced to share prices within half hour of any changes
• Apple lets devs use alternate in-app payment options, still takes commissions
• HP sued (again) for blocking third-party ink from printers, accused of monopoly
• How Biden's battle against resort and other 'junk' fees could affect Las Vegas
• How rock-bottom prices drive shortages of generic drugs used in hospitals
• NFL faces consumer lawsuit over merchandise prices, licensing
• PepsiCo products are being pulled from some Carrefour grocery stores in Europe over price hikes
• Consumer group wants to end $255M "gift card loophole" for Starbucks and others
• From FedEx to airlines, companies are starting to lose their pricing power

  December 2023

• Coca-Cola Japan to expand trial of dynamic-price vending machines
• Apple announces new 'contingent pricing' feature for App Store subscriptions
• Denied a mortgage to buy a Florida condo? A secret, quasi-government blacklist may be why
• Range Rovers Become Thief-Magnets, Causing Prices to Tumble
• Pork prices in China are crashing to multi-year lows as the world's 2nd-largest economy grapples with deflation
• Tesla again threatens to sue Cybertruck buyers who try to resell the cars
• Biden Wants to Give 500,000 Americans Money to Buy Homes
• Greedflation: corporate profiteering 'significantly' boosted global prices, study shows
• Cable lobby to FCC: Please don't look too closely at the prices we charge
• CVS Plans to Overhaul How Much Drugs Cost
• Tesla Offers $1,000 To Cybertruck Reservation Holders To Get A Different Tesla
• Sixt to Phase Out Teslas From Rental Car Fleet on Poor Resale Value
• Holidaymakers fury at Ryanair as budget airline charges passengers a whopping £21 for an e-boarding pass
• Google to pay Canada's "link tax," drops threat of removing news from search
• Meta's "overpriced" ad-free subscriptions make privacy a "luxury good": EU suit
• Steam's regional price hikes of up to 4298% could spur exodus from Argentina and Turkey gamers
• Weird Al's Surprise Message in Spotify Wrapped Puts Spotlight on Streaming Royalties

  November 2023

• Ontario couple walks away from $140K after dispute with developer
• Renters suing RealPage get US backing in pricing lawsuits
• Online stores still structurally misleading consumers with fake offers: ACM
• The Diamond World Takes Radical Steps to Stop a Pricing Plunge
• A secret Google deal let Spotify completely bypass Android's app store fees
• Airlines will make a record $118 billion in extra fees this year - their websites are designed to get you to pay
• D.C. Taxis Can Now Pick Up Your Uber Ride
• Price paid for offshore power to rise by over 50%
• The Panama Canal is so clogged up that a shipping company paid $4 million to jump the line: report
• Americans are losing faith that inflation will return to normal. The Fed is terrified
• Apple's MacBook Pro memory problem is worse than ever
• Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices
• California residents to pay the price for Newsom's $20 fast food minimum wage
• While some homebuyers pay 8% mortgage rates, others are wrangling steep discounts - and it's creating a surprising surge in new home sales
• Facebook Finally Puts a Price on Privacy: It's $10 a Month
• DoorDash now warns you about bad service if you don't tip
• Amid price hikes, ads, & crackdowns, Netflix finally cuts subscribers a break

  October 2023

• Newspapers want payment for articles used to power ChatGPT
• Backlash forces T-Mobile to cancel automatic migrations to pricier plans
• Chick-fil-A reportedly agrees to $4.4 million settlement over delivery price upcharges
• YouTube TV, which costs $73 a month, agrees to end "$600 less than cable" ads
• We're literally being stolen from, in plain sight: Musicians are tired of venues taking their T-shirt money, and they're fighting back.
• T-Mobile switches users to pricier plans and tells them it's not a price hike
• Amazon's $1 BILLION secret algorithm exposed: Retail giant accused of pushing up prices to encourage competitors to do the same in bombshell redacted claims from FTC anti-trust lawsuit

  September 2023

• Unity exec tells Ars he's on a mission to earn back developer trust
• RE/MAX settles buyer broker commission lawsuits for $55 million
• Unity makes major changes to controversial install-fee program
• Unity's new "per-install" pricing enrages the game development community
• Google paying $10bn a year to maintain monopoly, claims DOJ
• Oregon plans to use Medicaid money for rental assistance for those who qualify
• Carrefour puts 'shrinkflation' price warnings on food to shame brands
• Colorado mobile home company engaged in "unlawful price-fixing cartel," lawsuit alleges
• Amazon loses bid to dismiss consumers' price-fixing lawsuit in US court
• New lawsuit alleges price-fixing at Seattle-area apartment buildings
• BMW decides heated seat subscriptions are a bust
• Wireless carriers are messing with your autopay discount
• FCC says "too bad" to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard
• China stocks climb after authorities attempt to lure investors with stock tax cut, other moves
• France has too much wine. It's paying millions to destroy the leftovers

  August 2023

• Koreans uncomfortable with emergence of tipping culture
• Amazon adds a new fee for sellers who ship their own packages
• Booking sued by Texas, which alleges deceptive hotel-rate practices
• As gas prices creep up again, Newsom appoints new oil czar to watch for price gouging
• Japan Insurers Sink on Concerns Over Suspected Price Fixing
• Buyers of Bored Ape NFTs sue after digital apes turn out to be bad investment
• Tesla's $10,000-Cheaper Model S, X Are Software Locked for Less Range: Report
• Dell fined $6.5M after admitting it made overpriced monitors look discounted
• No more freebies: Companies crack down on customer perks and rewards
• Hotels are returning fire in the 'junk fee' war. Don't be a casualty.

  July 2023

• New Jersey sues over New York City's congestion pricing plan
• T-Mobile's charging an extra $5 plus tax for paying your phone bill in-store
• 'No way out': how video games use tricks from gambling to attract big spenders
• Supermarkets forced to publish live fuel prices to cut costs
• Parliament shoots down plan to let municipalities choose who homeowners sell to

  June 2023

• Amazon named its "labyrinthine" Prime cancellation process after Homer's Iliad
• US Chamber of Commerce sues over government's drug pricing power
• "Clearly predatory": Western Digital sparks panic, anger for age-shaming HDDs
• Judge denies Amazon's, Apple's motions to dismiss class action price-fixing suit
• Tesco could be breaking law on Clubcard pricing, says Which?
• Dell in hot water for making shoppers think overpriced monitors were discounted
• Desperate Chinese Builders Turn to Zero, Negative Down Payments to Entice Homebuyers
• How long can companies keep on raising prices?
• Federal authorities move to close mammoth drug-pricing loophole
• Reddit's plan to kill third-party apps sparks widespread protests
• Facebook, Instagram to block news stories in California if bill passes

