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Travelers wait in line before passing through a security checkpoint at Denver International Airport on December 28, 2022 in Denver, Colorado.

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Flight fare prices skyrocketed following Southwest's meltdown. Was it price gouging?

11:39am December 30, 2022

by Emily Olson

Passengers who looked for last-minute tickets encountered sky-high prices — in some cases, triple or quadruple the rate for the same route in the last few months. Experts say it's fairly normal.

Texas officials are reporting businesses are hiking up prices for food, water, and hotel rooms following a winter storm that walloped Texas this week. This is as residents wait in long lines at grocery stores and face food and water shortages.

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Texas Officials Warn Of Price Gouging As State Faces Food, Water Shortages

1:16am February 19, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Houston area residents are reporting exorbitant prices of food, water, and hotel rooms while the state continues to deal with shortages of essential items after a winter storm hit the state.

Security with face masks stand in front of the Signal Iduna Park, where a temporary coronavirus treatment center opened in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday. Germany has the fourth-most COVID-19 cases in the world and demand for medical supplies has skyrocketed

German, French Officials Accuse U.S. Of Diverting Supplies

3:34pm April 04, 2020

by Lynsey Jeffery

Officials in France and Germany have accused the U.S. of intercepting medical supplies as President Trump ordered an American company to stop exports. Governors complain of a "wild west" in bidding.

The attorneys general said some sellers on Craigslist and Facebook are jacking up prices on hand sanitizer by as much as 10 times the normal cost.

'Stop Price Gouging,' 33 Attorneys General Tell Amazon, Walmart, Others

6:15pm March 25, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

The top state law enforcement officials also told Craigslist, eBay and Facebook that they have "an ethical obligation" to root out spiking prices on hand sanitizers and other high-demand products.

Empty shelves in paper goods aisles may have made a tractor trailer full of toilet paper an attractive target.

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N.C. Sheriffs Find 18,000 Pounds Of Toilet Paper And Other Products In Stolen Truck

10:21pm March 20, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

It is unclear why they decided to follow the 18-wheeler, but Guilford County Sheriff's deputies said the excursion paid off. The truck was teeming with TP.