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Shoppers have faced higher prices due to tariffs and bird flu this year.Costco, meanwhile, has worked to avoid price hikes on many items thanks to a multi-pronged approach, executives said during the retailer’s third-quarter earnings call on Thursday.As the threat of tariffs became real during the quarter, which included President…

If you’re heading to a vacation hotspot this summer, you could be paying a markup of more than 100% for a stay at a short-term rental.A new study from Bankrate identified 20 vacation hotspots where short-term rental prices surge during their busy season — 10 in the fall and winter…

Consumers may not be psyched about Walmart’s announcement that it’s going to raise prices because of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but other retailers are likely breathing a sigh of relief.Retail analysts told Business Insider that Walmart did other companies a favor with the news, giving them more freedom to raise…

“AI agent” may be the buzziest term in tech, but some startups are using the label to raise prices, said a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent venture capital firms.”There’s a marketing angle to agents,” said Guido Appenzeller, a partner at a16z, on a company podcast…

Trump’s tariffs are battering the car industry, and buyers of luxury European motors are about to feel the pain.European luxury brands Porsche and Volvo issued new tariff warnings on Tuesday as they reported collapsing profits, with Porsche’s CFO saying the company would “definitely” hike prices if the Trump administration did…

Jeren Calinisan and Dominique Nguyen are worried about the price of one of their favorite indulgences: boba tea, a popular Taiwanese sweet beverage, chock-full of chewy tapioca balls.”$8 already is the most I’ve ever paid for a boba drink,” Nguyen said as she sipped her champion milk tea with jasmine…

With the gold market surging — briefly topping $3,500 per ounce on Tuesday — Costco is again a hot spot for precious metal collectors hoping to make a near-instant windfall.The market for gold often rises in times of uncertainty, and the current price moves are driven by a combination of…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chris Kornman, who is the director of education for Royal Coffee and works out of the company’s café and coffee lab, called The Crown, in Oakland, California. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I’m in a very unique position…