NEW YORK (WABC) -- Every weather event; hurricanes, blizzards, you'll unfortunately see price gouging on gas, hotels, and even coffee. Now New York's Attorney General is warning consumers again, after ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Illinois Attorney General's Office has told the ABC 7 I-Team that it has received nearly 1,200 complaints related to price gouging since the COVID-19 pandemic started. However, ...
This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster response and recovery. It was produced by Grist and co-published with LAist. It is ...
If the government wants to get better prices at the checkout for Australian consumers, then it should be trying to foster ...
A Metro Detroit Congresswoman has taken the lead on a federal bill meant to stop what she called "price gouging" that combines the technology of electronic shelf labels and personal data when prices ...
In the wake of a calamity like Superstorm Sandy, is it fair for businesses — from corner bodegas to gas stations to car services — to jack up their prices, earning windfall profits off the desperation ...
Last January, a series of massive wildfires broke out across the Los Angeles area, fueled by high winds and dry temperatures. The fires raged for weeks, incinerating entire neighborhoods in the ...