A price of shoes changing six times between the shelf and the check out counter isn't a glitch.
It's corporate America's new pricing playbook and WalMart is at the vanguard. But WalMart isn't alone, as our @owenslindsay1 explains.
Amazon reportedly changes prices millions of times every single day.
That makes comparison shopping impossible.
Prices rise and fall constantly based on demand, behavior, timing, inventory, and competitive pressure—all calculated faster than any human shopper can realistically
This morning’s consumer sentiment data shows that the cost of living remains top of mind. For the third consecutive month, a majority of consumers say high prices are straining their household finances.
$7.25 per hour doesn't cut it in Trump’s economy. Workers deserve wages that afford them basic necessities.
A new bill from @chrismurphyct proposes a big step in the right direction. “It’s something big & bold that people can hang on to," @AlexSJacquez told @wapo.
The data is in: We're in a dangerous combination of higher prices & slower growth – the textbook definition of stagflation.
Trump's war in Iran has ground our economy to a halt.
Read more @DemJournal!
Rare truth spotted on Truth Social. If oil prices are "dropping like a rock," why aren't gas prices?
It's because when costs fall, corporations pocket the savings instead of passing them on to consumers.
Hey @POTUS, I wrote a book about this! Here's the pre-order link:
@nhegde @SmlBizMajority @aewright @RonWyden @TCFdotorg @aftynbehn4tn @Delaware_DHSS @mh4oh @RepMGS @OliviaWKosloff @AINowInstitute @freer_emma @SenWarren @HawleyMO @Hayrook @amprog @realtahiramin @IMAKglobal .@Groundwork's @AlexSJacquez closes off our solutions panel and explains the need for a coordinated public American health service: "We should reimagine and scale community health centers. They should no longer just be the anchors of the safety net system, but provide universal
The customer used to be "king." Now, consumers feel taken advantage of while companies gouge them. But the tide is turning.
“The incredible exponential growth in efforts to contain dynamic pricing suggests we may be reaching a tipping point,” @owenslindsay1 told @guardiannews.
Our new suite of proposals overhauling Big Pharma was announced in @Politico Pulse. Our proposals could save Americans between $4.6 to $18 billion every year.
Big Pharma is incapable of delivering affordable, reliable access to essential medicines.
Let's change that.
Americans are getting squeezed right now. They are no longer able to save much, if at all.
The personal savings rate has dipped to 3%
This is one of the lowest readings in the past 15 years.
Personal savings rate May 2025: 4.9%
Personal savings rate May 2026: 3%
There's been a
🚨NEW: A new California lawsuit alleges that gas stations owned by companies like Walmart, Speedway & Albertsons, are using AI to coordinate higher gas prices instead of competing for customers.
Because apparently gas wasn't expensive enough already.
🚨NEW from @Groundwork & @vanderbiltlaw: Americans pay 2.78x more for prescription drugs than the world average.
1 in 5 insured Americans go without necessary prescriptions because of cost.
Today, we released 2 blueprints to fix it saving Americans up to $18 billion a year on
Fun panel at @openmarkets talking polling and messaging with the best in the business.
All agreed: take on corporate power, take on the status quo, and take on corruption (including in the Democratic party)
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Ticket pricing in the U.S. is broken, thanks in part to ticket monopolies like LiveNation.
FIFA's president had a choice: stick with the flat pricing system used at every previous World Cup, or bring America's dynamic pricing model to the world's biggest tournament.
He chose
