expensive

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Every investor knows the four most expensive words they can utter are “it’s different this time”—and it’s unlikely that memory makers can entirely leave their cyclical history behind.

From Barron's

“Then on top of that, you have obviously hedge premiums. And with the volatility in the market, hedge premiums have become much more expensive. Our hedge costs were about $150 million last year.”

From Barron's

Plus: You won’t believe how expensive World Cup tickets are for this summer’s games.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since the start of the pandemic, demand has picked up for the most expensive homes and the highest-end travel.

From The Wall Street Journal

Asian refiners are hunting for sulfur-rich oil to replace the Middle Eastern grades that are getting prohibitively expensive, driving up prices for oil from Norway, Russia, Colombia and even some crude from the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal