71. For decades, the federal government had set natural gas prices, and it had kept them too low, providing little incentive for drilling. 72. For years, drug companies set high prices on their new products and then raised them almost at will in subsequent years. 73. Foreign automakers offer fewer rebates, preferring to set prices in line with market demand instead of setting prices high and then discounting them. 74. For example, they should not be used to set prices for a product or service, or to make a final decision. 75. For years, an informant had been secretly taping ADM managers meeting with competitors to set prices. 76. From the northwestern city of Novgorod to the western territory of Yakutia, authorities are taking a page out of the socialist playbook and intervening to set prices. 77. GE has denied the charge and said that it set prices independently of De Beers, and Frenz has submitted a videotaped deposition. 78. General Motors Corp. set prices for two newly restyled cars today with an eye toward value and the Japanese rivals. 79. GM officials said they had not set a price for the service or decided how many cars would have it. 80. Fuel prices currently are set by the Energy Regulatory Board and oil companies are reimbursed by a state buffer fund when world crude costs rise or the peso depreciates. |