  May 2023

• Frontier Airlines confirms gate agent 'incentive' for baggage fees after viral TikToks
• Finnish nuclear plant throttles production as electricity price plunges
• CEO of biggest carbon credit certifier to resign after claims offsets worthless
• 'No generics' deals blocked pet owners from cheaper flea-and-tick treatment, lawsuit claims
• Pentagon Says Multi-Billion Dollar Accounting Mistake Means More Arms Funding for Ukraine
• Telcos detail plan to charge Big Tech firms for access to Internet users
• Microsoft could start trading ad views for timed slices of games
• HP disables customers' printers if they use ink cartridges from cheaper rivals
• Why Airfares, Hotels and Cars Are Getting So Expensive for Americans
• Too greedy: mass walkout at global science journal over unethical fees
• White House proposes 30 percent tax on electricity used for crypto mining
• TSMC to Charge up to 30% More for Chips Made in the U.S.
• McDonald's says people are cutting back on ordering fries with their burgers as consumers tighten their budgets
• Twitter Will Introduce Per-Article Charging Option to Publishers in May, Says Elon Musk
• Why J.Crew Could Settle New Class-Action Lawsuit Over Factory Outlet Pricing

  April 2023

• New Senate Bill Could Force Ticket Sellers to Disclose Their Fees Upfront
• S.F. repeals its boycott of 30 states that passed conservative laws. Here's why
• How the US is subsidizing high-risk homebuyers - at the cost of those with good credit
• California power companies roll out fixed-rate bill proposal
• Strip hotels accused of fixing room rates want lawsuit dismissed
• Software firms across U.S. facing massive tax bills that threaten tech startup world survival
• Attorney General James Announces Price Gouging Rules to Protect Consumers and Small Businesses

  March 2023

• State may scale down new home loan program aimed at first-time buyers
• U.S. real estate brokerages must face home sellers' class action over commissions
• Grubhub, Uber Eats, Postmates cannot arbitrate diners' claims over high prices
• Cannabis 'price war' could cause 'significant' damage to industry: HEXO CEO
• VW says sorry for child carjacking fiasco, makes safety service free

  February 2023

• Restaurants experiment with subscription models to keep revenue flowing
• Rovio says paid Angry Birds had "negative impact" on free-to-play versions
• Why UK supermarkets are rationing fruit and vegetables
• Amazon Is Taking Half of Each Sale From Its Merchants
• As Biden goes after 'junk fees,' Nevadans in Congress leap to resorts' defense
• AMC Theatres will soon charge according to where you choose to sit
• Say goodbye to Microsoft Teams Free (classic) and hello to Microsoft Teams (free)
• For some downtown Denver businesses, free rent on the 16th Street Mall has come with a catch
• Oracle Partners On Java Price Changes: 'Doesn't Make Sense'
• They paid top dollar for pre-construction homes at the market peak. Now their builder is selling the same models for far less.
• A Mass. bill would cut prison time for organ donations. An advocate is calling the measure 'unethical and depraved.'
• Minimum alcohol pricing impact on drinks sector 'minimal'
• Strava knows its messy price hike is confusing
• Senator calls for investigation into egg price gouging
• Lawmakers want to ditch criminal justice cost estimates
• Las Vegas Strip hotels colluded, inflated room rates, lawsuit claims

  January 2023

• Amazon axes free grocery delivery on Prime orders under $150
• Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes
• After Ticketmaster's terrible year, this is how the concert business can be redeemed
• P&G raises sales forecast on price hikes, sees volumes fall
• New Airbnb registration fees raise hackles as Great Barrington works to cover its costs
• Starbucks is changing its rewards benefits, and fans are steamed
• 'I feel duped': Tesla price drop angers current owners
• Tesla owners in China protest against surprise price cuts they missed
• Number of People Paying Over $1,000 in Car Payments Is Rising Fast

  December 2022

• YouTube TV wins NFL Sunday Ticket, but package 'is a loss leader,' analyst warns
• New label law has unintended effect: Sesame in more foods
• Will California's New Pink Tax Law Save Women $47 Billion Annually?
• Eleven items listed under Christmas maximum price scheme
• Greece approves a subsidy for 10 percent of each household's food expenses
• How falling pot prices killed a 3rd generation family farm in California
• Amazon is offering customers $2 per month for letting the company monitor the traffic on their phones
• Polestar 2 gets a 68HP power boost through a paid update, no subscription required
• Disclosing final cost of new National Children's Hospital would be foolhardy - Taoiseach

  November 2022

• Is Amazon Pushing Prices Higher? Legal Wars Are Waging to Prove It
• Comcast's sneaky Broadcast TV fee hits $27, making a mockery of advertised rates
• Bob Dylan apologizes for using autopen to sign $600 copies of his book
• Pfizer CEO claims 400% price hike on COVID vaccines will be "free"
• U.S. SEC proposes new liquidity, pricing rules for mutual funds
• Federal prosecutors charge ex-CEOs of MoviePass, parent company in alleged fraud scheme
• US senator seeks antitrust review of apartment price-setting software

  October 2022

• What you need to know about the new credit card surcharge
• How the U.K.'s short-term fixed-rate mortgages are causing deep worry
• Company that makes rent-setting software for landlords sued for collusion
• Car feature subscriptions should be illegal, New Jersey legislators say
• More than 60,000 Rent-Stabilized Apartments Are Now Vacant - and Tenant Advocates Say Landlords Are Holding Them for 'Ransom'
• Rent going up? One company's algorithm could be why
• U.S. inflation is sinking Canadian lobster and snow crab prices
• Real estate agents caught on hidden camera facilitating mortgage fraud for a fee
• Soaring egg prices force French food industry to change recipes
• Tech Earnings Matter More Than Ever as the Bubble Deflates
• PayPal tells users it will fine them $2,500 for misinformation, then backtracks immediately
• Hong Kong is giving away 500,000 free flights after ditching quarantine rules
• Treasuries Liquidity Problem Exposes Fed to 'Biggest Nightmare'
• Mercedes-Benz dealers may have been misled on fixed-price business model - report

  September 2022

• New FTC commissioner calls for 'a return to fairness' in antitrust enforcement
• AG Racine Sues Tax Preparation Company for Cheating Thousands of DC Consumers With Misleading Cash Advance Promotion
• France sets delivery fee for online book sales to help stores compete with Amazon
• Software fees to make up 10% of John Deere's revenues by 2030
• FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Junk Fees, Bait-and-Switch Tactics Plaguing Car Buyers

  August 2022

• How much would you pay for this? NFT market in the dumps after exploding in popularity last year
• Former J.P. Morgan Traders Convicted of Fraud, Attempted Price Manipulation, and Spoofing in a Multi-Year Market Manipulation Scheme
• These are some of the ways inflation is changing Americans' spending habits
• CLO Managers Need to Offload Aging Loans and the Clock Is Ticking
• This little-known BART fare can cost you $6.70, even if you don't step foot on a train
• GM calls $1,500 OnStar plan optional - but new car buyers are being forced into it
• Bitcoin Miner Made Millions in Credits by Shutting Rigs During Texas Heat

  July 2022

• Furor over $4K Springsteen tickets angers N.J. congressman who introduced 'Boss Act'
• Netflix adds "extra home" fee, will block usage in other homes if you don't pay
• Falling wholesale prices put squeeze on Maine lobstermen
• Why BMW is offering heated seats on a monthly subscription
• Rolex Resale Prices Are Falling. Here's Why Dealers and Watch Experts Aren't Panicking.
• Desperate Chinese property developer willing to 'swap wheat for house'

  June 2022

• Just keep your returns: Stores weigh paying you not to bring back unwanted items
• Colorado's new hospital price transparency law may change how patients shop for health care
• DOJ defends rare wage-fixing criminal case in Maine federal court
• Affordable housing in California now routinely tops $1 million per apartment to build
• Bank of England will DITCH mortgage affordability stress test: Could it help borrowers or usher in the return of irresponsible lending?
• Amazon takes on PS5 and Xbox scalpers with a new invite system
• Distressed Deals Pile Up in Canada's Once-Booming Housing Market
• The Hidden Fees Making Your Bananas, and Everything Else, Cost More
• No, you're not imagining it - package sizes are shrinking
• Inflation is raising prices on almost everything, except rotisserie chicken
• The way the United States pays for nurses is broken
• No more dealer markups: Ford wants to move to online-only sales for EVs

  May 2022

• Sony fixes PlayStation Plus subscription pricing error
• An Epic Alliance investor thought they owned a home with a tenant - it had actually burned down
• Sudbury, Ont., buyers say housing market pressure made them leap into bad purchase
• Federal bill could change cattle pricing process, but Wyoming ranchers are skeptical
• The World's a Mess. So They've Stopped Saving for Tomorrow.
• Price fixing has sent Realtor commissions soaring in an already hot market, lawsuit alleges
• Micron dangles predictable memory price agreements in front of vendors
• Warren Proposes Giving U.S. FTC Power to Probe Price Gouging
• Dominant companies use inflation as pretext to raise prices much above what's needed
• Second homeowners face their council tax being doubled if they leave properties unused under levelling-up plans set to be unveiled this week
• REVEALED: The states and metro areas where stocks of baby formula have fallen to as low as 50% amid national shortage: Parents struggling to feed their babies slam 'disgusting' price gauging with tins going for TRIPLE on eBay
• TurboTax forced to stop misleading "free, free, free" ads and pay back $141M
• NASA chief says cost-plus contracts are a "plague" on the space agency
• What am I going to do?: soaring prices fuel calls for US government to step in
• Why do we switch to summer gas and why is it more expensive?
• P&G makes the case for its premium products as consumer budgets battle shrinkflation and rising prices

  April 2022

• Uber Slammed Over Pricing Surge After Brooklyn Subway Shooting
• Netflix Is Finally Going After Password Sharing. Here's How It's Likely to Work
• Apple must pay a man more than $1,000 for not including a power adapter with his new iPhone, judge rules
• Apple pilot tests feature that allows developers to automatically charge users for subscription price increases
• Two Lidl ads banned over 'misleading' Tesco price comparison
• Amazon adds 5% fuel and inflation surcharge to seller fees for Prime shipping
• Scalpers gouge Lego fans desperate for freebie Skywalker Saga minifigure
• Fury as petrol stations REFUSE to pass on Rishi Sunak's fuel duty cut as they drop prices by just 3.7p per litre - after the Chancellor slashed it 5p last week
• Cooling-off period to provide homebuyer protection in hot market, says minister
• NY AG warns against 'antisemitic' car wash price gouging ahead of Passover

  March 2022

• Dentist found guilty of damaging patients' teeth to boost profits
• Are Legendary Music Catalogues Really Worth the Money?
• Tesla is tripling your Model Y delivery time if you don't add on the $12,000 FSD option
• Rivian hit with shareholder lawsuit over surprise EV truck price hike
• How companies are hiding inflation without charging you more
• An email urging lower wages for new employees due to higher gas prices sparks walkout at Lawrence Applebee's
• DC sues Grubhub, claiming its app is full of hidden fees and jacked-up prices
• $87.50 for 3 minutes: Inside New York's hot market for videos of idling trucks
• NSW, Victoria tackle 'serial underquoters'. Again
• Mortgage rates jump above 4% - prompting borrowers to return to a staple of the housing bubble
• Peloton tests new pricing model, hires supply chain chief under CEO Barry McCarthy
• Boosting Ticket Prices for 'The Batman' Has Unintended Consequences
• First on CNN: Citi is the first mega bank to kill overdraft fees
• Rivian CEO walks back price hike for any customers who preordered before March 1
• $10 toothpaste? U.S. household goods makers face blowback on price hikes
• Sid Meier warns the games industry about monetisation
• Even in the metaverse, you can't escape the taxman
• Los Angeles is spending up to $837,000 to house a single homeless person
• Yale accused of 'price-fixing' to inflate cost of admission for students receiving aid
• Tucson-based Raytheon unit target of federal probe into contract pricing
• Why we'll probably see avocado prices rise soon in the U.S.
• Uber frustrating: Perth rideshare drivers find new ways to price-gouge
• Horizon Forbidden West Price Could Be Viewed as Deceptive, Says Lawyer

  February 2022

• Mayor Harrell extends Seattle's eviction moratorium another 2 weeks
• UK, Spain, Singapore to crack down on 'misleading' crypto ads as prices remain under pressure
• Mark Cuban's 6-Word Success Strategy Is Revealed as He Sets Up to Take Down CVS, Walgreens, and GoodRx
• Study: Seattle's Soda Tax Has Been Great for... Beer Sales?
• A robot bought my seven-year-old car for more than I paid brand-new
• Amazon increases the price of Prime nearly 17% to $139 per year
• AG says he forced Amazon to shut down "unlawful price-fixing" program

  January 2022

• Lawsuit: Google, Facebook execs conspired to manipulate ad auctions
• Pharma boss barred from industry for life over price gouging
• Irish shop's brilliant 'offer' that makes mockery of new alcohol pricing law
• BBC licence fee to be frozen at £159 for two years, government confirms
• Army ups bonuses for recruits to $50K, as COVID takes toll
• Elite universities accused of price-fixing, favoring the rich
• $29,000 for an Average Used Car? Would-Be Buyers Are Aghast

  December 2021

• Toyota Made Its Key Fob Remote Start Into a Subscription Service
• Congress is yet again trying to stop bots from buying up all the GPUs
• I was a cryptocurrency millionaire for about 5 minutes with $1.3 million - then I lost everything as the coin crashed
• San Francisco Suspends Cannabis Tax To Combat Illegal Marijuana Sales

  November 2021

• Dollar Tree Defends Raising Prices to $1.25 Due to Supply Chain Problems
• Black Friday: Which? warns over price offers
• Unknown Durer drawing - bought for just $30 at a house clearance - could sell for $50m at London gallery
• Disney's magical pricing power can't outpace inflation right now
• Green Bay Packers kick off 'stock' sale
• St. Paul Rent-Control Initiative Backfires, Unleashes 'Chaos' in Housing Market
• Woman billed $700 after sitting in ER waiting room for 7 hours, leaving without treatment
• Uber overcharging disabled users, Justice Department says in lawsuit
• How crazy is the used car market? This auction sparked a bidding war over a two-year-old minivan.
• Banana price war in UK supermarkets is hurting farmers, growers warn
• NYC will cap taxi medallion debts at $170K after driver hunger strike
• Salt Bae's £1,450-a-steak Knightsbridge restaurant criticised for paying chefs £12 an hour

