January 27, 2026
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Steve Stajich, Columnist

Record Black Friday: So, Who Really Wins?:

Congratulations, everybody. We had yet another record Black Friday. The number of people busting doors for “Door Buster!” values was up 9 percent from last year. Total spending over the four-day family holiday intended for […]

Thomas B. Elias, Columnist

California Energy Price Manipulation Continues On Two Fronts:

Anyone who thought manipulation of California energy prices ended with the criminal penalties assessed against executives of companies like Enron and Williams Energy after the state’s 2000-2001 electricity crunch turns out to have been hopelessly […]