research for the bbc has found. analysts compared the prices of 23 items in france, germany, italy, spain and the netherlands. the uk is the most expensive place to buy ketchup £1.92 compared to £1.37 in italy. toilet roll is a whopping £3.80 here it s only £2.66 in italy. we re also the most expensive for mayonnaise, butter and margarine. but we have the cheapest nappies £5.57 for the average pack they re more than double that in france at £12.43. and we have the cheapest frozen pizza £1.92, again, it s most expensive in france. if we add up the whole basket of 23 items, france was overall the priciest, germany the cheapest you can see the uk in the middle of the table here. if you want to see more of this analysis, head to the bbc website and look for our tackling it together pages. now a look at some other stories
parlay bets, about $0.37. i notice there s a line on anything. when people say with some justification, athletes make so much money now, this isn t the 1919 black sox, and they weren t getting paid what they were worth, so they were vulnerable to gamblers trying to entice them. they make so much money now that won t happen. maybe that s true of a pro athlete or even a star college athlete now that name, image and likeness allows them to cash in. but you can get a line on and i don t mean to cast dispersions on them, but you can get a line on troy state versus bowling green. you can get a line on a women s game someplace that is not that much in the spotlight. you can get a line on a vulnera volleyball game for all i know. those people are potentially vulnerable, and only recently tim donahe an nba ref who was sharing inside information and betting on games he officiated, an fbi investigation sent him to prison. so, you know, referees in the
fed official say it is likely interest hikes could stay at 25 basis points rather than something bigger. all three indices are on the way to a positive week. and citigroup announcing that it will cut hundreds of jobs across several divisions and mortgage rates climbing for the fourth week in a row. 6.65%. and gas prices rose two pennies, $3.37 a gallon. tesla announcing plans to expand production and build a new plant in mexico. but shares fell nearly 6% after elon musk failed to offer details on a new generation of products during investor day on wednesday. and who was watching that investor day? dan ives. they had a terrible last year. what is happening for tesla investors some. 2022 is harsh really because of the musk/twitter situation, a that was a huge overhang in the
here i d call that, stocks fell as bond yields rose. economic news coming in strong meaning inflation and interest rates could stay higher. mortgage applications fell to 28 year lows as home buyers are pulling back there. on inflation watch, gas prices rose a penny overnight, $3.37 a gallon. and jobless claims are expected to stay below 200,000 for a september weeseventh week in a . and it is tax time and your return might look different. first expect a smaller refund.m. and it is tax time and your return might look different. first expect a smaller refund. many tax breaks have changed. for tax year 2022, the maximum child tax credit is $2,000 per kid if your income is below $200,000 or 400 grand filing jointly. above those levels credit starts to phase out. and that is at least $1,000 less than the covid era enhanced child tax credit that expired at the end of 2021.
more. at sainsbury s, heinz tomato soup was £1.15 at the big store, but £1.37 at sainsbury s local. why? well sainsbury s says the smaller stores often have bigger costs of their own, like paying higher rent for a unit in the city centre. tesco told us the range in its express stores was very price competitive compared to its rivals. remember food prices are rising sharply anyway. a typical shopping list costs you £788 more per year on average than a year ago. so this just adds to that for anyone who relies on smaller stores. some items were found to be cheaper at the smaller stores, some were the same price as those in bigger stores. but the point here is you d perhaps expect an item to be the same price in one tesco or sainsburys as it is in another. and for those that can t get to a bigger shop, they ll probably feel it s a bit unfair. the thing is, some people, it might