  October 2021

• El Salvador removes bitcoin pricing feature scalpers were exploiting on its Chivo system
• A CryptoPunks NFT sells for an eye-popping $532 million - but the purchase isn't all it seems
• Did NC's lottery increase COVID-19 vaccine rates? Here's what a recent study says
• Bitcoin's Price Crashed 87% on a Major Exchange Thanks to a Bug
• France moves to shield its book industry from Amazon
• San Pedro Bay Ports Announce New Measure to Clear Cargo
• Unhappy with prices, ranchers look to build own meat plants
• Canon sued for $5 million for disabling scanner when printers run out of ink
• Amazon copied products and rigged search results to promote its own brands, documents show
• Senators aim to block tech giants from prioritizing their own products over rivals'
• Ford is removing the credit-score minimum for 84-month car loans
• Renew your service or we'll trash your credit score, Spectrum tells ex-customer
• Lucrative contracts give nurses big raises to fight COVID - unless they already work in Texas
• Best Buy's new $200/yr membership locks PS5, hot holiday items behind sign-up
• The nation's largest public library system is ending late fees forever

  September 2021

• The Cost of Insuring Expensive Waterfront Homes Is About to Skyrocket
• When lowest prices don't have to be the lowest - the end of the Bunnings saga?
• Walmart ditching layaway option for 2021 holiday season
• Dollar Tree Just Announced a Major Change to Pricing
• How a math trick helped one band made 500% more in streaming music royalties
• Pay-per-mile tolling systems are poised to hit highways
• Restaurants have no choice but to raise prices on their menus
• Virginia woman gets 12 years in prison for one of the biggest coupon scams in U.S. history
• Why some US electric utilities are experimenting with flat-rate pricing
• OpenSea's product chief is out after insider NFT flipping accusations
• Disney Is Raising the Price of Hulu By $1. It Could Cost the Company Millions
• DoorDash and Grubhub sued by city of Chicago, which alleges deceptive fees and predatory practices
• Major win for Epic Games: Apple has 90 days to open up app store payments
• Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub sue New York City over legislation on commission caps
• Docker Desktop no longer free for large companies: New 'Business' subscription is here
• Liberals pledge to ban blind bidding as home prices soar
• Dutch cities want to ban property investors in all neighborhoods
• Fake Banksy NFT sold through artist's website for £244k
• Apple will let video and music apps - but not games - link to other payment options
• At the world's oldest social housing, rent hasn't changed since 1521

  August 2021

• Pharmacist arrested for selling CDC COVID vaccine cards to unvaccinated, feds say
• Delta Air Lines is raising health insurance premiums for unvaccinated employees by $200 a month to cover higher Covid costs
• Silent changes to Western Digital's budget SSD may lower speeds by up to 50%
• No bus driver? Schools are paying parents to drive their own kids as economic disruptions hit classrooms.
• San Francisco considers traffic congestion fee that would only apply to rich drivers making more than $46,000 a year
• Amazon Marketplace Seller Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing DVDs and Blu-ray Discs

  July 2021

• Rich people 'suffering' as Hamptons businesses can't find summer labor
• Maine law shifts recycling costs to packaging producer
• Boohoo founder fights to avoid giving evidence in US lawsuit
• AT&T will let unlimited-data customers pay more to avoid the slow lane
• Revealed: Texwinca's executive holds the record as owner of the world's priciest parking space with US$1.53 million outlay
• Brits paying £200 for ethically sourced cocaine in woke coke drug scam
• The drug pricing lawsuit that could blow up Medicare
• Bill removes predatory pricing shield from medical expenses
• Colorado remote workers need not apply: Companies avoid state due to salary-posting law
• Humble Bundle stops purchasers from giving full payment to charity
• 2021 Honda vehicle price list: Fixed prices and agency model now in effect
• Why PayPal Raised Its Processing Fees -- And Why It Could Backfire
• Some used vehicles now cost more than original sticker price
• Which bottle of wine at a restaurant has the biggest markup? The answer may surprise you
• Exclusive: New platform launches to bring TV ads to console games

  June 2021

• U.S. fast-food chains cut discounts, push pricy meals post-pandemic
• Advocacy group accuses Smithfield Foods of falsely warning of meat shortages
• https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2021/06/22/frontier-airlines-adds-covid-recovery-fee-safety-measures/5314297001/
• Attention Restaurant Owners: The Tip Credit Rules Are Changing
• Peloton threatens to brick customers' $4,295 treadmills unless they pay up
• The mice that roared: how eight tiny countries took on foreign fishing fleets
• After Cristiano Ronaldo snub, Coca-Cola lost $4 billion
• MoviePass was even shadier than we thought
• What would you pay for autonomous driving? Volkswagen hopes $8.50 per hour
• NY can't force ISPs to offer $15 low-income broadband plans, judge rules
• Farewell, Millennial Lifestyle Subsidy: The price for Ubers, scooters and Airbnb rentals is going up as tech companies aim for profitability
• Federal officials look to crack down on deceptive subscription marketing practices at broad range of firms
• Navistar Defense Agrees to Pay $50 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Involving Submission of Fraudulent Sales Histories
• Postal Service to raise first-class postage to 58 cents
• Italian Artist Sells Invisible Sculpture for More Than $18,000

  May 2021

• The chip shortage is pitting bitcoin miners against gamers
• Mendocino Restaurant Adds $5 Fee for Customers Wearing Masks
• If you're vaccinated, this concert ticket costs $18. If you're not, it's $1,000
• Walmart is doubling down on 'rollbacks' as inflation pushes prices higher
• DC attorney general sues Amazon on antitrust grounds, alleges it illegally raises prices
• Two Kentucky Real Estate Professionals Indicted for Rigging Farmland Auction
• All those electric vehicles pose a problem for building roads
• Fact Check-Gas stations prices showing $9.99 per gallon may mean station is out of gas
• Congestion charges could encourage motorists to opt for smaller cars
• Pope Francis backs vaccine patents waiver in 'Vax Live' video message
• Frontier knowingly sold Internet speeds it can't deliver, FTC lawsuit says
• Verizon forces users onto pricier plans to get $50-per-month gov't subsidy
• Steam's "price parity rule" isn't wreaking havoc on game prices
• Sony faces lawsuit over alleged "monopoly pricing" of PlayStation downloads
• 'How is this legal?': Real estate sales tactics under fire as Canadian home prices spiral out of control
• Vizio TV buyers are becoming the product Vizio sells, not just its customers
• Humble Bundle creator brings antitrust lawsuit against Valve over Steam
• Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is nearing the maximum stock price of $429,496 allowed on the Nasdaq
• DoorDash announces new pricing for restaurants, with commissions as low as 15%

  April 2021

• Man Wrongfully Jailed for Over a Year Billed $4,000 for His Incarceration
• There's a single New Jersey deli doing $35,000 in sales valued at $100 million in the stock market
• AT&T halting some free data services in response to California law
• Nikes are getting harder to find at stores. Here's why
• NASA hikes prices for commercial ISS users
• NVIDIA Fumbles, Releases GeForce RTX 3060 Driver Without Anti-Mining Throttle
• Google undercuts Apple with new 15% revenue share for Play apps
• Cricut fully abandons plans to make device owners pay subscription fee
• NYC to offer financially troubled yellow taxi medallion owners up to $20,000 to restructure debt
• What's An NFT? And Why Are People Paying Millions To Buy Them?
• S.F. pays $61,000 a year for one tent in a site to shelter the homeless. Why?
• Her Doctor's Office Moved 1 Floor Up. Why Did Her Treatment Cost 10 Times More?

