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Planet Money: Single Women Are Shortchanged In The Housing Market
A new study from Yale School of Management found a gender bias in the housing market means single women often lose out, whether they're...
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Sally Herships
- Jan 7, 2020
- 1 min
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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Sally Herships
- Nov 21, 2019
- 1 min
American Icons: ‘My Ántonia’
Some great novelists get the acclaim and readership they deserve, and some don’t. Willa Cather is one who has not.
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Sally Herships
- Sep 24, 2019
- 1 min
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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Sally Herships
- Sep 2, 2019
- 1 min
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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Sally Herships
- Aug 10, 2019
- 1 min
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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Sally Herships
- Aug 8, 2019
- 1 min
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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Sally Herships
- Jul 24, 2019
- 1 min
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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Sally Herships
- Jul 1, 2019
- 1 min
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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Sally Herships
- Jun 26, 2019
- 1 min
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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Sally Herships
- Jun 12, 2019
- 1 min
A town called DISH
When a small town in Texas changed its name to DISH, the satellite TV company gave its residents free TV for a decade. What DISH Network...
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Sally Herships
- Mar 19, 2019
- 1 min
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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Sally Herships
- Mar 14, 2019
- 1 min
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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Sally Herships
- Feb 20, 2019
- 1 min
The VW Beetle's Dark Past
The Volkswagen Beetle is a symbol of peace, love, and harmony. It’s also a product of Nazi Germany. The story of how the Beetle...
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Sally Herships
- Jan 25, 2019
- 1 min
The Division Problem
We take a look at a problem that has dogged humans for centuries: How do you divide goods fairly? #Economy
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Sally Herships
- Dec 19, 2018
- 1 min
Kentucky Fried Christmas
How did Colonel Sanders and Kentucky Fried Chicken take over Christmas in Japan? PLUS: Household Name Uncut covers some Christmas...
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Sally Herships
- Dec 15, 2018
- 1 min
College Side Hustle
Enrollment of both undergrads and graduate students has been declining for years. Meanwhile colleges are getting more creative in finding...
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Sally Herships
- Oct 18, 2018
- 1 min
Beating Bollywood
India's population is 1.3 billion. So it only makes sense that American streaming giants Amazon and Netflix would want to get into the...
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Sally Herships
- Oct 18, 2018
- 4 min
Japan eases immigration restrictions to fill chronic care worker shortage
Walk through the sliding glass doors of the Shirokane no Mori nursing home in Tokyo and you’ll find a cabinet with individual cubbies...
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Sally Herships
- Sep 13, 2018
- 1 min
The Price of Rice In Japan
The Japanese are eating less rice. Blame TV, the internet, burgers, Italian food, a growing economy. Blame the lunch ladies! Rice...
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