US electricity prices rose 7 percent in 2025. This beats normal inflation.
Data centers demand doubles or triples soon.
Areas near big AI builds see power costs jump 200 percent or more.
Apple hikes Mac and iPad prices up to 25 percent.
Microsoft raises Xbox prices too.
Memory margins at 85 percent force big tech to pass costs.
Goldman and others say no relief for years.
$MU can’t be a trillion dollar company without someone footing the bill
the hyperscalers have been footing it all year, time for consumers to help subsidize those 86% gross margins 😂
— amit (@amitisinvesting) June 25, 2026
Inflation is now so bad that even computer and cell phone prices are rising sharply. Electronics were one of the few places consumers got relief, as productivity gains offset government-created inflation. The Fed can't hike rates enough to put this genie back in the bottle.
— Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) June 25, 2026
🚨 AI MAY BE TRIGGERING THE THIRD WAVE OF INFLATION.
Even Tim Cook said this cost jump is something he hasn't seen in over 40 years in the business.
Tariffs can get negotiated. Oil prices can reverse when supply catches up. But this one doesn't work that way.
AI infrastructure… pic.twitter.com/kIzAkvlZNQ
— Bull Theory (@BullTheoryio) June 25, 2026
BREAKING: Microsoft has announced price hikes for Xbox devices due to memory chip costs:
– Xbox Series S 1TB increased +$150 to $599
– Xbox Series X 1TB increased +$150 to $799
– Xbox Series S 512GB increased +$100 to $499
-Xbox Series X 1TB Digital increased +$150 to $749…— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) June 25, 2026
The Data-Center Boom Is Sparking a Third Wave of Inflation
byu/Educational_Net4000 ininflation
The Data-Center Boom Is Sparking a Third Wave of Inflation
Google searches for "affordability" reached an all-time high this week pic.twitter.com/9pstmn4Wew
— FactPost (@factpostnews) June 25, 2026
Death of the Middle Class.
First Wendy’s now McDonald’s 💀 https://t.co/SLyBPQXWnk
— QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) June 25, 2026