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State-Level GOP Rejects Price Controls on Interchange Fees Amidst Federal Bipartisan Efforts
Despite bipartisan federal efforts to cap credit card interest rates, state-level Republicans largely oppose price control measures, rejecting proposals to regulate interchange fees; however, the only state to enact such legislation, Illinois, now serves as a cautionary tale due to legal challenges ...
State-Level GOP Rejects Price Controls on Interchange Fees Amidst Federal Bipartisan Efforts
Despite bipartisan federal efforts to cap credit card interest rates, state-level Republicans largely oppose price control measures, rejecting proposals to regulate interchange fees; however, the only state to enact such legislation, Illinois, now serves as a cautionary tale due to legal challenges ...
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52% Bias Score
FAS Investigates Russian Food Prices Amidst Inflation
The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) will investigate pricing practices across 29 food categories, including essential goods, following previous unsuccessful attempts to control inflation through voluntary retail mark-up agreements; the FAS is seeking February's average purchase and retail...
FAS Investigates Russian Food Prices Amidst Inflation
The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) will investigate pricing practices across 29 food categories, including essential goods, following previous unsuccessful attempts to control inflation through voluntary retail mark-up agreements; the FAS is seeking February's average purchase and retail...
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52% Bias Score
Khabarovsk Krai Seeks to Boost Local Product Sales, Control Essential Goods Prices
Khabarovsk Krai Governor Dmitry Demechin held a meeting to address the region's over 80% reliance on outside goods, focusing on increasing local product sales through collaboration between 6,500+ retail outlets and 274 food processing companies, and price controls on essential goods via agreements w...
Khabarovsk Krai Seeks to Boost Local Product Sales, Control Essential Goods Prices
Khabarovsk Krai Governor Dmitry Demechin held a meeting to address the region's over 80% reliance on outside goods, focusing on increasing local product sales through collaboration between 6,500+ retail outlets and 274 food processing companies, and price controls on essential goods via agreements w...
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24% Bias Score
IRA's Drug Price Controls Threaten Generic Drug Market
The Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) price negotiation provision for prescription drugs, while intending to lower costs, risks undermining the generic drug market by reducing profit incentives for generic manufacturers, potentially limiting patient access to affordable medications and decreasing inno...
IRA's Drug Price Controls Threaten Generic Drug Market
The Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) price negotiation provision for prescription drugs, while intending to lower costs, risks undermining the generic drug market by reducing profit incentives for generic manufacturers, potentially limiting patient access to affordable medications and decreasing inno...
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60% Bias Score
Kennedy's Controversial Patent Seizure Plan Faces Senate Scrutiny
President Trump's nominee for HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is facing Senate confirmation hearings amid controversy over his reported openness to seizing drug patents to control prices—a policy that experts warn could severely damage the U.S. biotech industry and broader economy.
Kennedy's Controversial Patent Seizure Plan Faces Senate Scrutiny
President Trump's nominee for HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is facing Senate confirmation hearings amid controversy over his reported openness to seizing drug patents to control prices—a policy that experts warn could severely damage the U.S. biotech industry and broader economy.
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60% Bias Score
CMS Drug Price Controls Under IRA Threaten Pharmaceutical Innovation
CMS announced price negotiations for 15 drugs under the IRA, imposing penalties up to 95% of U.S. sales for non-compliance; this discourages R&D, potentially resulting in fewer new drugs and harming patients, with studies projecting a loss of 135 new drugs and $663 billion in R&D spending by 2039.
CMS Drug Price Controls Under IRA Threaten Pharmaceutical Innovation
CMS announced price negotiations for 15 drugs under the IRA, imposing penalties up to 95% of U.S. sales for non-compliance; this discourages R&D, potentially resulting in fewer new drugs and harming patients, with studies projecting a loss of 135 new drugs and $663 billion in R&D spending by 2039.
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60% Bias Score
Greece Launches "Easter Basket" Price Controls
Greece's "Easter Basket" price control initiative, running April 9-19, includes lamb, goat, tsoureki, and chocolate; a "Godparents' Basket" with toys and sweets is also planned, with increased market monitoring to prevent price gouging.
Greece Launches "Easter Basket" Price Controls
Greece's "Easter Basket" price control initiative, running April 9-19, includes lamb, goat, tsoureki, and chocolate; a "Godparents' Basket" with toys and sweets is also planned, with increased market monitoring to prevent price gouging.
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32% Bias Score
North Macedonia's Price Control Measures Face Trader Backlash
The North Macedonian government capped profit margins on over 1,000 products to control prices, prompting strong opposition from traders who argue the measures are insufficient and will harm businesses while disproportionately benefiting wealthier consumers.
North Macedonia's Price Control Measures Face Trader Backlash
The North Macedonian government capped profit margins on over 1,000 products to control prices, prompting strong opposition from traders who argue the measures are insufficient and will harm businesses while disproportionately benefiting wealthier consumers.
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36% Bias Score
Romania Joins Eastern European Pushback Against Supermarkets Amidst Price Protests
Facing public protests and pressure, the Romanian government is considering legislation to regulate supermarket profit margins and considering price controls, mirroring similar actions in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro, and planned actions in Bulgaria, while some citizens are choosing t...
Romania Joins Eastern European Pushback Against Supermarkets Amidst Price Protests
Facing public protests and pressure, the Romanian government is considering legislation to regulate supermarket profit margins and considering price controls, mirroring similar actions in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro, and planned actions in Bulgaria, while some citizens are choosing t...
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56% Bias Score
Multinational Corporations and High Prices in Greece
Greece's high cost of living is driven by multinational corporations' pricing strategies and the lack of price controls, impacting consumers and necessitating government intervention to promote domestic production and fair pricing.
Multinational Corporations and High Prices in Greece
Greece's high cost of living is driven by multinational corporations' pricing strategies and the lack of price controls, impacting consumers and necessitating government intervention to promote domestic production and fair pricing.
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40% Bias Score
French Assembly Passes Bill to Curb Overseas Living Costs
The French National Assembly adopted a Socialist-led bill on January 23rd to combat high living costs in overseas territories, aiming to cap essential goods prices, tackle monopolies, and limit large retailer market share; the bill passed with 180 votes in favor and 1 against.
French Assembly Passes Bill to Curb Overseas Living Costs
The French National Assembly adopted a Socialist-led bill on January 23rd to combat high living costs in overseas territories, aiming to cap essential goods prices, tackle monopolies, and limit large retailer market share; the bill passed with 180 votes in favor and 1 against.
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36% Bias Score
Turkey Acts to Prevent Ramadan Price Hikes
Turkey's government is tackling potential Ramadan price hikes by directly addressing industry representatives, promising stricter enforcement, and emphasizing the unacceptability of using cost increases as justification for price hikes. Meetings included the Treasury and Finance Minister, the Trade ...
Turkey Acts to Prevent Ramadan Price Hikes
Turkey's government is tackling potential Ramadan price hikes by directly addressing industry representatives, promising stricter enforcement, and emphasizing the unacceptability of using cost increases as justification for price hikes. Meetings included the Treasury and Finance Minister, the Trade ...
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40% Bias Score
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