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You name the price; I’ll name the terms.

Berkonomics

The rest of the purchase price was concocted from a brew of zero-coupon bonds (where the face value is many times the invested amount until the reduced cost bonds mature thirty years later), and borrowing using the target company’s accounts receivable and other assets as collateral for a loan to purchase the company. What power!

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Hulu Bumps Subscription Prices

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Los Angeles-based streaming video service Hulu has bumped its subscription prices, saying last week that its ad-supported plan now costs $7.99 The company had announced the subscription price increases in August. per month, up from $6.99 a month, and its ad-free plan is now $14.99, up from an earlier $12.99

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Oil Price Drop Hits Businesses

L.A. Business Journal

The sudden collapse in oil prices has roiled the local oil industry, prompting producers to start shutting down wells, oil well service companies to lay off staff and refineries to reduce operations.

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8 Creative Pricing Strategies Most Startups Overlook

Startup Professionals Musings

As an advisor to new business owners, I’m accustomed to seeing primarily the simple traditional product pricing strategies , usually driven by competitor prices, or cost plus a reasonable margin. I often wonder whether you as the entrepreneur have worked as hard on your pricing strategy as you have on your innovative solution.

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GoodRx Prices IPO

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Santa Monica-based prescription and healthcare marketplace operator GoodRx has priced its IPO, saying late last night that it is offering up 34,615,384 shares of its Class A common stock at $33.00 The company priced well above its initial offering range, which was $24.00 per share, indicating high investor interst in the company.

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Can you defend your pricing niche against your competition?

Berkonomics

There can be nothing more important in your business planning that selecting the proper pricing niche, making your story clear using that niche, and the defending your position against the competition. They are: Price. Companies that compete on price rarely compete against others who emphasize service or quality.

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Lawsuit Takes a Toll on Activision’s Stock Price

L.A. Business Journal

reported solid earnings in the second quarter, but the gains failed to lift the stock price of the embattled Santa Monica-based gaming giant. Activision Blizzard Inc.