Now, if the Harris people think that price gouging was a central factor in recent inflation, I'd be worried because that, you know, I don't know very many economists who think that that's right ...

(Chart: Barchart.com Inc.) No details have been released so it’s unclear how price controls on food prices would potentially work. When would higher prices be considered gouging?

The widely-mocked X post included a graph of soaring grocery prices going back to October 2019, with the major inflection ...

Statistics Canada confirmed that in April 2020, the average price of a package of six paper towel rolls increased to its highest price — $9.54 — since at least January 2017, when the average ...

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Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, CanadaWhat is ‘price gouging’ and why is VP Harris proposing to ban it? By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press Posted: 5:51 PM CDT Friday, Aug. 16, 2024 ...

Provincial governments across Canada have outlawed “price gouging” by sellers of toilet paper, hand sanitizer and other goods currently in high demand because of the pandemic. In Ontario, individuals ...

This came after StatCan data had revealed grocery prices were rising faster than inflation — 11.4 per cent versus 6.9 per cent in the fall — and that Loblaws profits were through the roof as ...

In Ontario, the Toronto Star reports government agencies had recieved over 22,000 price gouging complaints since the end of March with over 8.000 reviewed by the Consumer Protection service.

An American consumer advocacy group is accusing Amazon of price gouging on items such as soap, face masks and toilet paper in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, even as the e-commerce giant ...

Meat and dairy prices soared in the last year, latest Central Statistics Office figures show. A carton of full-fat milk has increased by 27c (from €2.20 to €2.47), while cheese has gone up ...

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta accused real estate agent Iman Shaghyan this week of increasing the price of a Beverly Hills rental by more than 30% in the days after the Jan. 7 fires. It’s the ...