Read more price fixing stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7657/price-fixing.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:11:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44348/cybercops-bust-retailers-whose-deals-are-too-good.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagManufacturers have gone on the offensive to stop discounters from selling their products for less than the minimum advertised price they set, reports the Wall Street Journal. But companies like eBay and Costco are pushing for laws to ban the minimum prices. Some retailers, like Circuit City, use workarounds to...http://www.newser.com/story/44348/cybercops-bust-retailers-whose-deals-are-too-good.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Dec 2008 9:57:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42837/salt-deficit-may-make-this-scary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCity officials in the Midwest are struggling to prepare for another season of heavy snowfall as road salt supplies drop and prices surge, the Los Angeles Times reports. High demand and once-high gas charges have boosted salt prices, but the spike from $40 to $140 per ton seems exorbitant to...http://www.newser.com/story/42837/salt-deficit-may-make-this-scary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 16 Nov 2008 17:41:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38198/feds-dig-into-price-fixing-by-egg-tomato-processors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Justice Department is investigating allegations of price-fixing by tomato and egg processors, the Wall Street Journal reports today. California processor SK Foods is facing allegations it bribed buyers at six companies to pay inflated prices for tomato paste and chili peppers. Tomato prices have surged 16% over the past...http://www.newser.com/story/38198/feds-dig-into-price-fixing-by-egg-tomato-processors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Sep 2008 15:35:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36597/feds-think-bad-data-may-feed-oil-spikes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCommodity regulators, worried that some companies are manipulating crude oil prices by reporting false numbers on supplies and sales, are conducting a wide-ranging probe focused on energy traders, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sources say a big worry is that firms are falsely reporting oil inventories to create the perception...http://www.newser.com/story/36597/feds-think-bad-data-may-feed-oil-spikes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Sep 2008 10:01:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35150/retailers-struggle-with-ruling-that-okd-price-fixing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Supreme Court ruling that last year allowed manufacturers to set minimum sale prices for their goods is giving retailers fits, the Wall Street Journal reports. Manufacturers, barred from the practice for nearly a century, are being allowed to punish retailers who discount their products by cutting off supplies. Some...http://www.newser.com/story/35150/retailers-struggle-with-ruling-that-okd-price-fixing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 Aug 2008 10:57:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19531/eu-probes-chocolate-price-fixing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe European Commission suspects candy giant Hershey of conspiring with other chocolate and candy manufacturers in an industry-wide price-fixing scheme, AP reports. Both Hershey and rival Mars recently received requests for information from the commission after some 50 civil lawsuits in the US have alleged price fixing. The two companies...http://www.newser.com/story/19531/eu-probes-chocolate-price-fixing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 Feb 2008 6:22:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14583/chocolate-makers-face-sticky-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFollowing a similar investigation in Canada last month, the Justice Department has launched a probe into possible price-fixing in the US chocolate industry. The suspects form a rich, creamy lineup: M&M maker Mars acknowledged it has been contacted by the DOJ, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nestle, too, says it...http://www.newser.com/story/14583/chocolate-makers-face-sticky-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Dec 2007 17:25:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/6344/2-airlines-fined-300m-each-for-price-fixing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA US judge has fined British Airways and Korean Air $300 million apiece for conspiring to fix prices. Both carriers had their fines reduced—British Airways could have faced a fine as high as $900 million—after pleading guilty and cooperating with the Justice Department investigation into a global price-fixing...http://www.newser.com/story/6344/2-airlines-fined-300m-each-for-price-fixing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Aug 2007 18:55:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5136/airlines-plead-guilty-of-price-fixing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish Airways and Korean Air have agreed to plead guilty and pay $300 million each in criminal fines for engaging in massive conspiracies to fix the prices of passenger and cargo flights for the past six years, the US Justice Department said yesterday. BA will pony up another $247million fine...http://www.newser.com/story/5136/airlines-plead-guilty-of-price-fixing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Aug 2007 4:28:47 CDT