There is a simple problem professors sometimes challenge their intermediate econ students with on the first day of class.

If that’s gouging, then the word has an interesting meaning. None of this should surprise American Spectator readers.

City and state officials have filed a handful price-gouging lawsuits against real estate agents, landlords and a large rental company, but critics say they must do more.

The ban on rent gouging took effect in January, when Newsom declared an emergency stemming from the historically destructive Palisades and Eaton fires.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and 15 other Democratic lawmakers are renewing a call for an investigation this week into whether "tariff enabled price-gouging" is set to impact consumers in the years ahead as ...

It’s time to crack down. Complaints of illegal egg and poultry price gouging in New York state are up more than 840% in 2025 amid the recent bird flu outbreak, compared to just 16 similar ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at ending price gouging for ticket resales in the live entertainment industry.

A bill that would empower the Colorado Attorney General’s Office to go after price gouging in grocery stores passed the House on Monday in a party-line vote, with Democrats in favor and Republicans ...

And if convicted, in California, that could mean imprisonment or a fine of up to $10,000, or both. However, we should wait until the entire story comes out, and we have all of the facts, before ...

When South Carolina's Governor Henry McMaster announced a state of emergency, he activated a statewide price gouging law. The law impacts basic necessities like food, water, and fuel just as ...

A California tech founder has been accused of price gouging a rental property in Hermosa Beach during the deadly LA fires.

Rent gouging in Los Angeles County will soon carry a maximum $50,000 penalty County supervisors ask for higher penalties and lash out against algorithms that measure market rates in order to raise ...