  February 2021

• Companies Are Successfully Raising Prices, But the Fed's Outlook on Inflation Is Unchanged
• Texas woman whose electric bill soared over $9,000 files class-action lawsuit seeking $1 billion from Griddy
• Frontier raises sneaky "Internet Infrastructure Surcharge" from $4 to $7
• Epic will pay off class-action loot-box settlement with in-game currency
• How the FTC Protected the Market Power of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
• Tesla charging cost magnified as Texas electricity auction system fuels price spike
• Apple cracks down on apps with 'irrationally high prices' as App Store scams are exposed
• Kroger to close more stores instead of giving workers hazard pay
• The cinemas now hiring out their screens to gamers
• Hurt by the pandemic, a small town in California will pay tourists to visit

  January 2021

• Chocolate war leaves top cocoa producer stuck with beans
• Amazon.com and 'Big Five' publishers accused of ebook price-fixing
• Tyson makes deal in price-fixing suit
• Oyster Prices Plummet As Diners Stay Home Amid Pandemic
• Ticket Brokers Agree to Pay $3.7 Million in Scalping Settlement
• Valve and five PC games publishers fined $9.4M for illegal geo-blocking
• 'Rent-a-person who does nothing' in Tokyo receives endless requests, gratitude
• Toilet paper, patio heaters and surgical gloves: Amazon vendors hiked prices on pandemic items, report says

  December 2020

• HHS: Distilleries won't have to pay FDA fees of more than $14K for making hand sanitizers amid pandemic
• Grubhub gig workers react angrily to change in tipping policy
• It may be legal, but high prices and inconvenience may drive black-market marijuana for years
• When Money Is Free, Lenders Start Charging for Everything Else
• What Are You Paying For in a $300 Chess Set? Mostly the Knights
• Can't get a PlayStation 5? Meet the Grinch bots snapping up the holidays' hottest gift.
• Robinhood Financial to pay $65 million to settle SEC charges of misleading customers
• SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH PATIENTS, PHYSICANS, & PHARMACISTS

  November 2020

• 'We're fighting for a way of life': Pandemic causes Iowa cattle farmers to lose money while consumers pay more
• Holland-made Tecate beer masquerading as Mexican, lawsuit claims
• Entrepreneur sells Irish air in a bottle to ex-pats for €27 a pop and says that it helps them 'reconnect with home'
• Amazon's $3,000 Signing Bonuses Irk Workers Who Got $10 Coupons
• Apple drops its cut of App Store revenues from 30% to 15% for some developers
• Video Game Prices Are Going Up for the First Time in 15 Years
• Trivago loses appeal over misleading website algorithm ruling
• In Argentina, a Jewish businessman starts a kosher meat price war
• Staff who work from home after pandemic 'should pay more tax'

  October 2020

• Amazon launches a program to pay consumers for their data on non-Amazon purchases
• New PLOS pricing test could signal end of scientists paying to publish free papers
• Netflix Ends Free 30-Day Trial Offer in the U.S.
• Apple made ProtonMail add in-app purchases, even though it had been free for years
• 'S.N.L.' Had a Live Audience. It Went Home With Paychecks.
• Someone Bought a T. Rex Skeleton for a Record-Breaking $31.8 Million
• Boston landlords paying broker fees amid high vacancy rates

  September 2020

• Meghan and Harry will earn fees of 'only' $250k to $400k for speeches because 'level of control' requested by the couple will 'put clients off'
• Qantas 'flight to nowhere' sells out in 10 minutes
• Bill to tear down federal courts' paywall gains momentum in Congress
• Addicted to losing: How casino-like apps have drained people of millions
• Ford wants to sell customers car insurance by the mile -- and says it could save them $700 every year
• To our readers: A bigger Sunday paper - and a change in how we're pricing it
• Smithfield Foods pork plant faces $13,494 fine after 4 plant workers were killed by the COVID-19 and at least 1,294 workers got sick
• VMware Cuts Pay for Remote Workers Fleeing Silicon Valley
• A Doctor Went to His Own Employer for a COVID-19 Antibody Test. It Cost $10,984.
• The 'brushing' scam that's behind mystery parcels

  August 2020

• Amazon's top UK reviewers appear to profit from fake 5-star posts
• Pinterest cancels huge SF office lease in unbuilt project, citing work-from-home shift
• Apple won't let Facebook tell users about 30-percent Apple tax on events
• Your PlayStation allegiance may determine whether you can preorder a PS5
• China's 'all you can fly' deals risk cutthroat price war
• Programmers say Uber Eats is systematically underpaying their workers
• Tesla thwarts performance hacks for its electric cars
• Champagne makers may destroy record amounts of grapes to save industry from pandemic losses
• USPS Seeks Pricing Surcharge on Packages for the Holiday Season
• FCC lowers some prison phone rates after blaming states for high prices

  July 2020

• How Philly's new food-delivery law changes the rules for Grubhub, DoorDash, and other services
• Uber can't be sued for undercutting taxi prices, California Supreme Court says
• Wear a Mask or Pay a Fine - This Is What Cities Are Charging
• Why is this copy of Super Mario Bros. worth a record $114,000?
• Portland approves 10% cap on fees that food delivery apps can charge restaurants
• California woman who screamed at a Starbucks employee for asking her to wear a mask now wants half of the $100K 'tip' that was raised for him and threatens to sue creator of GoFundMe campaign for slander
• Heated seats as a service? BMW wants to sell car features on demand

  June 2020

• US beekeepers fear for their future
• Trump White House wins court ruling upholding plan to require insurers and hospitals to disclose prices
• Unsubscribe: The $0-budget movie that "topped the US box office"
• Alcohol off-sales drop credited to minimum unit pricing
• Amazon price-gouging crackdown worsened shortage of sanitizer, wipes
• Ex-Bumble Bee CEO gets 3 years for tuna price-fixing scheme
• Why one email app went to war with Apple - and why neither one is right
• Instacart makes changes to tip policy following shopper complaints

  May 2020

• Some chain restaurants have turned to food delivery apps but they're hidden behind different names
• Michael Jordan sneakers sell for $560,000 at Sotheby's auction
• Charter tells court that its no-refund policy helps prevent price increases
• Luxury handbags jump in price as brands make up for coronavirus hit
• Unreal Engine is now royalty-free until a game makes a whopping $1 mill
• Vermont dairy farmers donate excess milk during free giveaway
• D.C. Becomes Third City to Pass Law Temporarily Capping Food Delivery Commissions
• Seattle to provide eviction protection for 6 months after coronavirus moratorium expires
• For $39, Frontier Air Will Let Passengers Keep Their Distance

  April 2020

• Sicily is wooing tourists with $54M in slashed airfare, hotel vouchers
• A loyalty program for mutual funds? Fidelity tries something new
• New Air Force One instruction manuals cost $84 million
• Hawaii is now paying for tourists to leave if they won't follow quarantine rules
• She got a forgivable loan. Her employees hate her for it.
• Silent partner in coronavirus contract sold protective gear to U.S. for double the cost
• French regulator says Google must pay news sites to send them traffic
• 3M Faces Pressure to Prevent Price Gouging Among Distributors of Its N95 Masks
• Price disparity magnified; live cattle prices plummet while boxed beef prices soar
• Food delivery app Baemin draws flak for changing commission scheme amid virus woes
• JPMorgan Chase to raise mortgage borrowing standards as economic outlook darkens
• Why you're still paying for sports on cable when there's no live sports

  March 2020

• The Wild Hunt for 100-Ounce Gold Bars
• Oil price collapses to lowest level for 18 years
• Danish store instills pricing trick to stop hand sanitizer hoarders
• Men who hoarded over 17,000 hand sanitizer bottles donate stockpile amid price-gouging probe
• Shopper uncovers 'misleading' Aldi price hike
• 'I canceled my membership' - customer backlash after Lyft hikes Bay Area bikeshare prices
• Ticket sellers tell Congress they'd support federal mandate to disclose all fees up front
• Coronavirus price drop: Break out the bib, lobster selling at bargain prices
• eBay bans sale of masks and hand sanitizer over gouging concerns

  February 2020

• African cocoa cartel's price hike stirs up Korean chocolate makers
• Marietta sues drug company over medicine that went from $40 to $39,000
• Attorney General Morrisey warns against price gouging during State of Emergency
• Rihanna's lingerie brand accused of deceptive marketing by ad watchdog group
• Playing with fire: A theater company's floated idea to see a play - charging whites higher ticket prices - is asking for trouble
• Grubhub threatens ChowNow over 'sky-high' fee accusations
• $100 rides to escape mass shooting: Seattle leader grills Uber, Lyft on surge pricing
• EU eyes phasing out smallest euro cent coins
• Roll Credits. Moviepass Is Over
• Surprise for New York Renters: No More Broker Fees

  January 2020

• Scientists discover how to accurately date rare bottles of Scotch whisky and say nearly half are fakes
• Trivago misled consumers on hotel pricing, court finds, as ACCC warns of wider crackdown
• Illinois Becomes Second State to Cap Monthly Insulin Prices, and More States Are Considering It
• Coronavirus: Taobao warns firms not to profit from outbreak
• Official says Phoenix airport ride-hailing fee is illegal
• Why price of Humira keeps rising despite FDA approval of generic competition
• Outcome-based Pricing Aims to Reduce Farmers' Financial Risk
• Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California worker law
• De Blasio rips Domino's over $30 New Year's Eve pizzas

  December 2019

• California tries to curb discrimination in auto insurance pricing
• The global soda tax experiment
• Hong Kong's favourite speculative bet is burning investors as protests puncture bubble in parking lot prices
• Pentagon Creates 'Cadre of Pricing Experts' to Curb Parts Abuses
• Cuomo backs plan to fight gender-based pricing discrimination
• For Her Head Cold, Insurer Coughed Up $25,865
• Pricing electricity by demand hits poor, elderly, disabled harder
• MCD told not to advertise tickets 'from' a certain price unless it can show there are a reasonable number available
• $120K banana artwork gobbled up by New York-based performance artist
• Artist Maurizio Cattelan Taped a Banana to a Wall and Sold It for $120,000

  November 2019

• A Warning About Every Nintendo Switch Black Friday Deal In 2019
• Lone Bitcoin Whale Likely Fueled 2017 Price Surge, Study Says
• This government price-fixing case makes the tuna industry sound like the mafia
• Wine Moguls Destroy Land And Pay Small Fines As Cost Of Business, Say Activists
• A copy of your property deed costs $3. This SoCal firm will do it for $89
• The Problem With Diamonds Is They Keep Getting Cheaper

  October 2019

• California's Prop 47 leads to rise in shoplifting, thefts, criminal activity across state
• HP scores $176m win in CD-ROM drive price-fix case -- after one biz emailed rival with 'Price Fixing' as the subject
• Supreme Court of Canada Decision Provides Important Access to Justice for Victims of Price-Fixing
• Walmart will subsidize vendors, in first shots of holiday price war with Amazon
• These LA Cafes Let Customers Pay What They Want... Only Not Really
• Stop penalizing loyal customers, UK regulator tells car and home insurers
• 51% of California funeral homes hide prices or make them hard to find online, consumer groups say
• California rent control law may exacerbate housing crisis, experts warn
• It's only $4.99. But Costco's rotisserie chicken comes at a huge price
• The Housing Crisis Part III: Fullerton
• Melbourne property buyers and sellers left in the dark as sale prices kept private
• Cable companies use hidden fees to raise prices 24% a month
• Licensed Marijuana Businesses Struggle to Stay Solvent as Black-Market Producers Drain Cash From Market
• There Are More Ways to Trade Stocks for Free. But There's a Catch.

  September 2019

• Drug firms admit to colluding in order to keep prices up
• Get Set for Outcome-Based Pricing
• Cheese Prices, Do We Have A Problem?
• StarKist to pay $100 million fine in tuna price-fixing case
• Lawsuit claims Ontario law forcing gas stations to display cost of federal carbon pricing is illegal
• Column: When a hospital sling costs 900% more than Amazon's price, something is very wrong
• California Approves Statewide Rent Control to Ease Housing Crisis

  August 2019

• India's Restaurants Rebel Against Food Delivery Apps
• Hurricane Dorian: Delta capping flight prices, American offering reduced fares from Florida as hurricane nears
• Uber made nearly $500 million from a 'safe rides fee' - and that money went straight to the company's pockets
• America is obsessed with beef. But it has no use for hides, so leather prices plunge
• A Mexican Hospital, an American Surgeon, and a $5,000 Check (Yes, a Check)
• Big Pharma is using faux generics to keep drug prices high, critics say
• Proposed bill would make monopolies pay serious fines
• Amazon Squeezes Sellers That Offer Better Prices on Walmart
• Why Rate Cuts Don't Help Much Anymore

  July 2019

• LAFC tries to strike a balance when it comes to ticket prices
• The Banana Trick and Other Acts of Self-Checkout Thievery
• This bunch of grapes just sold for $11,000 in Japan
• Politics Labor fight roils Bernie Sanders campaign, as workers demand the $15 hourly pay the candidate has proposed for employees nationwide
• Art's Sale Value? Zero. The Tax Bill? $29 Million.
• Marriott CEO believes resort fees are here to stay
• Court: Man's legal crusade against TGI Fridays can proceed

  June 2019

• Why Transparency on Medical Prices Could Actually Make Them Go Higher
• AT&T sued over hidden fee that raises mobile prices above advertised rate
• A tale of two cities: Why ransomware will just get worse
• Sneaky deals are keeping cheaper generic medicines off the market
• New York Advances a Bill to End Gender Discrimination in Product Pricing
• SoulCycle Has Found a Brilliant Way to Monetize Loyalty
• Drug companies sue Trump administration over new rule forcing them to reveal cost of treatments in TV adverts
• Ban on rideshare surge pricing lifted for College World Series
• News outlets seek Congress' aid in talks with tech firms

