price-fixing

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Sherman Act of 1890 made it illegal for competing companies to engage in horizontal price fixing, potentially punishable by prison time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

While the suggestion of price fixing isn’t new—the companies have denied wrongdoing in the past—the fresh demand for a federal probe signals both political and regulatory pressure for the group.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

In fact, they made so much that the company is currently under investigation by the Department of Justice for alleged price fixing, resulting in a 4 percent drop in its stock.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2025

Chamber of Commerce and an Uber subsidiary successfully challenged the law, arguing that bargaining by independent-contractor drivers amounted to illegal concerted action and price fixing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

Such action would open wide the door to price fixing, monopoly, and destruction of healthy competition.

From State of the Union Address by Hoover, Herbert