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Dear Alexa, My friends and I went to the movies last weekend, and at the end of the night I realized I paid more for my popcorn, soda and candy, than I did for my actual movie ticket! Why are movie concessions stands so expensive? Please Explain! Kate Well Kate,... [read more]
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With the iPhone 5 arriving by October, customers have decided to wait for its release and not purchase the iPhone 4.  ”This may cause Apple the world’s largest company by market value, to post its slowest sales and profit growth in more than two years.  Analysts estimate that sales of iPhones — Apple’s biggest source of revenue — slid in the fiscal third quarter from prior periods.”