  May 2019

• Colorado Caps Insulin Co-Pays At $100 For Insured Residents
• Uber, Lyft drivers manipulate fares at Reagan National causing artificial price surges
• Police fine pedestrian £90 after he tries to cover his face from facial recognition camera
• Grifty "information security" companies promised they could decrypt ransomware-locked computers, but they were just quietly paying the ransoms
• Pentagon Contractor's 9,400% Profit on Half-Inch Pin Challenged
• Supreme Court ruling could threaten Apple's 30 percent app commission
• U.S. states accuse Teva, other drugmakers, of price-fixing: lawsuit
• Illinois might start charging $1,000 per year to own an electric vehicle: 'It's outrageous'
• Charter squeezes more money out of Internet users with new cancellation policy
• Why are U.S. natural gas prices in Texas below zero?
• FanDuel is now charging inactive users $3 per month for not playing

  April 2019

• Girl's $143,000 bill for snakebite treatment reveals antivenin price gouging
• Your love of Bed Bath & Beyond coupons could be killing the retailer
• Vegan cafe that boasted about charging male customers an 18% 'man tax' and seating women first is now closing down
• Zoom Technologies soared 56,000% in the past 30 days - as unrelated Zoom Video prepared its IPO
• The New York Times sells premium ads based on how an article makes you feel
• An actress lived for decades in this New York City apartment -- for $28 a month
• Critics say sticker shock at cannabis prices will push customers back to the black market
• San Diego Forgives $2 Million Worth Of Library Overdue Book Fees
• Tesla sells European emissions law lifeline to Fiat Chrysler

  March 2019

• Over $10 to Drive in Manhattan? What We Know About the Congestion Pricing Plan
• Class action lawsuit accuses AT&T of lying to customers about DirecTV Now
• How Cubs' bizarre ticket-pricing system turns $128 package into $504 at checkout
• After backpack ban, Nats announce lockers will be available outside ballpark for a fee
• New York City's iconic Chrysler skyscraper will sell at a huge loss
• Dutch join backlash at expensive drugs by making their own
• I'm a Journalist. Apparently, I'm Also One of America's "Top Doctors."
• Tesla's price cut ignites anger among Chinese buyers

  February 2019

• Facebook wants up to 30% of fan subscriptions vs Patreon's 5%
• Taipei inspecting Shilin fruit stands for price gouging
• Buc-ee's pricing dispute places Alabama fuel law in spotlight
• Lufthansa tries to SUE passenger who did not turn up for the last leg of their plane journey
• Attacking a Pay Wall That Hides Public Court Filings
• Where does a tip to an Amazon driver go? In some cases, toward the driver's base pay
• Gucci was selling a blackface sweater for $890 until yesterday
• Charter raises sneaky "broadcast TV" fee for second time in four months
• Bail companies in California have conspired to keep premiums high, lawsuit alleges
• The True Cost of Inclusive Access
• France puts up food and drink prices under new law
• Senator Sanders asks why drug, once free, now costs $375k
• Tiny Cannabis Company Surges 65% After Winning the 'POT' Ticker Lottery

  January 2019

• Hookup app maker dishes out super-likes and $25 in cash to settle lawsuit
• Derry Township farmer: To save dairies, modernize milk pricing system
• The Insulin Wars: How insurance companies farm out their dirty work to doctors and patients
• 'Suicide Surcharge' or Crucial Fee to Fix the Subway? Taxi Drivers Brace for Battle Over $2.50 Charge
• Blue Apron skirts standard-accounting rules to claim profitability
• Scotland becomes first country to enforce a minimum alcohol price
• Apple Faces a Growing Backlash Against App Store Fees
• How Etsy Sellers and Big Business Make Money on Public Domain Art
• No Tuition, but You Pay a Percentage of Your Income (if You Find a Job)
• Surge pricing coming to your favorite restaurant
• Activist wants Dollar Tree to sell stuff for more than $1
• Denied: How some Tennessee doctors earn big money denying disability claims
• Bluefin tuna sells for record $3.1 million at Tokyo fish market, but scarcity clouds celebration

  December 2018

• Rising Instagram Stars Are Posting Fake Sponsored Content
• Lab-grown diamond prices slide as De Beers fights back
• Amazon delivery driver arrested after taking GPS 'bait' package off Washington Co. porch
• I read 1,182 emergency room bills this year. Here's what I learned.
• Amazon reportedly wants to curb selling 'CRaP' items it can't profit on, like bottled water and snacks
• Dual pricing: criminal cases against two firms
• Investigation of generic cartel expands to 300 drugs
• Disneyland is quietly revoking annual passes of guests who buy and resell souvenirs
• Tufts students pan new dormitory pricing plan
• Valve changes developer terms to try to retain top games
• The Nation's Housing: Push to cut back on home appraisals sparks controversy

  November 2018

• How much for that app? U.S. top court hears Apple antitrust dispute
• Ohio becomes the first state to accept bitcoin for tax payments
• MoviePass competitor Sinemia is being sued by angry customers who say it ripped them off with new fees
• Florida judge dismisses $5M lawsuit against McDonald's over slice of cheese
• Pabst accuses MillerCoors of trying to drive it out of business
• Tesla slashes prices on home solar systems to spur sales
• MoviePass Parent Lost $137 Million in Q3, May Be Unable to Raise Additional Funds
• Comcast raises cable TV bills again -- even if you're under contract
• Essential will sell your phone's missing headphone jack back to you for $150
• Wells Fargo: Shareholders can't sue us because they should have known we were lying
• Michigan Medicaid Approved for Drug Pricing Experiment
• 9 Out of 10 People Are Willing to Earn Less Money to Do More-Meaningful Work
• AIRLINES FACE CRACK DOWN ON USE OF 'EXPLOITATIVE' ALGORITHM THAT SPLITS UP FAMILIES ON FLIGHTS
• UK to probe fairness of personalized pricing practices in online retail

  October 2018

• Dealers sue Mazda over multi-tier bonus plan
• StarKist Pleads Guilty To Price Fixing In Alleged Collusion In Canned Tuna Industry
• Sutter lawsuit cracks open regional hospital pricing data
• Minnesota accuses insulin makers of deceptive drug pricing
• Google to charge Android OEMs as much as $40 per phone in EU
• Trump signs bills ending 'gag orders' on prescription drug prices
• United Airlines drops surfboard bag fees for San Diego flights
• Postal Service asks for a record price hike on stamps
• Recent Home Buyers Take to Streets in Protest as China Housing Prices Plummet
• Artisanal brooms exist, and they can cost $350
• America Is Drowning in Milk Nobody Wants
• Sotheby's 'Banksy-ed' as painting 'self-destructs' live at auction
• Bottle of Whisky Sells for a Record $1.1 Million

  September 2018

• Fed up by crazy hospital bills, state makes passive-aggressive T-shirts
• MoviePass seeks to bolster stock with 1-for-500 reverse split
• Exec pushes back against drug hike 'moral requirement' quote
• Lab-Made Diamonds for Less: Why De Beers's Plan Worries Rivals
• CCI orders investigation into pricing practices of super-specialty hospitals in and around Delhi
• Pricing Out Chiara Ferragni's Over-the-Top $1 Million Wedding to Rapper Fedez
• Senate backs White House on effort to require drug prices in ads
• Venezuela asks Colombia to help combat gasoline smuggling
• Frieze Art Fair establishes tiered pricing structure for debut Los Angeles event
• Privates Matching Public Prices
• Dignity hit as Co-op cuts funeral costs in price war

  August 2018

• Why a patient paid a $285 copay for a $40 drug
• Years after Mylan's epic EpiPen price hikes, it finally gets a generic rival
• MoviePass just lost $132 a share and it's trading at 5¢
• MoviePass re-enrolls customers, while Costco offers refunds
• New Pricing Program Bumps Commissary Sales: Officials
• Regulators take aim at pricing gimmicks on Power to Choose
• Judge calls for £5 levy on kitchen knives to reduce teen stabbings
• Outrage as cafe in Venice charges £38 for water and two coffees
• MoviePass CEO Hopes Subscribers Will Use Service Less Frequently
• This surgeon wants to offer cheap MRIs. A state law is getting in his way.

