173
Sephora removals
-2.8% MoM, 10/1/2025
The number of products dropped from Sephora in the last month.
2.3%
US dance inflation
+5.8% MoM, 9/27/2025
The change in the three-month rolling average ticket price to American events listed on Resident Advisor compared to the same period last year.
6.3%
NYT holders
+0.4% QoQ, Q2 2025
The percentage of American instutitonal asset managers with at least $100 million under management disclosing The New York Times Company in their holdings.
$664
Beretta M9
-16.6% MoM, 9/16/2025
The average price of a Beretta M9 9mm sold by 31 dealers rounded to the nearest dollar.
29.9%
Loro Piana price gap
+2.2% MoM, 9/20/2025
The difference between listed and final sale prices of second-hand Loro Piana products.
133
Superdonors
-15 PoP, 9/23/2025
The number of campaign donors who have maxed out their donations to at least five political candidates in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in the last election cycle.
4.6
AAA:indie ratio
+44% MoM, 9/29/2025
The ratio of the price of the average AAA studio game to the price of the average indie studio game on Steam.

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