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January 12, 2017
January 12, 2017
No Free Lunch at Restaurants With a Higher Minimum Wage

One Sarasota Springs, NY Ben & Jerry's franchise says more than several academic studies about the possible impact of a higher minimum wage.

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January 11, 2017
Weekly Roundup and endangered species
January 11, 2017
The Clash Between a Tiny Bug and a Texas Rancher

When a tiny bug stops a rancher from developing his land, the result is a clash between a government protecting an endangered species and private property.

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January 10, 2017
weekly roundup and work/life balance
January 10, 2017
What If Everyone Worked Less?

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January 9, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
January 9, 2017
How Supermarket Shelves Influence Us

Depending on its location, a supermarket's grocery shelf space can have a high or low value that will determine its product placement.

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January 8, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and cash payments
January 8, 2017
How a Cash-Free Economy Affects Your Health

Far beyond the change in our spending, a cash free economy would have an impact on our bacterial immunities and our neurology.

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January 7, 2017
economic news roundup
January 7, 2017
Weekly Roundup: From City Street Sizes to Mashed Potato Prices

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January 6, 2017
Apple's finances
January 6, 2017
How a Sound Sells a Product

Suggesting luxury or freshness or just plain pleasing, sometimes product sounds can be an unforgettable competitive tool.

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January 5, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gender pay gap
January 5, 2017
New Insight on the Gender Pay Gap

For some surprising reasons that contribute to the gender wage gap, there are relatively few women who are top earners in the U.S.

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January 4, 2017
weekly roundup and working at home camel in the tent
January 4, 2017
Where Home and Work Should Intersect

While working at home has become the focus of a new French law, the bigger issue could be how much new technology enables the firm to monitor our lives.

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