Neil Freiman
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All these exemptions that are going to come perhaps will come with some sort of payment or
gift to the Trump administration to make sure that they can sell in the United States.
But yeah, as a consumer, this is definitely something to watch.
We all buy routers and need them to have fun at home.
Let's run to the finish with some final headlines.
First round is on your banker friend at happy hour.
The average Wall Street bonus came to a record $246,900 last year, up 6% from 2024, according to the New York State Comptroller.
The total bonus pool came to $49.2 billion, a 9% jump from the year before and also a record.
Wall Street has been living large thanks to volatile markets and a resurgence in dealmaking following Trump's inauguration.
But one thing to note, bonus on Wall Street doesn't really mean bonus the way the rest of us use it.
In 2024, for instance, bonuses accounted for almost half of the average banker's total compensation, fluctuating year to year to reflect the company's performance.
And banks are doing really well at the moment.
Wall Street profits rose more than 30% last year to $65.1 billion.
uh 2024 in 2025 so if the bonuses are bigger that means tax revenue is going up as well yeah people in new york city city hall and in albany watch this every year because it just depends because they have to build their budget entirely around it almost 20 of their total tax revenue
Okay, Netflix is raising its prices again.
After this latest price hike, the second in less than two years, Netflix's cheapest ad-supported tier will cost $8.99 up from $7.99 previously.
The standard plan is going up by $2 to $19.99 a month, and the premium will now cost you $26.99 up from $24.99 previously.
Back in January 2025, Netflix also raised prices on a similar scale.
Netflix wants to bring in more revenue to pay for its expensive spending plans in areas like live sports.
In total, it's planning to lay out more than $20 billion on entertainment this year.