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So much for dining out on a dime. Menu prices are up significantly, 12.9%, at fan favorites like Wendy’s (WEN), Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell, Burger King and McDonald’s (MCD). The most expensive of the five fast food joints? Wendy’s. Over the past year the cost to dine at the Dublin, Ohio-based chain increased by 35%, making it the largest bump across the Big Five this year. That’s according to new data from Pricelisto.com, which gathered the data from in-store visits, phone interviews and uploaded… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. sees attractive opportunities emerging in US stocks even as the S&P 500 benchmark remains expensive versus its history and accounting for interest rates. Most Read from Bloomberg The risk-reward for the S&P 500 Index remains unattractive but “the degree of valuation dispersion within the equity market is wide,” strategists including David J. Kostin wrote in a note dated Oct. 14. They see opportunities in stocks linked to quicker cash flow generation,… Source link

Republicans successfully stripped a proposed $35 per month cap on out-of-pocket spending on insulin for patients enrolled in private insurance from the tax and climate bill. The Senate parliamentarian had ruled that the provision, sponsored by Georgia Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock, is not primarily related to the federal budget. That gave the GOP a chance to raise a procedural objection. Waiving the rules required 60 votes to succeed. Seven Republicans sided with Democrats to keep the… Source link

Rents have been going one way over the last year — up. Typical rent in the U.S is about $1,883 per month, $283 per month higher than in February 2020, according to Zillow. Making matters worse, a spike in mortgage rates is pricing would-be first time home buyers out of the market, and into the rental pool, exacerbating the upward pressure on rents amid ever tighter inventory. Research compiled by Stessa, a real estate software company, shows the coastal states have the highest rents. Hawaii,… Source link

Renting cloud infrastructure typically gets cheaper over time, but Google Cloud is bucking this trend today with significant price increases across a number of core services. These increases, which Google announced under the guise of wanting to provide “more flexible pricing models and options,” will go into effect on October 1, 2022. Most developers are not amused. It’s not all bad news, with some archive storage at rest in Google’s U.S., Europe and Asia regions decreasing in… Source link

Inflation permeated the food and energy sectors once again in January, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released this morning reflected a 7.5% annual gain in prices in January, the fastest rise since 1982. The figure came in higher than the Dow Jones’ estimate, which predicted an annual increase of 7.2% Even though prices rose overall, a closer look at the report price shows that increases were not equally distributed throughout all sectors. “While much of January’s jump in the CPI… Source link

If you haven’t noticed yet, your grocery bill is likely much higher than it was just a few months ago. Prices are skyrocketing on a number of consumer staples — everything from coffee to milk to soap — as companies try to offset surging costs due to supply constraints and production challenges. And relief may not be coming anytime soon. In fact, industry experts are warning that consumers will need to dig even deeper into their wallets as we look ahead to next year. “I can tell you… Source link

Apple’s (AAPL) newest Apple TV 4K hits the market Friday with a new processor, slick color calibration capabilities, and an overdue upgrade for the Siri remote. It’s a notable array of updates that make the Apple TV 4K quite the remarkable streaming box. Starting at $179 with 32GB of storage or $199 with 64GB, the Apple TV 4K does more than stream shows and movies; it lets you control your smart home devices, play games, and work out with Apple Fitness+. The streaming box market, though,… Source link

All eyes are on Google to see if the Pixel 6’s expected new proprietary chipset means more functionality and less cost than with the Pixel 5. Reports surfaced last week that Google will start manufacturing its own silicon for its Pixel phones, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Pixel owners will get a break in their pocketbooks. It’s a bold move for Google, which has up to now relied on Qualcomm for its chipsets. It could affect users in a number of… Source link

MOSCOW, February 24. /TASS/. Russian IT giant Yandex once again maintaned the leading position in the rating of the most expensive companies in the Russian segment of the Internet, published by Forbes. According to the report, the value of the company reached $22.98 bln. Yandex has been maintaining the title of the most expensive player in the Russian Internet segment for the third year in a row – in 2020 the company was worth $14.6 bln, and in 2021 it has risen in price more than… Source link