RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — Attorney General Jeff Jackson is reminding North Carolinians that the state’s price gouging law is now in effect following Gov. Josh Stein’s statewide state of emergency ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that the state’s law against price gouging has gone into affect ahead of the coming tropical storm. The announcement comes ...

This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster response and recovery. It was produced by Grist and co-published with LAist. It is ...

The California Energy Commission voted on Friday to suspend its ability to impose a profit cap on gasoline refiners for the next five years. The ability to set this cap, sometimes described as a price ...

In the wake of a calamity like Superstorm Sandy, is it fair for businesses — from corner bodegas to gas stations to car services — to jack up their prices, earning windfall profits off the desperation ...

DEARBORN, Mich. (WXYZ) — Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib introduced legislation Wednesday that would prohibit what she calls price gouging and ban certain technology in ...

After Delta Air Lines faced public backlash for expanding its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to set fares for passengers, the airline sent a letter to federal lawmakers on Friday denying that it ...

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced that the state’s law against price gouging is now in effect after Gov. Henry McMaster declared a State of Emergency.Earlier today, McMaster ...

COLUMBIA, SC (WMBF) - South Carolina’s law against price gouging during times of disaster is now in place. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Friday that the law took effect after ...

An Augusta convenience store has paid a $10,000 settlement to the state of Georgia over price-gouging allegations during Hurricane Helene. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced the settlement ...

Last January, a series of massive wildfires broke out across the Los Angeles area, fueled by high winds and dry temperatures. The fires raged for weeks, incinerating entire neighborhoods in the ...