Economics
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“Studies” show that traders tend to facepalm when the market’s down. A neuroscientist explains the biology behind the long faces.
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Square is testing out a new app that lets you order ahead to pickup food from nearby restaurants.
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As much as 20% of the North African country's population is enslaved.
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Coachella is officially sold out. But scalpers and resellers have tickets. When are ticket prices lowest on the secondary market?
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Marc Roth went from being homeless to founding his own startup using TechShop and community resources. Now he wants to recreate this model for others.
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The black market trade of exotic and endangered animals offers “profit margins that drug kingpins would kill for.”
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When romances fade and relationships break, where do former lovers turn for support? According to Facebook, they turn to, um, Facebook.
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An academic study found that we are greatly influenced by the success stories of people we can relate to. Russian tennis players would probably agree.
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How do you get an amazing domain name like Experiment.com?
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If you pump your own gas, you probably like hitting double zeroes.
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The definition of “all-you-can-eat” depends on how much you’re paying for the buffet.
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When appraising art, we often take a shortcut: an eccentric artist means good art.
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Six years ago, a San Franciscan built a speaker-equipped robot suit and strapped on his dancing shoes. The rest is history.
