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Apple Prices Apple's newest iPhones are, again, its priciest ever. The cheapest model is the iPhone XR, which at $749 is $50 more expensive than last year's iPhone 8. The most expensive, the $1,099 iPhone XS Max, is $100 more expensive than last year's iPhone X. The strategy didn't help Apple...

"There are only 2 limitations in life. Our ability to dream and our courage to pursue those dreams." - Alden Mills

California tells NRA to stop selling insurance policy California has ordered the National Rifle Association to stop selling an insurance policy that covers legal costs for injury or damage from legally using a gun. The state Department of Insurance on Tuesday issued a cease and desist order...

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Press Release SEC Uses Data Analysis to Detect Cherry-Picking By Broker FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2018-189 Washington D.C., Sept. 12, 2018 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a New Jersey-based broker with misusing his access to customers’ brokerage accounts to enrich...

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Insulin's steep price leads to deadly rationing The price of insulin in the U.S. has more than doubled since 2012 alone. That's put the life-saving hormone out of reach for some people with diabetes. It has left others scrambling for solutions to afford the one thing they need to live. (Modern...

Starbucks pulls in crowds at first Italian cafe https://www.reuters.com/article/us-starbucks-italy-customers/starbucks-pulls-in-crowds-at-first-italian-cafe-idUSKCN1LN22B?il=0

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U.S. Bank to offer small-dollar loans to compete with payday lenders U.S. Bank will offer small-dollar loans to its depositors, aiming to provide cash when customers get in short-term binds. The product, called Simple Loan, puts the nation’s fifth-largest bank in more direct competition with...

Bay Area city blocks 5G deployments over cancer concerns The city council of Mill Valley, a small town north of San Francisco, voted unanimously late last week to effectively block deployments of small-cell 5G wireless towers in the city’s residential areas. (TechCrunch)

Marijuanaville Jimmy Buffett is getting into the medical marijuana business, licensing his Coral Reefer brand to Surterra, a Georgia-based operation that's invested in and chaired by former Wrigley chewing gum CEO William "Beau" Wrigley, Jr. Buffett isn't taking a stake in Surterra, but he will...

iPhone Manufacturing How much more would an iPhone cost if Apple made them in the U.S., as President Trump is urging? 20% more, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, whose analyst Wamsi Mohan thinks Apple may give in. Apple has begged U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to avoid...

One could always buy one as an investment. Jay Leno's McLaren F1 purchased for $800K, last offer he turned down was $11.5M. https://www.cnbc.com/video/2014/08/29/jay-lenos-best-investment.html

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