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The Rolls-Royce Ghost Pays $2,600 in Gas Guzzler Tax. The Cullinan, at the Same 18.2 mpg, Pays Nothing.
Eleven statutory bands joined to EPA’s own fuel economy file. 68 untaxed model year 2026 vehicles fall inside the schedule, against 37 that pay,…
This Week
The story that mattered most, and the two that ran it close.
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A Gold Watch Enters the United States Free. The Same Movement in Steel Pays $1.53 a Watch.
Chapter 91 of the tariff schedule, read line by line. Duty is charged per watch on the case and on the bracelet, never on the movement, and the band is…
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No-Reserve Classic Car Lots Sold 122 Times Out of 123. Within the Same Model, They Sold for a Fifth Less.
The conversion rate is close to a restatement of the format. The price gap is not, and it is what a seller is actually deciding about.
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South Carolina Caps Boat Sales Tax at $500. Virginia Has the Lowest Rate and the Biggest Bill.
Five states, read from their own statutes. Four cap the tax, so the effective rate falls as the boat gets dearer. The one that does not cap it charges 400…
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The Same $10 Million House Costs $532,500 to Transfer in New York and $70,000 in Florida.
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New York City Has Nine Property Transfer Tax Thresholds. Crossing the $10 Million One Costs $100,000.
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What an American House Costs: Zillow’s Own Index, by Metro, County and Tier
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A Rolex Submariner Costs 3.57 Ounces of Gold Today. A Daytona Costs 9.34.
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No US Resort County in the National Top 20 Lost Value. Eleven Below It Did.
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Nine of the Ten Most Expensive Counties in America Are Resort Towns. Manhattan Is Ninth.
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Flats Are the Weakest Property Type in All 13 UK Regions. In England They Fell 2.2 Percent While Detached Rose 2.5.
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Gold Fixed at $4,336 on 2026-08-07. The Record High Was $5,405, Six Months Ago.
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The Top Third of US Housing Lagged the Bottom in 65% of Metros. In the Biggest 25, It Led.
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A Rolex Submariner Costs 3.57 Ounces of Gold Today. A Daytona Costs 9.34.
Two prices read on the same day, divided. The number changes whenever gold does, which is most of what this calculation actually shows.
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No-Reserve Classic Car Lots Sold 122 Times Out of 123. Within the Same Model, They Sold for a Fifth Less.
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South Carolina Caps Boat Sales Tax at $500. Virginia Has the Lowest Rate and the Biggest Bill.
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The Same $10 Million House Costs $532,500 to Transfer in New York and $70,000 in Florida.
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New York City Has Nine Property Transfer Tax Thresholds. Crossing the $10 Million One Costs $100,000.
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A Rolex Submariner Costs 3.57 Ounces of Gold Today. A Daytona Costs 9.34.
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Flats Are the Weakest Property Type in All 13 UK Regions. In England They Fell 2.2 Percent While Detached Rose 2.5.
At Length
One piece worth the whole afternoon.
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No US Resort County in the National Top 20 Lost Value. Eleven Below It Did.
Eleven of 38 American resort counties fell over the year. Every one of them ranks outside the twenty most expensive counties in the country.
What the good things cost
One letter a week: what we priced, and the one number that explains it. No advertising, and your address goes nowhere else.
Weekly, Thursday morning
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Five Swiss Watches Ask Under $10,000. The Cheapest Is a Third of a Submariner.
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11 Classic Cars Under $50,000, Ranked by Whether They Actually Sell
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The E30 M3 Makes $63,250 at Auction. The E36 Makes $27,750. Same Badge.
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The Ferrari F355 Costs More Than the 360 That Replaced It. Five Models, by What They Actually Sold For.