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Strong iPhone sales propel Apple’s fiscal Q3 results past Wall Street’s expectations 0
- Gear / Gear News and Events, General, News, Newsletters, Security / Security News, US
- August 1, 2026
Apple posted a solid fiscal third quarter on Thursday, climbing past Wall Street’s expectations thanks to strong sales of the iPhone and MacBook computers. Apple raised the prices of its Macs and iPads last month, citing a memory-chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom. The company had called the demand spike an “unprecedented
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The “rocket and feathers” effect: inflation decreases but food bills do not 0
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- July 26, 2026
Economics has a term for what food prices have done in the United States in recent years: skyrocket. Rockets, because the cost of food consumed at home skyrocketed after the pandemic. Feathers, because once prices rise, they take time to fall. This has been frustrating for Americans hit by the largest increase in food prices
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John Deere owners will have the right to repair their own equipment under new agreement 0
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- July 8, 2026
It looks like John Deere owners will soon be able to feel free to repair their own machines. The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states reached a right-to-repair agreement Wednesday with farm equipment giant Deere. & Co., commonly known as John Deere, which requires the company to allow farmers and independent shops
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Online portal used to send US deliveries to Cuba stops taking orders 0
- Gear / Gear News and Events, General, News, Newsletters, Security / Security News, US
- June 15, 2026
MIAMI — One of the main online platforms that Cubans living in the United States use to send money, food, and clothing to their relatives on the island is ceasing operations as the Trump administration increases pressure on the Cuban government. Envioscuba.com announced it has stopped taking orders as round after round of U.S. sanctions
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