Here is an article from Rolling Stone in which an apology is given to those who have explained that prices of nearly everything were fixed by a global banking cartel. The article is by Matt Taibbi who has spent the last few years investigating the financial crimes that have become more frequent since the 2008 correction. Warning: the financially illiterate might have difficulty understanding the article.
http://www.rollingstone.com/politic...ed-the-biggest-financial-scandal-yet-20130425
http://www.rollingstone.com/politic...ed-the-biggest-financial-scandal-yet-20130425