Canadians being gouged at gasoline pumps, report says

The report is finally out, but will it make a difference? Canadians are being gouged at the gas pumps, paying in excess of 15 cents a litre more for gasoline than justified by costs and historic petroleum industry profit margins, says a report being released by a think-tank...

Congress seen passing price-gouging law (AP)

" WASHINGTON - The head of the Federal Trade Commission predicted Thursday that Congress would pass a gasoline price-gouging law despite her warnings that the country doesn't need one and it might cause fuel shortages. FTC Chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras said she has warned...

Greedy Banks

" Royal posts $1.1B profit So how much is too much profit. Why it's never enough since the Royal Bank intends to up its service charges on Canada Day."

Service Charges

"So I went to the Alberta Government Treasury Branch the other day to get some cash out of the instant teller. Now I belong to a credit union and so as usual this would mean an Interact service charge anywhere from $1.50-$2.5o. So I ask for $40 and get $40 and on the receipt...