Agents of Behemoth

California has appointed its first watchdog for gas price gouging. Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Tai Milder on Wednesday to lead the state’s effort to hold gas companies accountable amid spiking fuel prices. 

A whistleblower accuses Wisconsin Bell of failing for years to give schools and libraries a discount they were entitled to under a federal program.

With colder winter weather looming, a new analysis released Tuesday shows that the nine largest energy utility companies in the U.S. raked in nearly $14 billion in combined profits during the first three quarters of this year—and dished out roughly $11 billion to their wealthy shareholders...

As corporate profits reach record high, Iron Mountain executive tells Wall Street inflation is great for “the bottom line.”

Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman made the case Sunday for prosecuting corporate executives as part of a broader government crackdown on unlawful price gouging and other business practices that have driven up the costs of medicine, groceries, and gas—padding company bottom lines...

Pharmaceutical companies have raised prices on 245 drugs since the first U.S. coronavirus case was reported on Jan.

The California Justice Department on Thursday sued three large pharmaceutical companies as well as several major pharmacy benefit managers for unlawfully coordinating to drive up the cost of insulin, a lifesaving medication that patients in the United States are often forced to ration...

The proposal, if adopted, would shroud in secrecy customs data on ocean-going freight responsible for about half of the $2.7 trillion in goods entering the U.S. every year. Rail, truck and air cargo is already shielded from public disclosure under U.S. trade law.

Who says companies aren't exploiting the COVID supply chain issues?

Crude oil supply has rebounded, but Americans aren't feeling it at the pump. That's because refiners are charging record prices to turn oil into gas.