19+ hour, 11+ min ago   (676+ words) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that more than 7 million eggs will be distributed for free to food banks across the state following a June settlement with three major egg producers over alleged egg price manipulation. For families already strained…...

18+ hour, 47+ min ago   (500+ words) Virginia shoppers are feeling more pressure at the checkout line, and a new poll suggests that these higher costs are affecting how residents view the economy as a whole. In August, a new Roanoke College survey found a sharp decline…...

21+ hour, 15+ min ago   (576+ words) Gas prices in the United States are climbing again, with the national average for regular reaching $4.27 a gallon Thursday. The increase came as oil markets reacted to the widening military conflict involving Iran. As USA Today reported, Trump said Wednesday…...

23+ hour, 15+ min ago   (603+ words) "Something has to give. Please consider the less fortunate people in Vermont." Green Mountain Power customers will face an electricity rate increase, but not as large as the utility originally sought, after Vermont officials reduced the request amid objections from…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (621+ words) "These labels are connected to the same algorithmic pricing software that online retailers are already using." A supposedly simple swap to digital price tags in stores could have more significant impacts, with a new labor report saying the technology could…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (649+ words) The disagreement centers on how Maryland compares what utilities plan to spend against what they actually spend. A dispute over Maryland utility law has left more than $32 million in possible customer refunds unresolved. Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. and Delmarva…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (555+ words) "It's been very much a slap in the face that while Eaton Fire survivors are suffering … Edison's profits have tripled since the fire." Wildfire survivors in California are trying to redirect the conversation in Sacramento. Instead of arguing over how…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (610+ words) "These rate hikes are not only economically burdensome but may also be predatory in nature." A federal review found that Atlantic City Electric Co. made accounting errors and overcharged for transmission at a time when New Jersey residents are already…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (455+ words) Online reviews can make or break a business, but a working paper out of Virginia suggests companies that try to game the system may be setting themselves up for a different kind of loss. Researchers found that fake praise on…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (645+ words) "It seems like these CEOs are just living on a remote economic planet from the one that their employees are living on." At major American companies where worker pay is especially low, the distance between what executives and employees make…...