A decade ago, the city — and all of Michigan — had too many houses. Now it has a shortage. The shift there explains today’s costly housing market in the rest of the country.
Category: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)
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Harris’s Price-Gouging Ban: Price Controls or No Quick Effect?
The plan does not appear to amount to government price controls. It also might not bring down grocery bills anytime soon.
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Congress Presses Health Insurance Regulators on ‘Troubling’ Billing Tactics
Lawmakers are zeroing in on MultiPlan, a firm that has helped insurers cut payments while sometimes leaving patients with large bills.
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Here’s Why This Jar of Weed Costs $60 at a Legal N.Y.C. Dispensary
Following the rules is expensive for dispensaries and their customers.
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What Business Wants to Learn About Kamala Harris’s Policies
Heading into the Democratic National Convention, many of the vice president’s policies have yet to be explained. Corporate leaders hope that will change.
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Harris and Trump Offer a Clear Contrast on the Economy
Both candidates embrace expansions of government power to steer economic outcomes — but in vastly different areas.
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The Big Number: 2.9%
The rate of inflation in July on a yearly basis.
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Kamala Harris’s War on Prices Hits the Campaign Trail
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to make her pitch on Friday for tackling America’s affordability crunch, but many economists are skeptical.
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Parents Outraged as Maker of Snoo Smart Bassinet Debuts New Fee
The maker the Snoo, a popular high-tech bassinet, touched off a firestorm of outrage after requiring a paid subscription to use several key features.
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Kamala Harris Blames ‘Price Gouging’ for Grocery Inflation. Here’s What Economists Say.
Price increases when demand exceeds supply are textbook economics. The question is whether, and how much, the pandemic yielded an excess take.
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2026 Prices for Drugs That Are Subject to Negotiations
The prices were made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which granted the health secretary the authority to negotiate on behalf of Medicare.
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Harris Will Back Federal Ban on Price Gouging, Campaign Says
The vice president is leaning into an effort to partly blame big companies for inflation, as progressives have pushed her to embrace that argument.