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  • n  pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available
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  • Time Warner Cable Jumps as CBS Fight Goes Public
    NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Time Warner Cable was gaining the most in five weeks in New York after the cable-TV provider accused CBS of price gouging in their own contract negotiations. Time Warner shares were rising 3% to $117.30 on Friday while CBS was slumping 1.6% to $52.71. In a statement made public on Thursday, Time Warner Cable said CBS is demanding the cable-TV operator pay fees to carry ...
    July 19, 2013 - TheStreet.com
  • Palo residents cut off from new library cards in Cedar Rapids, Marion and Hiawatha
    CEDAR RAPIDS — Is it freeloading or price gouging? Residents of Palo just northwest of here don’t have a library of their own and they now must decide if they are willing to pay more to obtain library cards to use the Metro Library Network’s libraries in Cedar Rapids, Marion and Hiawatha. The boards of [...]
    July 13, 2013 - The Gazette
  • Gasoline Futures Market Rises 45 Cents in 10 Days
    By  EconMatters Price Gouging? Gasoline RBOB futures closes Friday above 40 cents from the price on July 1 st  which was $2.70 and even reached a high of $3.15 on July 12, without any major news like 5 refiners exploding, a major hurricane demolishing energy infrastructure, or supplies being really scarce.    Supplies Higher Than Last Year It isn`t due to real demand as gasoline supplies are ...
    July 13, 2013 - Zero Hedge

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