Tag Archives: costs

[unable to retrieve full-text content]New target in Biden administration’s war on junk fees: mortgage closing costs  Yahoo Finance Source link

As car prices moderate from a pandemic-era surge, insurance has pushed the cost of car ownership to the brink for many Americans. New data out this week showed auto insurance costs rose 20.6% from the prior year in February, matching January’s increase as the most since December 1976, when costs rose 22.4% over the prior year. On an annual basis, motor vehicle insurance costs rose 17.4% in 2023, the most since a 28.7% increase in 1976, according to data from the BLS. The sticker shock hitting… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Yandex’s Q2 profits fall as costs rise versus 2022 ‘anomaly’  Reuters Source link

By Alexander Marrow and Gleb Stolyarov (Reuters) -Russian tech giant Yandex reported a 27% fall in second-quarter profits on Thursday as costs rose from a year earlier when the company tightened spending in the immediate aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Often dubbed “Russia’s Google”, Yandex has struggled to balance domestic pressures with the interests of its Western investors since Russia sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022. Yandex’s adjusted net income dropped to 9.6 billion… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google has eliminated some favorite office snacks to cut costs: report  Business Insider Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google to cut some of its perks to cut costs amid AI race  The Washington Post Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]YouTube TV raises monthly price to $72.99 citing higher content costs  Yahoo Finance Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google employees will be matched with a desk sharing partner to reduce real estate costs  CBS News Source link

Jan 13 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Friday that India’s new antitrust order to change how the company markets its Android platform will drive up costs for app developers, equipment makers, and consequently, consumers. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in October fined Google $161 million for exploiting its dominant position in Android, and asked it to change restrictions imposed on smartphone makers related to pre-installing apps. Google licenses its Android… Source link

OAKLAND, Calif., Dec 8 (Reuters) – A Google service relied upon by many large websites to sell and display ads was down for about three hours Thursday, denying major news publishers revenue during the crucial holiday period, two sources familiar with the matter said. “The issue with Google Ad Manager has been resolved and ad serving has now been restored for the affected users,” Google said in a tweet on Thursday evening. “We apologize for the inconvenience.” News websites such as the… Source link