price-fixing
noun
price-fix·ing
ˈprīs-ˌfik-siŋ 
: the setting of prices artificially (as by producers or government) contrary to free market operations
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Berkeley city officials, tenant advocates and the Department of Justice have contended the software amounts to algorithmic price-fixing, according to Berkeleyside website.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
The lawsuit alleged that Ningbo and some other companies had engaged in price-fixing for the U.S. market for consumer telescopes.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
The proposal essentially would prohibit landlords from using an algorithm that, critics allege, facilitates price-fixing and hikes up rent.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
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LinkedIn buys Sunnyvale tech office for more than $70 million in cash
Its shares slid about 6% as the markets opened in New York, leading a broad selloff in semiconductor firms from the US to Japan.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
The Department of Justice under the Biden administration brought a suit against RealPage and a number of landlords, alleging that the software enables price-fixing through algorithmic coordination.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
RealPage rejects the claims that it is involved in price-fixing.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
These laws aim to curb anti-competitive behaviors, such as price-fixing, market allocation, and monopolistic mergers.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The company also had to pay $75 million in damages plus costs to settle a lawsuit over price-fixing.
—Kemala Karmen, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
The lawsuit alleged that Ningbo and some other companies had engaged in price-fixing for the U.S. market for consumer telescopes.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
The proposal essentially would prohibit landlords from using an algorithm that, critics allege, facilitates price-fixing and hikes up rent.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
Related Articles Another California city bans ‘price-fixing’ software from RealPage to set rents
LinkedIn buys Sunnyvale tech office for more than $70 million in cash
Its shares slid about 6% as the markets opened in New York, leading a broad selloff in semiconductor firms from the US to Japan.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
The Department of Justice under the Biden administration brought a suit against RealPage and a number of landlords, alleging that the software enables price-fixing through algorithmic coordination.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
RealPage rejects the claims that it is involved in price-fixing.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
These laws aim to curb anti-competitive behaviors, such as price-fixing, market allocation, and monopolistic mergers.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The company also had to pay $75 million in damages plus costs to settle a lawsuit over price-fixing.
—Kemala Karmen, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Price-fixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/price-fixing. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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