  July 2018

• MoviePass crashes after running out of money
• Lobster prices plummet after tariffs take effect
• Lobster prices stable despite impending China tariff
• All shell, no shock: Lobster prices strong as season picks up
• MoviePass' peak pricing is leaving subscribers confused, angry
• Dialysis firms' profits are obscene. What will happen if California tries to cap them?
• Burberry burned $37 million worth of goods to stop them being stolen or sold cheaply
• The 5,000% price hike that made Martin Shkreli infamous is no longer paying off
• At 15 cents a gallon, it's the cheapest gas in the world -- yet Venezuela worries
• Ohio Pension Fund Set to Acquire Maritime Building in Seattle for $186MM
• Another problem for Tesla's Model 3
• A Single Parking Space in Hong Kong Has Sold for $765,000

  June 2018

• A baby was treated with a nap and a bottle of formula. His parents received an $18,000 bill.
• AT&T bumped a fee on most customers' bills by $1.23, adding $800 million to revenue
• Seattle renters score big as landlords dangle freebies to fill empty apartments
• MoviePass plans surge-pricing fees for popular movies
• Ahead of the World Cup, FIFA goes after the ticket resale industry
• Performance artist sold hot dog water for $38 at a street festival
• Chinese hotpot restaurant goes bankrupt after month-long buffet promo
• Gun Group Dumps Broken Guns At Police Buyback Event, Uses Cash For NRA Camp For Kids
• Landlords Are Practically Giving Malls Away
• Price war intensifies between Costco, Target and Walmart
• Can an interest rate be 'unconscionably' high? The California Supreme Court will decide

  May 2018

• Bizarre! Pair of Premium Melons Fetched a Record of 3.2 Million Yen in Japan Auction
• Trade group prez: Loot box regulation "challenges our freedom to innovate"
• The Entire Economy Is MoviePass Now. Enjoy It While You Can
• Comcast charges $90 install fee at homes that already have Comcast installed
• How to Lease a $50,000 BMW for Less Than a Subway Pass
• New Look reviews clothing prices amid 'fat tax' row
• Ex-wife of Wall Street titan Bill Gross reportedly replaced a $35 million Picasso painting with a replica she had created herself
• Drone pilots' pay tumbles 90 percent in race to the bottom
• State investigating Uber's pricing during deadly nor'easter

  April 2018

• NYSE suspends trading in Amazon, Alphabet on floor because of issue with their $1,000 stock prices
• Medicare will require hospitals to post prices online
• Unilever and Nestle Woo Investors With Cash Amid Pricing Squeeze
• China's pig farmers hit brakes on expansion as prices plunge
• Four publishers must change in-game loot boxes to avoid Dutch gambling laws
• Federal Appeals Court Finds State's Drug Price-Gouging Law Unconstitutional
• Doctors tried to lower $148K cancer drug cost; makers triple price of pill
• Philadephia's New DA Wants Prosecutors To Talk Cost Of Incarceration While In Court
• The Little Black Book of Billionaire Secrets In Battle To Cut Drug Prices, Outcome-Based Pricing Carries Big Risks For Biopharma
• USDA AGREES TO TAKE OVER CALIFORNIA MILK PRICING

  March 2018

• I regret spending £50,000 on my wedding
• Venezuela's Hyperinflation Is Breaking Deli Scales
• Alabama Sheriff Legally Took $750,000 Meant To Feed Inmates, Bought Beach House
• Want to Mine Bitcoin in New York? You'll Have to Pay a Premium
• Cryptocurrencies fall as Google announces ad ban
• Health Officials Assail 'Pricing Schemes' That Gouge Patients
• Tesla increases cost of using its Supercharger stations, still says it 'will never be a profit center'
• Airlines are starting to price their seats based on your personal information - but is it legal?
• Oregon House passes pricing transparency bill for expensive prescription drugs

  February 2018

• Toilet Paper Shortage Strikes Taiwan Amid Pricing Panic
• Drug maker hikes price of 2-in-1 painkiller
• Graffiti Artists Awarded $6.7 Million for Destroyed 5Pointz Murals
• Hindenburg fabric fetches more than $36,000
• "We Swipe Left" On Tinder's 'Discriminatory" Pricing, Court Says
• Funeral Homes Slow to Put Prices Online
• Meet Pigcasso, the Painting Pig Whose Artworks Sell for Thousands of Dollars

  January 2018

• In Atlanta, Concessions Prices Go Down and Revenue Goes Up
• Company admits charging Hotmail users more for car insurance
• Fed Up With Drug Companies, Hospitals Decide to Start Their Own
• Researchers find that one person likely drove Bitcoin from $150 to $1,000
• BMW nickel and diming owners with subscription based CarPlay for $80/year
• City-owned Internet services offer cheaper and more transparent pricing
• Brandon restaurant charging $15 for Bud Light
• FORGET SUBWAY'S $5 FOOTLONG, IT'S $4.99 (FOR NOW)

  December 2017

• Japan's most popular sake brand runs full-page ad asking people to stop paying so much for it
• Why A Pill That's 4 Cents In Tanzania Costs Up To $400 In The U.S.
• Skyrocketing fees are fundamentally changing bitcoin
• The new $40 I-66 tolls offer great insight into commuter psychology
• The Bitcoin Whales: 1,000 People Who Own 40 Percent of the Market: A few massive investors can rock it with a shrug.
• Prepare for the New Paywall Era: Digital media's free-for-all days are ending, but will the new strategy work?

  November 2017

• Wall Street is getting worried social media outrage over EA's Star Wars game may hurt sales
• Leonardo da Vinci Painting Sells for $450.3 Million, Shattering Auction Highs
• Starbucks has gotten too expensive for value-conscious customers
• White Truffle Prices Are Nearly Double What They Were Last Year
• Five Guys' biggest competitor is selling $1 burgers - but there's a huge catch

  October 2017

• Best Buy Says iPhone X Costs $100 Extra at Full Price Because Flexibility Sometimes 'Has a Cost'
• Lumber lawsuit against Menards dismissed; judge says retailer didn't lie about its 4x4s
• This Company Added the Word 'Blockchain' to Its Name and Saw Its Shares Surge 394%