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Former Treasury secretary Larry Summers branded Biden's price-gouging bill 'dangerous', comparing it to Trump's claims 'bleach injections' could treat Covid-19
"The price-gouging stuff is to economic science what President Trump's remarks about disinfectant i…
Ryan Hogg
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Senate Dems want to haul in Big Oil CEOs to testify on price gouging. Joe Manchin likes the idea but doesn't want Congress to be 'beating people up'
"We'll all understand a little bit better rather than just beating people up that we're expecting t…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Target's price-match policy doesn't actually allow the 'hack' that's trending on TikTok
Some TikTokers are buying items in-person in higher-priced locations, but asking the cashier to mat…
Dominick Reuter
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Amazon sellers are charging up to 14 times more than other retailers for pandemic essentials such as hand soap, according to this price gouging report
Some essential products on Amazon, such as soap, still cost significantly more than at Walmart and …
Grace Dean
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A pharmacist known as 'the Mask Man' has been charged with hoarding $200,000 worth of N95 masks and price-gouging customers
The DOJ said the pharmacist, 66-year-old Richard Schirripa, sold $2,690 of masks to an undercover o…
Michelle Mark
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Concession prices at the Masters are still ridiculously cheap
Seeing the Masters in person at Augusta National is a bucket list item for any sports fan. Tickets …
Tyler Lauletta
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Horse owners are struggling to buy ivermectin as Americans scramble for the unproven COVID-19 treatment and Amazon sellers cash in by gouging prices, reports say
People are self-medicating with ivermectin, which the FDA hasn't approved as a COVID-19 treatment -…
Joshua Zitser
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Thermometers are selling for hundreds of dollars on Amazon as the company tries to curb price-gouging
A Tennessee man who hoarded over 17,000 bottles of hand sanitizer before being blocked from selling…
Bryan Pietsch
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You'll soon be able to see which restaurants jack up their prices on DoorDash
DoorDash is de-emphasizing restaurants that charge more for delivery than in-person, according to a…
Alex Bitter
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Egg prices are finally falling back to earth after nearing $5 a dozen earlier this year
Egg prices reached nearly $5 a dozen in some parts of the US in January, but they're now declining.…
Aaron McDade
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Isobel Asher Hamilton
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eBay is forbidding new listings of hand sanitizer and face masks over concerns of online price gouging due to the coronavirus
On the personnel front, eBay is also nixing non-essential cross-border business travel, much like r…
Áine Cain
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Google says all advertisers will soon have to verify their identities in an effort to curb spam, scams, and price gouging across the web
Google will require all advertisers to verify their identity before running ads in an effort to bri…
Hugh Langley
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Why does everything cost so much? Because businesses are 'hiding behind inflation to jack up prices.'
Why does everything cost so much? Because businesses are "hiding behind inflation to jack up prices…
Juliana Kaplan
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Facebook expands its ad ban to include hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes and COVID-19 test kits to discourage pandemic price-gouging
Facebook is not alone in its battle against opportunistic sellers. Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and other o…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Companies are being accused of price-gouging on food, water, and gas during Hurricane Florence
At least 17 people have been killed by Hurricane Florence in North and South Carolina. The hurrican…
Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…
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A bill that would set gas price limits and prevent 'exploitative' cost hikes is headed for a House vote
The legislation would enable President Joe Biden to make it illegal to increase gas and home energy…
Grace Kay
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States across the US are investigating thousands of reports of coronavirus price gouging, from a $50 bottle of Purell to $10 for a single toilet roll
With Americans panic buying provisions during the coronavirus outbreak, there have been numerous re…
Ashley Collman
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OfferUp, a Craigslist competitor, is removing all hand sanitizer, toilet paper, protective masks, and disinfecting products to discourage price-gouging during the coronavirus crisis
"Hand sanitizer, toilet paper, protective masks, and disinfecting items" join OfferUp's list of pro…
Ashley Stewart
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Concession prices at the Masters are still ridiculously cheap
Inflation clearly is not a problem at the concession stands at Augusta National, where a pimento ch…