Category: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)

In Victory, Democrats See Economic Mandate to Cut Costs and Curtail Trump

The New York Times – Business:
Some Democrats quickly signaled they could try to roll back the president’s tax and trade policies, ignoring his early veto threats.
NYC’s Secret Budget Hotel Hack: Religious Guesthouses

The New York Times – Travel:
Staying near prime tourist attractions in Manhattan can cost hundreds, even thousands, of dollars a night. These five properties welcome budget travelers of any faith.
Trump Administration Moves to Oust Arbitrators as Doctor Payouts Soar

The New York Times – Business:
The two companies settled billing disputes between doctors and insurers, keeping patients out of the middle. One let doctors win 96 percent of the time.
Flouting Consumer Law, Insurers Refuse to Pay Medical Bills for Emergency Care

The New York Times – Business:
A law to end surprise medical bills has generated millions of high-dollar payouts for doctors. Health plans are now fighting back by frequently withholding money.
His Business Was Tough. Diesel Prices Made It Impossible.

The New York Times – Business:
For small trucking firms operating with little margin for error, high fuel costs can make the difference between survival and bankruptcy.
Flouting Consumer Law, Insurers Refuse to Pay Medical Bills for Emergency Care

The New York Times – Business:
A law to end surprise medical bills has generated millions of high-dollar payouts for doctors. Health plans are now fighting back by frequently withholding money.
Pick Another Protein? Americans Still Want Beef, Despite the Price.

The New York Times – Business:
After chicken, consumers are buying more beef, while pork, turkey and soy products remain flat.
Obamacare Dealt Yet Another Blow as Premiums Rise Again

The New York Times – Business:
Premiums will jump by 13 percent for next year, though much of the price increase will be offset by subsidies. But customers who earn over $64,000 will pay more, on top of this year’s huge increases.
Why Kalshi Wants to Repeal a 1958 Law About Onions

The New York Times – Business:
A law enacted after a brazen scheme to rig onion prices in the 1950s puts the vegetable, as well as box office receipts, off-limits for prediction markets.
U.S. Oil Industry Earned Over $130 Billion in Profit During Iran War

The New York Times – Business:
That was almost three times as much as what businesses producing and refining oil in the United States made in the same period in 2025.
High Prices Haunt Trump and the GOP on Eve of the Midterms

The New York Times – Business:
A backlash over high prices helped Republicans capture a majority in 2024. Now, it may be the source of the party’s own undoing.
FTC Sues Dollar General Amid Growing Consumer Doubts Over Pricing

The New York Times – Business:
Americans have lost faith that retailers are giving them fair deals. The F.T.C. is suing Dollar General over it.