When we are told that Vermont has far and away the highest healthcare costs - something easily verifiable - the medical establishment is quick to explain why. Medicare and Medicaid ...

Discover the concept of price leadership, its impact on market pricing, and explore the three primary types: barometric, ...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Bentonville-based retailer Walmart and New York-based beverage giant PepsiCo are facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly working together to artificially increase the price of ...

Walmart and PepsiCo face accusations of collaborating on a price-fixing scheme that allegedly lasted a decade. The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, was filed Monday in federal court. It ...

Despite both UK and US courts previously dismissing cases about Apple and Amazon allegedly colluding over prices, a new lawsuit has been filed to see if it can do any better. The accusation in each ...

ST. PAUL and MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—Dueling approaches over how to fix America’s housing crisis are splitting Minnesota’s Twin Cities. In 2022, St. Paul enacted one of the strictest rent-control regimes ...

Price-fixing accusations are commonplace in agriculture, in part because of widespread consolidation in the industry. As the Lever has chronicled, the four biggest companies in the frozen potato ...

President Trump signed an Executive Order Dec. 6, 2025, titled, “Addressing Security Risks from Price Fixing and Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Food Supply Chain.” The order instructs the attorney ...

Facing voter frustration and political risk, the White House directs DOJ and FTC to investigate potential price-fixing across the food chain as Republicans brace for midterm pressure Rising grocery ...

President Trump ordered federal agencies to investigate potential price fixing in the food industry, with a focus on foreign-owned companies accused of driving up costs for American consumers. Donald ...