HUFFPOST - Half-Empty World Cup Stadium Sparks Fresh Backlash Over Sky-High Ticket Costs
Swathes of empty seats for the South Korea-Czech Republic game renewed concerns over ticket pricing and demand for the expanded tournament.
NYTIMES (Ben Casselman) - Wholesale Prices Jumped in April, in Latest Sign of War’s Economic Ripples
The Producer Price Index rose in April at its fastest pace in four years, government data showed, a day after consumer prices showed inflation was surging.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - April wholesale prices up highest in three years
On an annual basis, April's Producer Price Index was up 6%, the largest increase since December 2022.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Nieves) - United Airlines considering raising fares amid jet fuel price surge
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said plane ticket prices may increase by 15 to 20%.
AXIOS (Madison Mills) - Anthropic's AI downgrade stings power users
Anthropic users across online forums are raising the same complaint: Claude suddenly feels… bad. Why it matters: The backlash lands just as Anthropic is testing a more powerful model, Mythos — raising questions about whether cutting-edge AI is becoming less accessible even as it gets more capable. Driving the news: Over the past few weeks, users on X, GitHub and Reddit have been swapping anecdotes, benchmarks and prompts in an effort to pinpoint what changed and why. - "Claude has regressed to the point it cannot be trusted to perform complex engineering," an AMD senior director wrote in a widely shared post on GitHub. - Others have posted side-by-side outputs and benchmarks they say show Claude generating answers that are less…
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Colorado House discusses ban on AI-driven individual pricing
Individualized pricing is increasingly being explored by companies through tech such as artificial intelligence to predict what a given consumer is likely to spend, then charge the maximum. The Colorado legislation would ban this practice.
HUFFPOST - 'Monumental Betrayal': Fans Launch Formal Complaint Over FIFA World Cup Ticket Prices
Soccer fans have launched a formal complaint with the European Commission.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Cost of Easter rises as chocolate prices surge
"GMA" looks at why Easter baskets are getting more expensive this year as chocolate prices climb.
NYTIMES (Claire Fahy) - Vail Resorts Reduces the Price of Its Epic Pass for Gen Z Skiers
Seeming to acknowledge critics’ complaints about the high cost of snow sports, the company is cutting the price of its 2026-2027 Epic Passes for younger skiers and snowboarders.
AXIOS (Kelly Tyko) - Gold and silver price swings are reshaping Valentine's Day jewelry
Valentine's Day jewelry is quietly changing as higher metal prices push brands to rethink materials and price points. Why it matters: This holiday could test whether shoppers care more about meaning — or metal weight . Catch up quick: Precious metal markets have been volatile heading into Valentine's Day. Gold and silver surged through much of 2025 before plunging sharply late last month, with silver posting its steepest one-day drop since 1980. - Even after the selloff, both metals remain well above where they started the year — and that volatility is filtering into jewelry pricing. How it works: Jewelry prices don't track daily metal swings. Pieces are often manufactured months in advance, so retail pricing lags. - Gold spot…