Economics
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Online, all news sources increasingly resemble one another.
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The use of mercenaries by modern countries is resurgent, from the Iraq and Afghan wars to the battles against pirates off the coasts of Africa.
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How one man went from writing jokes for Roseanne to homeless, and how he fought his way back using Craigslist.
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Lower prices are the top way to lure customers away from their favorite brands in every region around the world. Except one.
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At $200 billion, the infomercial industry is twice the size of the entire TV business. How is that possible? We investigate the business model behind the Snuggie.
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The private education industry is booming. How many consultants does it take to get a preppy into high school?
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High cigarette taxes mean big business for smugglers.
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Figuring out who is visiting national parks can be tricky, but geotagged posts from social media could help.
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The news that can only surprise inside the Silicon Valley bubble.
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When insurance and celebrities mix, things get interesting.
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The fields that are the most verbose will not surprise you.
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How different Myers-Briggs personality types fare in the job market, and why we shouldn't care.
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Which political party offers a more popular product - in terms of Halloween costume sales?
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Marketers fill rum commercials with Caribbean beaches and whisky commercials with Scotsmen and Irishmen. The actual imbibers look a bit different.
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