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2 weeks ago | 
businessinsider.com | Mark Abadi |Margaret Guzman |Clancy Morgan |Amelia Kosciulek
For about 15 years, big-budget Nintendo games cost $60. In fact, that was the standard game price across the industry. Meanwhile, Nintendo's consoles are generally cheaper than most competing gaming systems, such as the Xbox and the PlayStation. Its consoles have never cost more than $300 — until now. At $450, the Switch 2 is Nintendo's priciest console. Mario Kart World is priced at $80 — the most expensive first-party title Nintendo has ever released. Some fans are outraged by the price increase.
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2 months ago | 
businessinsider.com | Marisa Frey |Clancy Morgan |Sarah Andersen |Henry Blodget
Video So Expensive An curved arrow pointing right. X LinkedIn Copy Link The letter F. An curved arrow pointing right. X LinkedIn Copy Link The letter F. Description An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. Pantone has been the industry-standard color language for 60 years. Its tools ensure that color looks the same, no matter where in the world it's printed.
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2 months ago | 
businessinsider.com | Enxhi Dylgjeri |Clancy Morgan
Video So Expensive An curved arrow pointing right. X LinkedIn Copy Link The letter F. An curved arrow pointing right. X LinkedIn Copy Link The letter F. Description An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. People love eggs. They're a grocery staple.
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Feb 8, 2025 | 
businessinsider.com | Clancy Morgan
Video So Expensive An curved arrow pointing right. X LinkedIn Copy Link The letter F. An curved arrow pointing right. X LinkedIn Copy Link The letter F. Description An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. Colombia produces the world's most expensive emeralds. The highest-quality stones can be worth tens of thousands of dollars per carat.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
businessinsider.com | Abby Narishkin |Nikita Grant |Bethany Johnson |Clancy Morgan |Mark Miller |Teresa Zhang
Dancers at the New York City Ballet go through about 7,000 pairs of pointe shoes each year. That's because traditional pointe shoes break down after only a few wears. All of them come from Freed of London, which has been one of the world's leading ballet-shoe manufacturers for nearly 80 years. We went behind the scenes with the New York City Ballet and Freed of London to see how pointe shoes became such a big business.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
businessinsider.com | Clancy Morgan |Enxhi Dylgjeri
Buying a little over a kilo of fresh mangosteens in the United States can set you back nearly $80. This delicate fruit needs specific environmental conditions to grow, and picking the mangosteens at the perfect moment is crucial to ensure optimal flavor and texture, adding to the complexity of harvesting. Until 2007, the US banned imports of mangosteens from the largest producers — countries like Thailand and Indonesia.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
businessinsider.com | Clancy Morgan |Anders Kapur |Enxhi Dylgjeri
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
businessinsider.com | Clancy Morgan
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
businessinsider.com | Chris Snyder |Clancy Morgan
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Jun 1, 2024 | 
businessinsider.com | Maria Noyen |Enxhi Dylgjeri |Clancy Morgan
Travel Sherpas are synonymous with Mount Everest, but some say the grueling, risky work may not be worth it much longer. Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . The majority of guides who lead tourists up Mount Everest are Sherpas, an ethnic group.
