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Chris Dallas, who owns HarvesTime in Chicago, told Fox News Digital that price controls can't be implemented on grocery store owners: 'What exactly are we trying to control?'

Chicago grocery owner skeptical of Harris 'gouging' plan: 'What exactly are we trying to control?'

Detroit, MI

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain ratcheted up criticism of Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares in a video Friday afternoon. Fain accused the chief executive of price gouging consumers and failing to uphold parts of the union's labor contract with the automaker. The comments are the latest in an ongoing back-and-forth...

UAW president slams Stellantis CEO over job cuts, alleged price gouging

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There’s no room for price gouging in a ultra-competitive business like retail, Target CEO Brian Cornell said on Wednesday. In an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” the retail chief disputed campaign talking points accusing grocers of inflating prices. He said retailers have to be responsive to customers or risk losing business.

Target CEO addresses 'price gouging' accusations in retail

In a fiercely competitive sector like retail, companies can’t afford to engage in price gouging, Target (TGT) CEO Brian Cornell says. Jerome Powell could move markets by saying this one thing at Jackson Hole, strategist says. “We’re in a penny business,” Cornell said during an appearance Wednesday on CNBC,...

Target CEO says retailers can't actually afford price gouging

The US Sun

THE CEO of Walmart has acknowledged the high costs of products at the retailer. During Walmart's Q2 2025 earnings call, the chain's CEO Doug McMillon emphasized the company’s commitment to offering value to customers through a strategic focus on lowering costs. "We’re fighting back on that aggressively, because we...

Walmart CEO will ‘fight back aggressively’ to bring down prices for shoppers after revealing costs ‘need to come down’

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Orlando, FL

Markets Insider

Homebuyer cancellations are cropping up in Florida after a meteoric rise in home prices.

Florida's housing market is seeing 'nightmare scenarios' as buyers back out due to affordability concerns, Redfin says

Vice President Kamala Harris will call for a federal ban on food and grocery price gouging on Friday. Within her first 100 days in office, the Democratic presidential candidate will push for the first-ever federal ban on “corporate price gouging” by food companies to prevent them from “unfairly jacking up prices on consumers,” her campaign said Wednesday. Harris also wants to provide the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general with the authority to impose stiff penalties on corporations that violate such a ban.

Kamala Harris' plan to lower grocery bills includes a ban on corporate 'price gouging'

Dutch Bros is growing through new stores and higher same-store sales. Individual investor goals aren't always the same as those of investment management firms. Starbucks has been in the news, but this lesser-known coffee chain has much bigger opportunities. Starbucks made big news last week with its poaching of Chipotle...

Forget Starbucks: Billionaires Are Buying Up This Coffee Chain Stock Instead

Southwest Airlines (LUV) is getting ready for a “battle for the heart of our company and our future,” CEO Bob Jordan has told employees, as the firm faces a new proxy battle. Suggested Reading. Jordan’s comments came in a staff memo sent last Wednesday, reported by Reuters on...

Southwest Airlines is bracing for a 'battle for the heart of our company' against an activist hedge fund

Raleigh, NC

Reuters

(Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris' speech in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday will focus on economics, and specifically around her plans to lower costs and target "corporate price-gouging" if she is elected president, according to her campaign.

Harris aims at stubbornly high prices

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is looking into the handling of Zelle transactions by big banks, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Bank of America, Wells Fargo are under investigation for handling of customers funds on Zelle

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

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	Edgar Bronfman Jr.’s $4.3 billion bid for Paramount Global is designed to one-up Skydance Media’s proposal to merge with Shari Redstone’s media empire, but the 11th-hour offer has implications far beyond a mere power struggle between billionaires.Bronfman’s attempt to subvert David Ellison’s $8 billion power play comes on the heels of a court ruling that could spell trouble for the already beleaguered cable TV model sometime down the road. Last week, the judge who granted Fubo’s preliminary injunction against the Venu Sports streaming startup issued a fairly damning take on forced bundling—a practice that for decades has worked to the...

Fubo Butterfly Effect May Hinder Bronfman Paramount Plan

New York Post

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s future may not be as bumpy as some shareholders fear upon the departure of CEO Brian Niccol, investors said.

The burrito chain lost almost $6 billion in stock market value on Tuesday after it announced that Niccol will depart at the end of this month to become CEO of Starbucks. 

But Chipotle’s chief operating officer, Scott Boatwright, will serve as its interim CEO, and some investors said he will provide a steady hand.



On Thursday, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, whose Pershing Square Capital Management is one of Chipotle’s biggest investors with a 2.1% stake, said the company is in good hands with the team put in...

Bill Ackman, other investors still in the mood for Chipotle after star CEO leaves

Kansas State

Elkhart, KS

The former CEO of a small Kansas bank was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for looting the bank of $47 million. Shan Hanes, pronounced Shane, sent the funds from Heartland Tri-State Bank to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by scammers who had duped him in a "pig butchering" scheme that appealed to his greed, federal prosecutors said.

Cryptocurrency 'pig butchering' scam wrecks Kansas bank, sends ex-CEO to prison for 24 years

New York City, NY

Before Danny Meyer built an eatery empire stretching from New York's fine-dining scene to Shake Shack locations across the country, he was self-admittedly insecure. A simple leadership mantra helped him overcome his early-career self-doubt: "Use your words." "I had this awful affliction that I think a lot of first-time leaders...

Shake Shack founder shares the 3-word phrase that made him a better leader: 'It finally dawned on me'

Virginia State

Kentucky Vibes.net

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Meghan Markle's venture into the lifestyle space has not been met with universal acclaim, particularly from one well-known figure: Martha Stewart. Earlier this year, in March, Meghan unveiled her new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard. The brand immediately drew comparisons to other celebrity wellness empires, particularly that of culinary icon Martha Stewart. However, these comparisons have reportedly struck a nerve with Stewart, who finds them both "irritating and insulting."

Meghan Markle 'Insulted' Martha Stewart as She 'Won't Hesitate to Take Her Down

Cheddar senior anchor Kristen Scholer has left the news organization to join ICE as senior planning manager and anchor. She will be based at the New York Stock Exchange. Scholer joined Cheddar in April 2016 after spending 17 months as a reporter at the Wall Street Journal, where she wrote a daily markets column, contributed to video and wrote for the web and print.

Target CEO Brian Cornell on price gouging: We're in a penny business

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