A new Federal Reserve study shows credit cards' high interest rates aren't because of lending risk — they reflect monopoly power built by marketing campaigns.
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Luxury cars, mansions, a superyacht called Convict, and wined-and-dined sheriffs — a legal war is exposing the big business of extracting profits from prisoners.
A Delaware bill would award Elon Musk $56 billion, shield corporate executives from liability, and strip away voting power from shareholders.
Many clean energy boom towns voted for Trump. Will his administration put them at risk?
States are quietly weakening corporate accountability to lure Elon Musk and other business interests.
Allegations of price collusions among the potato cartel reveal the new, sophisticated methods food corporations are using to keep prices high.
A new study reveals that charitable giving will soon be dominated by Wall Street dark-money funds that enrich the wealthy and never have to give to working charities.
A federal judge ruled Google violated antitrust laws to maintain its search-engine monopoly — what happens now?
Private equity firms are buying up asbestos liability claims — and asbestos victims will pay the price.
Digital surveillance and customer isolation are locking us into a consumer hell of personalized prices.