price-fixing
noun
price-fix·ing
ˈprīs-ˌfik-siŋ 
: the setting of prices artificially (as by producers or government) contrary to free market operations
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The company was also recently fined by French regulators in a price-fixing case.
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Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
Pledges to curb price-fixing among corporate landlords.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2024
But the government contractor was recently accused of price-fixing on Department of Defense contracts.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The case comes after an unrelated class action targeting many of the same schools over allegations of financial aid price-fixing yielded a $284 million settlement this year.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Plaintiffs in the case argued that the league was engaging in price-fixing because fans of a single team were not able to buy just that team’s games.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024
The company has faced allegations of price-fixing elsewhere.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
Listen to this article In May, the FBI executed a search warrant at the Atlanta offices of a major property management company as part of a two-year-old investigation into allegations of collusion and price-fixing among the owners of apartment buildings in several states.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
In a letter Thursday to Attorney General Merrick Garland and other officials, the Democrats said a recent Federal Trade Commission investigation into a high-profile merger uncovered evidence of price-fixing by oil executives that led to higher energy costs for American families and businesses.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 30 May 2024
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Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
Pledges to curb price-fixing among corporate landlords.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2024
But the government contractor was recently accused of price-fixing on Department of Defense contracts.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
The case comes after an unrelated class action targeting many of the same schools over allegations of financial aid price-fixing yielded a $284 million settlement this year.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Plaintiffs in the case argued that the league was engaging in price-fixing because fans of a single team were not able to buy just that team’s games.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024
The company has faced allegations of price-fixing elsewhere.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
Listen to this article In May, the FBI executed a search warrant at the Atlanta offices of a major property management company as part of a two-year-old investigation into allegations of collusion and price-fixing among the owners of apartment buildings in several states.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
In a letter Thursday to Attorney General Merrick Garland and other officials, the Democrats said a recent Federal Trade Commission investigation into a high-profile merger uncovered evidence of price-fixing by oil executives that led to higher energy costs for American families and businesses.
—Matthew Daly, Fortune, 30 May 2024
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“Price-fixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price-fixing. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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