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Why Apple is raising subscription prices now

Why Apple is raising subscription prices now

Apple (AAPL) is raising its prices, and one analyst says it shouldn’t come as a surprise. “It’s not surprising,” Dan Morgan, senior portfolio manager at Synovus Trust, told Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “It’s a very competitive environment, and [Apple] is trying to offset some of the things that are happening with some of the competitors.” Morgan cited the current inflationary environment along with upcoming ad-supported tiers from Netflix (NFLX) and Disney (DIS) as reasons for Apple’s… Source link

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Apple raises prices of its services as media executives double down on price hikes

Apple raises prices of its services as media executives double down on price hikes

Apple (AAPL) is joining its streaming competitors in hiking prices. On Monday, the tech giant announced price increases across its various services including Apple TV+, Apple Music, and the Apple One Bundle. This is the first time Apple has raised the subscription prices of those offerings in the U.S., and international markets will see similar price increases. In a statement to Yahoo Finance, an Apple spokesperson confirmed the price hikes, stating: “The subscription prices for Apple Music,… Source link

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Apple raises prices of its services as media executives double down on price hikes

Apple raises prices of its services as media executives double down on price hikes

Apple (AAPL) is joining its streaming competitors in hiking prices. On Monday, the tech giant announced price increases across its various services including Apple TV+, Apple Music, and the Apple One Bundle. This is the first time Apple has raised the subscription prices of those offerings in the U.S., and international markets will see similar price increases. In a statement to Yahoo Finance, an Apple spokesperson confirmed the price hikes, stating: “The subscription prices for Apple Music,… Source link

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Yandex.Taxi under investigation in Kazakhstan for establishing high prices

Yandex.Taxi under investigation in Kazakhstan for establishing high prices

Yandex.Taxi under investigation in Kazakhstan for establishing high prices AKIPRESS.COM – The Agency for the Protection and Development of Competition in Almaty is conducting an investigation in competition protection against Yandex Taxi.Corp LLP for establishing a monopoly high price. Such information was posted on the agency’s website on September 20. The establishment of a monopoly high price is prohibited by subparagraph 1 of Article 174 of the Entrepreneurial Code of… Source link

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Why Ford had ‘no choice’ but to raise F-150 Lightning prices again: Analyst

Why Ford had ‘no choice’ but to raise F-150 Lightning prices again: Analyst

For the second time in two months, Ford (F) has hiked the price of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup. Although this time it’s just for the base Pro model, the price hike of around 11% sends the base model to $51,974, from $46,974 before any federal or state tax credits. In a statement, Ford said it was “adjusting the MSRP on the 2023 F-150 Lightning Pro due to ongoing supply chain constraints, rising material costs and other market factors.” Ford added that current retail order holders… Source link

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Gas prices in California ‘are retesting their 2022 highs,’ pushing up national average

Gas prices in California ‘are retesting their 2022 highs,’ pushing up national average

Gas prices in California are heading painfully higher once again, sending the national average up for the second straight week to over $3.80 per gallon. The average price for a gallon of gas in California was $6.41 on Tuesday, according to AAA, roughly $0.03 short of the record set in June. In Los Angeles County, the average price for a gallon of gas was $6.46 compared to the national average of $3.81. “That’s very much a disproportionate increase,” GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis… Source link

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Rising butter prices could pose threat to TikTok’s butter board trend

Rising butter prices could pose threat to TikTok’s butter board trend

The butter board craze is spreading across the internet, but rising butter costs could soon put an end to the trend. In August, the average price of a stick of butter (453.6 gm) cost nearly $4.70, up from $3.63 a year ago. It’s the highest price since the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) began documenting average price data for butter in 2018. In the past year alone, the price of fats and oils increased 29.3%, with margarine up 38.3% and butter up by 24.6%. Still, consumers are eating up the… Source link

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This week in Bidenomics: Fooled by gas prices

This week in Bidenomics: Fooled by gas prices

America’s mood is improving, as gas prices decline. Pump prices have fallen by $1.30 per gallon since June, to a somewhat manageable national average of $3.70. Consumer confidence fell during the first half of the year, as gas prices were soaring, but confidence has improved since July. There’s no better indication that inflation is on the run! Except, it’s not. Economists and investors thought the latest inflation report, released on Sept. 13, would show a definitive decline in the… Source link

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Grocery prices in August rose 13.5%, the highest increase since March 1979

Grocery prices in August rose 13.5%, the highest increase since March 1979

Despite inflation cooling down a bit in August, up 8.3%, Americans can still expect to pay up on their next trip to the grocery store. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ August Consumer Price Index (CPI), the overall cost of food rose 11.4%, with the food-at-home category, groceries, up 13.5% year-over-year. For the overall food category, that’s the highest increase since May of 1979, but for the food-at-home category, that’s the largest increase since March of 1979, according to… Source link

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Bitcoin Prices Struggle Near $20,000 As Google Data Shows Falling Interest

Bitcoin Prices Struggle Near $20,000 As Google Data Shows Falling Interest

Bitcoin prices have been trading close to $20,000 at a time when search interest is relatively low. … [+] (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Bitcoin prices dropped under $20,000 yesterday, reaching a roughly six-week low, and they have failed to recover since then. The digital currency briefly dipped below this key, psychological level early on August 27, according to TradingView data. Later that day, the cryptocurrency… Source link

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