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A Technology Tale: David Beats Goliath
If video conferencing is the gold rush of the COVID pandemic, then Zoom is David to Google and Cisco's Goliath. Google has 120,000...
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Jun 7, 20211 min read
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Unpacking President Biden's Big Budget
On Friday, President Joe Biden proposed a massive budget. It calls for $6 trillion in government spending for the next fiscal year and...
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May 28, 20211 min read
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What Does It Take To Get Us To Try Something New?
Tablets: we're not talking about digital tablets, or Biblical tablets from Mount Sinai. We're talking about toothpaste. Instead of buying...
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May 26, 20211 min read
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We're Bad At Calculating Risk
This past year we have been constantly assessing risk. From questioning whether to wipe down our mail or sanitize our groceries to...
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May 19, 20211 min read
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Pay Taxes Less Frequently? We're Interested...
The IRS's budget has been getting smaller in recent years, and this is concerning, as the IRS is the federal government's main source of...
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May 11, 20211 min read
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Shipping Delays: Why Your Packages Are Taking Forever
As the world continues to social distance and stay home during the holiday season, another challenge has arisen during the coronavirus...
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Dec 9, 20201 min read
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What Elvis Can Teach Us About Vaccine Marketing
As the coronavirus continues to spread, scientists are racing to create a vaccine. But vaccine creation is only one part of the...
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Nov 4, 20201 min read
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A New DAWN On Broadway
In March, Congress passed a historic $2 trillion economic relief package to help the country respond to the devastating economic impacts...
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Oct 26, 20201 min read
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For Rent: Fast Fashion
Fashion brands like H&M, Zara, and ASOS have created a world where new trends move almost instantly from runway to store shelves to...
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Feb 14, 20201 min read
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Can You Name Five Fine Artists That Are Women?
Art by women and men is valued differently. If a viewer thinks a painting was done by a woman, they say they like the painting less. This...
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Jan 22, 20201 min read
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All The Single Ladies...Are Losing In The Housing Market
It's generally tricky negotiating the price of a house, whether you're buying or selling. But a recent study from Kelly Shue and Paul...
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Jan 7, 20201 min read
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Amazon Opens Brick-And-Mortar Stores Meant To Emphasize Convenience
Amazon is opening new stores — in the real world. And in true Big Tech fashion the experience is meant to emphasize convenience. All you...
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Sep 24, 20191 min read
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Why China, The World's Largest Rice Producer, Quietly Bought U.S. Rice Last Year
China is the world's biggest rice producer. So why did it agree to buy two shipping containers of rice from the U.S.? Planet Money...
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Sep 2, 20191 min read
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The Rise Of The Blue-Collar Noncompete
Workers in sales jobs, or those who have access to a company's trade secrets, are often asked to sign noncompete clauses as part of their...
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Aug 10, 20191 min read
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Sports Teams Need To Fill Stadiums
Attendance at most sporting events has dropped in the last decade — and continues to fall. Sports teams have put most of their efforts...
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Aug 8, 20191 min read
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Cornhole And Other Less Traditional Sports Gather More Attention
Niche sports, such as cornhole, axe throwing and even professional arm wrestling, are beginning to attract interest and money. These less...
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Jul 24, 20191 min read
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Amazon #FAIL...?
The online food delivery industry has managed to solve an issue that has managed to stifle online retailers-- the so-called...
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Jul 1, 20191 min read
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Niche Sports Cashing In
Games that may have been played at a party with a beer cup in hand, or before that big college football game — like cornhole, darts or...
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Jun 26, 20191 min read
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Coffee? Thank U, Next
That pricing disconnect comes from a lot of moving parts in the industry. For example, there's an oversupply of coffee beans, and...
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Mar 19, 20191 min read
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Saying 'I Do' To Lab-Grown Diamonds
A lot of money is pouring into the global diamond industry, but demand for diamonds has been less than lustrous of late. But, at the same...
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Mar 14, 20191 min read
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