Category: Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)

Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Executive Orders and Memorandums, Food and Drug Administration, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government

Draft Order on Drug Prices Proposes Easing Regulations

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Spread the loveTweet But the proposed order does little to specifically call out the drug industry and instead focuses on rolling back regulations, a favorite target of the administration across…


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Cellular Telephones, Europe, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Wireless Communications

Cellphone Roaming Charges End in Europe. Many Respond With a Yawn.

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Spread the loveTweet The landmark policy shift, which enters into force on Thursday, comes as Europe faces pressure to speed up the overhaul of its wider digital economy to keep…


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Consumer Behavior, England, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit), International Trade and World Market, Politics and Government, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Wages and Salaries

Preparing for ‘Brexit,’ Britons Face Economic Pinch at Home

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Spread the loveTweet Last year’s Brexit referendum was in part a rejection of the economic elite from millions of working people who have suffered declining wages while watching London transformed…


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Broadway (Manhattan, NY), Economics (Theory and Philosophy), Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Theater

Common Sense: Broadway Tickets, for the Price of an Economics Lesson

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Spread the loveTweet As premium ticket prices have soared, many buyers have responded with outrage, accusing theater owners of price gouging and bemoaning the emergence of Broadway as one more…


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E-commerce, Elizabeth Suzann (Fashion Label), Entrepreneurship, Fashion and Apparel, Oliver Cabell (Fashion Label), Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Shopping and Retail

Entrepreneurship: How Much Did That Zipper Cost? With Transparency Pricing, You Know Everything

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Spread the loveTweet For instance, a black organic cotton print T-shirt, advertised as vegan, organic and skin-friendly, costs about $110 (in the European Union, a price that includes the value-added…


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Car Services and Livery Cabs, Labor and Jobs, Labor Department (NYS), New York Taxi Workers Alliance, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Sales and Excise Taxes, Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers, Uber Technologies Inc

Uber Says It Just Noticed Error on Pay, but It Was No Secret

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Spread the loveTweet But changes that Uber made to its contract in 2015 suggest that the company has been aware of the issue and grappling with it since at least…


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Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Express Scripts Inc, Kaleo Inc, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Express Scripts Sues Maker of Overdose Drug, Intensifying Feud

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Spread the loveTweet The lawsuit was heavily redacted because Express Scripts said it contained “sensitive business information,” but nevertheless it provides some tantalizing details about the company’s dealings. Consultants and…


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Electric Light and Power, Energy Department, Federal Aid (US), Perry, Rick, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Solar Energy, United States Politics and Government, Wind Power

Even as Wind Power Rises, It Falls Under a Political Cloud

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Spread the loveTweet Though some energy analysts and executives say it is unlikely that the Trump administration will seek to undo the federal tax credit — which is set to…


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Campaign Finance, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Law and Legislation, Lobbying and Lobbyists, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), United States Politics and Government

Drug Lobbyists’ Battle Cry Over Prices: Blame the Others

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Spread the loveTweet It is an industry that was already spending nearly double what other business sectors in the United States economy allocate on lobbying, and those sums continue to…


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Artificial Intelligence, Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Sensors, Start-ups

Wheels: What Self-Driving Cars See

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Spread the loveTweet The biggest hurdle to widespread lidar adoption is an economic one, and that is where the battle is being waged. Continue reading the main story When Google…


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