the setting of prices by agreement among producers and distributors
another name for price control resale price maintenance
First recorded in 1945–50
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Some prospective IPO investors feared that Mastercard could ultimately be on the hook for many billions of dollars’ worth of legal liabilities related to allegations of price fixing.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
Pollack has also secured the acquittal of a former Enron executive and won back-to-back mistrials for a chicken company executive accused of price fixing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 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
A 2011 lawsuit alleging price fixing by some of the same egg producers resulted in a jury finding against the producers in 2023.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2025
If the suit is favored, the beads are attached to the girl's wrist as a sign of her engagement, and a day is set for the pakálon40 or price fixing.
From The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe by Cole, Fay-Cooper
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