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Every Day, the Chocolate We Eat Gets Worse. Some of It Is No Longer “Chocolate.”
Jim Vorel, Jezebel
Even as the price of chocolate returns to lower levels, companies are realizing something scary: Americans will buy their fake chocolate.
Feb 24, 2026, 3:54 PM
Student-loan borrowers are now getting checks in the mail through a $100 million settlement with a major lender
Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider
The checks are from a 2024 settlement with private lender Navient over claims that it "cheated" student-loan borrowers out of lower monthly payments.
Feb 18, 2026, 4:31 PM
Dems Want to Ban Surveillance Pricing at Big Grocery Stores
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
Is dynamic pricing the future of grocery stores?
Feb 14, 2026, 6:47 PM
Getting a refund for a canceled or delayed flight: What to know in 2026
Sean Cudahy, The Points Guy
Though airlines might offer you a travel credit, you don't have to accept. If your flight is canceled, you are entitled to a full refund if you choose not to fly.
Jan 25, 2026, 7:00 PM
Lawmakers urge FTC to probe Trump Mobile over 'deceptive' marketing
Connor Jones, Theregister.com
Gold phone more like fool's gold as none show up six months later Senator Elizabeth Warren is leading calls for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Trump Mobile for failing to ship gold phones, months after collecting deposits.…
Jan 16, 2026, 1:29 PM
JPMorgan Warns 10% Credit Card Rate Cap Would Backfire on Consumers and Economy
msmash, Slashdot.org
JPMorgan Chase's chief financial officer Jeremy Barnum pushed back hard on Tuesday against President Donald Trump's proposed 10% cap on credit card interest rates, calling the measure "very bad for consumers" and "very bad for the economy" during a call with …
Jan 13, 2026, 4:05 PM
Trump's big swing at credit card interest rates targets a growing American problem
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan, Business Insider
Americans' debt loads are at record highs, resurfacing a decadeslong debate on how to prevent companies from maximizing profit at consumers' expense.
Jan 13, 2026, 9:55 AM
Trump pushes a 1-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates and banks balk
KEN SWEET and SEUNG MIN KIM, Yahoo Entertainment
Reviving a campaign pledge, President Donald Trump wants a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates, a move that could save Americans tens of billions...
Jan 10, 2026, 4:30 PM
Trump calls for one-year cap on credit card rates at 10%
Romy Varghese, Yahoo Entertainment
It’s not clear whether credit card companies will respond to his call, or what actions he might take to force any change. During the 2024 presidential...
Jan 10, 2026, 2:42 AM
LG Forces TV Owners To Use Microsoft ‘AI’ Copilot App You Can’t Uninstall And Nobody Asked For
Karl Bode, Techdirt
If your product is even a third as innovative and useful as you claim it is, you shouldn’t have to go around trying a little too hard to convince people. The product’s usefulness should speak for itself. And you definitely shouldn’t be forcing people to use p…
Dec 24, 2025, 9:33 PM
Kansas Resident Patrick Roach Successfully Sues Verizon For Refusing To Unlock His Phone (And Wins)
Karl Bode, Techdirt
If you’ve been around a while, you might remember that Verizon used to be completely obnoxious when it came to forcing you to use their phones and their shitty apps. At one point, Verizon wouldn’t even let you use a competing GPS mapping app, locking you to V…
Dec 23, 2025, 9:09 PM
21 Democratic-led states sue White House over consumer protection bureau funding
KEN SWEET, Yahoo Entertainment
A coalition of 21 attorneys general from Democratic-led states sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its director, Russell Vought, on Monday...
Dec 22, 2025, 9:38 PM
This company charges disabled vets millions, even after VA said it's likely illegal
Chris Arnold, NPR
A Florida-based company is charging military veterans as much as $20,000 for help with disability claims, even though the VA has said that may be illegal and the service should be free. But so far nobody's stopping the company and others like it.
Dec 2, 2025, 10:00 AM
This Xbox Series X Best Buy deal (no, seriously) throws in a $100 gift card for Cyber Monday — hurry if you want to save
samuelwtolbert@gmail.com (Samuel Tolbert) , Samuel Tolbert, Windows Central
A Cyber Monday deal at Best Buy will net you a $100 gift card when you buy an Xbox Series X, making it easily the best deal on an Xbox console this season.
Dec 1, 2025, 8:27 PM
Black Friday 2025 could be your last chance for cheap PC deals, experts warn
Mark Hachman, PCWorld
This year, Black Friday tech shoppers should heed one important message: Don’t wait, buy now. Why? Because certain components are skyrocketing in price—and it’s expected to get even worse. DRAM prices, for example, have doubled in little more than a month. …
Nov 26, 2025, 8:28 PM
Amazon to face growing boycott from angry consumers amid holidays
Patricia Battle, TheStreet
Amazon, the largest online retailer in the world, is currently benefiting from growing demand, despite increasing economic concerns among consumers...
Nov 26, 2025, 3:03 AM
Prices increase as Americans prepare for Thanksgiving
Andy Hirschfeld, Al Jazeera English
Despite White House claims, prices on key staples are on the rise, including cranberry sauce and potatoes.
Nov 25, 2025, 6:53 PM
Meta Allegedly Profited by $16B From Scam Ads. US Senators Demand FTC, SEC Probe
Macy Meyer, CNET
The lawmakers say Meta's platforms may be implicated in "about a third of all US scams" and linked to more than $50 billion in consumer losses last year.
Nov 24, 2025, 10:16 PM
Experts: Black Friday 2025 could be your last chance for cheap PC deals
Mark Hachman, PCWorld
This year, Black Friday tech shoppers should heed one important message: Don’t wait, buy now. Why? Because certain components are skyrocketing in price—and it’s expected to get even worse. DRAM prices, for example, have doubled in little more than a month. …
Nov 20, 2025, 11:30 AM
After Destroying Federal Regulators, AT&T Wages War On Industry ‘Self-Regulation’ Regimes Like NARB, NAD
Karl Bode, Techdirt
It’s not hyperbole to say that after decades of hard work and lobbying, companies like AT&T have effectively destroyed whatever was left of federal U.S. consumer protection and corporate oversight. It’s a “victory” that’s going to result in concussive harms t…
Nov 14, 2025, 1:32 PM
Texas attorney general sues Tylenol makers over autism claims
BBC News
He accuses them of hiding alleged dangers from the drug, following the Trump administration's unproven claim it is linked to autism.
Oct 28, 2025, 2:52 PM
Broadband Monopolies Are Mad Because California Won’t Let Them Rip Off Apartment Dwellers
Karl Bode, Techdirt
California this week signed a new law that tries to prevent your landlord and broadband ISP from teaming up and preventing you from using broadband competitors. Starting January 1, AB1414 requires that landlords “allow the tenant to opt out of paying for any …
Oct 17, 2025, 12:21 PM
If You Can Read This, You’re About to Get Scammed
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
Scammers are pretending to be Elon Musk. They're stealing millions from hard-working people.
Oct 13, 2025, 5:30 PM
America Is Drowning In Scam Calls And Texts And Donald Trump Is Making It Worse
Karl Bode, Techdirt
Just so you know: it’s not normal for your country’s voice communications networks to be completely hijacked by scammers and marketers, rendering it almost unusable. That’s literally not something people in most serious countries have to deal with. Yet we’ve …
Oct 8, 2025, 12:28 PM