A gas pipeline construction crew in Wyncote, Pa., replaces older pipes that are prone to leaking climate-heating methane. Projects like this are increasing gas customers’ bills, even as wholesale gas prices are relatively low. Jeff Brady/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jeff Brady/NPR In the Philadelphia suburb of Wyncote, Pa., Michelle Lordi has taken notice of her higher gas bills. “We …
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Trump keeps saying he’s ‘defeated’ inflation but coffee is 21% more expensive and groceries just had their largest non-pandemic jump in a decade
Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago, when it helped sink then-Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. Yet you wouldn’t know it from listening to President Donald Trump or even some of the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve. Trump told the United Nations General Assembly late …
Read More »Xbox ‘Magnus’ Leak Suggests Next Console Will Be Powerful, Expensive & Maybe A Hybrid Device
You may have heard a bit of chatter about something called the Xbox “Magnus” in recent weeks, and this stems from YouTube channel Moore’s Law Is Dead which claims that Magnus is the name of the AMD APU (processor) that will be used in the next Xbox console. The channel has taken things one step further today by sharing a …
Read More »Dead Space Officially Returns… As Cosmetic Bundle More Expensive Than 2023’s Remake
Published 10:13 9 Oct 2025 GMT+1 Bit cheeky, that Dead Space fans don’t hold your breath for a new game, as it seems EA is more comfortable with selling Isaac Clarke cosmetic bundles for a higher cost than the 2023 remake. The 2023 remake of Dead Space remains as one of best survival horror games of this past generation, and …
Read More »Tesla debuts ‘affordable’ Model Y and 3 that strike some as too expensive
AUSTIN, Texas — Tesla rolled out “affordable” versions of its best-selling Model Y SUV and its Model 3 sedan, but the starting prices of $39,990 and $36,990 struck some as too high to attract a new class of buyers to the electric vehicle brand. Tesla’s stock fell 4% and Tesla bull Dan Ives, an analyst at Wedbush, said he was …
Read More »Why are America’s prescription drugs so expensive — and can TrumpRx fix it?
Standing next to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla in the Oval Office last week, President Donald Trump announced that the pharma giant had made a startling concession: It would voluntarily lower the prices it charges Americans for its medicines. At the same time, the White House announced plans for TrumpRx, a new government website that would launch next year, where US …
Read More »Not Only Is the New PlayStation 5 More Expensive, It’s Also Worse
Five years into the console’s life cycle, the latest PlayStation 5 is more expensive than ever. If that wasn’t enough, Sony is now offering customers less bang for their buck than if they had bought the hardware just a few months ago. The version of the PlayStation 5 without a disc drive costs $500 and has far less internal storage …
Read More »The Vision Pro Was An Expensive Misstep. Now Apple Has to Catch Up With Smart Glasses
When discussing the development of AR and AR devices back in 2016, he said that most people wouldn’t find it acceptable to be “enclosed in something … because we are sociable people at heart.” He was spot on. It turns out that what people really want at this moment is to just wear something that looks good and feels like …
Read More »Mets will be remembered as MLB’s most expensive failure
MIAMI — “We did it to ourselves.” One Met fairly and concisely summarized a Mets season gone wrong in one perfect sentence that could serve as the epitaph for a wasted year — a wasted year that ended, fittingly, with a no-show performance in a must-win game. These $340 million Mets will be recalled as the most expensive collection of …
Read More »Subaru’s Lineup Is Getting More Expensive in 2026
Subaru’s 2026 lineup will look a lot different and cost just a bit more than last year, despite several models maintaining their 2025 MSRPs. Destination charges are increasing for the upcoming model year, making many of the automaker’s cars slightly more expensive than before. However, others receive substantial price increases. The 2026 BRZ loses its base model and is …
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