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Chase Sapphire Reserve’s monthly $10 DoorDash credit, offered twice a month, now requires a $20 minimum purchase after DoorDash changed its requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Under the legislation, ultra-fast fashion will be determined according to two criteria: the volume of clothing placed on the market and the cost of repairing garments relative to their purchase price.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

The site lost ground to competitors over the following decade, and its ownership transferred to Verizon after that company’s 2015 purchase of AOL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

“Balloons are an important traffic driver for that business, and when customers come in for balloons, they often purchase other items for celebrations and events,” CEO Mike Creedon said on the retailer’s earnings call.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026

Herold rode into the nearby town of Bowling Green with the Confederates to purchase, of all things, a new pair of shoes.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Meanwhile, a determined California judge appears to have slowed Apple’s services juggernaut with rulings that reduce the fat fees Apple has long collected for in-app purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

As the Treasury absorption premium rises, the government will reduce purchases.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

On Thanksgivings, his father would bring him along as he checked out potential real estate purchases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

First, we switched to using cash for most of our day-to-day purchases.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

Ms. Hussey left the store with her purchases.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett

The couple purchased the property for $14.65 million in June 2020 and Realtor.com currently estimates that, on paper, the manse is worth around $16.73 million today.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

He runs Elysium, his family office on Park Avenue, and is focused on his art collection, including considering whether the Woolworth mansion, which he recently purchased, should house a museum open to the public.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Later investigations found a "catastrophic failure" of the battery in an e-bike conversion kit purchased online from China was "more likely than not" responsible for the fire.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Ships transiting the Panama Canal book their passage well in advance, and ships without bookings wait an average of five days to get through, but there is an auction where last-minute transits can be purchased.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

For friendships acquired by a price and not by greatness and nobility of spirit are purchased but are not owned, and at the proper time cannot be spent.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

Consider extreme poverty, long defined as living on less than $1 a day, adjusted for inflation and purchasing power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Maurin didn’t have insurance for his pines, having tried to hedge his risk over the years by purchasing plots in different parts of the forest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The Chicago purchasing managers’ index and the final reading of the August consumer-sentiment survey are set for release.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

A bull call spread involves purchasing a lower-strike VIX call and selling a higher-strike one with the aim of profiting if the index rises.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

I excelled at the lunchtime blitz—the replacing of lost socks, the purchasing of gifts for whatever five-year-old was having a birthday party on Saturday, the stocking and restocking of juice boxes and single-serving applesauce cups.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama