5 stories
HK$7.6 million (about US$970,000)
Everyday Prices
A single rectangle of basement concrete in Hong Kong's Central district sold for close to a million U.S. dollars. The price only makes sense once you follow the skyscraper above it.
$7.4 billion
Everyday Prices
Until 2008, the big U.S. airlines let your first suitcase ride free. Pulling it out of the fare created a fee that now runs up to $50 at the counter, and the federal ticket tax generally doesn't touch it.
$1.50
Everyday Prices
Almost everything has gotten more expensive since the 1980s, but not the Costco hot dog. The combo holds its price because Costco makes its real money somewhere else: the card you show to get in.
-$8.6 million
Everyday Prices
Vizio's last annual report shows its TV and soundbar business lost money at the gross-profit line in 2023. The profit came after the sale, from ads, data and content on the screen.
$6.92 a pound
Everyday Prices
The price on a pack of ground beef was largely set years ago, on pastures, by decisions about which cows to keep and which to sell.
