price fixing

Noun

Meaning

control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce

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price-fixing

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Also messages about rent, price-fixing in the beef industry, divisive politics in a time of pandemic, and a recent federal court ruling on the Dakota Access Pipeline. Source: Internet

Although some officials in the FBI and the Department of Justice opposed the length of the penalty, Whitacre was sentenced to ten and a half years in Federal prison—three times longer than his price-fixing conspirators. Source: Internet

Erhard abolished the price-fixing and production controls that had been enacted by the military administration. Source: Internet

Diamonds De Beers settled charges of price fixing in the diamond trade in the 2000s. Source: Internet

James B. Lieber In his 2000 book, Rats In The Grain, attorney James B. Lieber focuses on ADM's price-fixing trial and presents Whitacre as an American hero overpowered by ADM's vast political clout. Source: Internet

In the Cold War trade-offs, the cartels and major companies re-emerged, leading to apparent price fixing (another element that was meant to be tackled). Source: Internet

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