⛽Gas is up over $1 in a month
✖️Tax refunds almost entirely wiped out by fuel costs
💳Credit cards are maxed
💸 Savings are gone
🛒People are relying on "buy now, pay later" for groceries
@AlexSJacquez to @AP: "The energy shock is going to hit those who have the least cushion."
Read it first from @Groundwork, next in the @nytimes
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You wouldn’t pay a different price than the person standing next to you at a cash register.
But online? Companies are quietly charging you based on your personal data — and you'd never know.
Our Instacart investigation was just one example of many. "We were all sort of
The @Groundwork resident Gen Z correspondent @NiaMLaw and Senior Fellow Janelle Jones take on the broken labor market for new entrants. It may be tempting, but don't blame the kids.
In @FortuneMagazine:
The Ticketmaster settlement leaves concertgoers, artists, and venues holding the bag.
As @owenslindsay1 told @latimes: Americans are "sick and tired of being ripped off and having to scrimp and save to enjoy a night out."
When Instacart was exposed for secretly running pricing experiments on shoppers, the blowback was so loud & immediate that Instacart had no choice but to reverse course.
The message was loud & clear: consumers won’t accept being treated as guinea pigs.
As @owenslindsay1 writes
Our new polling featured in @semafor continues to show people deeply concerned about soaring energy prices:
💡 66% of voters say their monthly electricity bills have gone up over the past year
🚧 ~60% also oppose the construction of new AI data centers where they live due to
Remarkable note. Preparing for oil to hit $175/bbl and not get back to $100/bbl for almost two years. Jet fuel prices have doubled, could be an $11B hit. Continuing to pass through increased costs “may be a challenge.”
As I told @ChrisJansing, airfare is headed up.
Companies are using your information to quietly gouge their prices. And they're getting away with it.
They adjust their prices minute by minute, making it impossible for you, the shopper, to choose the best deal.
Our @owenslindsay1 at @sxsw this week on how personalized pricing
Trump's plan to protect Americans from soaring utility bills? Voluntary pledges from the same Big Tech companies driving up energy costs with their data centers. 🙃
Our polling with @DataforProgress shows 60% of voters want crackdowns on price gouging — not pinky promises from
.@FOXLA’s anchor had to pause as our @AlexSJacquez explained that gas prices will continue to soar until there are credible peace talks in Iran.
“There’s really just no ceiling with the prices here until the conflict is resolved.”
.@NYCMayor's solution to the budget crisis is as easy as A-B-C: tax the rich.
“That is staggering.”
Our @ENPancotti spoke to @NY1 on just how much of your time and money the Annoyance Economy will rob you of.
The number will shock you.
On @MSNOWNews, @AlexSJacquez warns the oil price spike from Trump’s war with Iran will ripple through the economy — causing gas prices, airfare, and food costs to rise at a time when job losses and slowing growth are already raising recession fears.
