Smart & Final to pay $175K for egg price gouging in pandemic

Grocery chain Smart & Final has agreed to pay $175,000 in penalties to resolve allegations that the grocer engaged in price gouging of certain organic and cage-free eggs at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, state authorities said Tuesday.

Corn could be the answer to high gas prices

Under the Home Front Energy Independence Act, ethanol fuel would be produced and sold year-round in the U.S. instead of only during the summer months. The proposal aims to further decrease dependence on Russian petroleum exports over its war on Ukraine.

Gas prices in Southern California drop sharply

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped 1.2 cents to $6.057 Wednesday after dropping by one-tenth of a cent two of the previous three days following a 32- day streak of increases totaling $1.283.