The rate at which home prices grow is slowing down. U.S. home prices increased 0.6% from a month before in February, in line with the 0.6% average monthly gain in the roughly eight years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new Redfin analysis. Before the pandemic, it was normal for prices to grow about half a percent every… Continue reading Home price growth is back at pre-pandemic levels. Here’s what that means for buyers and sellers.
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Price gouging of chemo drugs hits some hospitals hard
As the cancer drug shortage drags on, some smaller hospitals and cancer centers across the United States say some suppliers are jacking up the prices of the lifesaving medications. Debbie Davis, the director of clinical operations at Pacific Cancer Care in Monterey, California, was in desperate need of more carboplatin, a chemotherapy drug that usually… Continue reading Price gouging of chemo drugs hits some hospitals hard
Disney to raise monthly price on ad-free Disney+ to $13.99
Disney is raising prices on almost all of its streaming offerings as it looks to accelerate profitability for the business. Commercial-free Disney+ will cost $13.99 per month, a 27% increase, beginning Oct. 12. Disney+ with ads will remain $7.99 per month. Disney will also expand its ad-tier offering to select markets in Europe and in Canada… Continue reading Disney to raise monthly price on ad-free Disney+ to $13.99
Price hikes loom for consumers with the loss of Yellow trucking
America just lost as much as 15% of its small-batch trucking capacity — and consumers are likely to feel the effects via higher prices as the holiday season rolls around. On Monday, Yellow, a 100-year-old carrier that built its business on combining multiple smaller shipments into a single truckload, filed for bankruptcy. The company had… Continue reading Price hikes loom for consumers with the loss of Yellow trucking
Arizona Republicans wanted to hand-count ballots. Then they saw the price tag — and the errors.
An Arizona county has decided not to hand-count its ballots in next year’s elections, after discovering that it would cost more than a million dollars and leave it with inaccurate results. The all-Republican Board of Supervisors in Mohave County voted 3-2 against forgoing ballot counting machines in favor of hand-counting in 2024, after months of… Continue reading Arizona Republicans wanted to hand-count ballots. Then they saw the price tag — and the errors.