Features By David Weinberg
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The strange and common things you can find for sale on the black market
The arrest of a man for selling $370,000 worth of toner cartridges is a reminder that there are all sorts of mundane materials and products that have a second life on the black market.
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Raj Chetty: Exploring how the economy works in real life
Raj Chetty just won the John Bates Clark Medal for economists under the age of 40. We walk with him through one of his experiments that shed light on how people make economic decisions.
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From Snow White to Wreck-it Ralph: A look back at Disney animation
Disney is letting go of nine of its animators from its hand drawn animation team, a month after the company announced it has no further plans to work in the traditional 2D format.
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'NRA 500' NASCAR race ignites sponsorship controversy
This weekend, Texas Motor Speedway will host a NASCAR race -- and the name of the race is causing a bit of controversy. It's called the NRA 500, as in National Rifle Association.
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Stricter school lunch nutrition standards reduce childhood obesity: Study
School lunch programs with stricter nutrition standards may be helping to reduce obesity in children, especially those who receive free or reduced lunches.
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J.C. Penney CEO gets the boot, but were his ideas really that bad?
J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson has been given the boot after just 17 months as head of the struggling department store chain.
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Public-private university salary gap widens: Report
Given the dismal outlook of State budgets across the country, public universities will have to find a way to compete for talent with fewer resources than their private counterparts.
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Record profits! Is Fannie Mae out of the woods?
After losing $166 billion in four years, Fannie Mae reported a $17 billion profit for 2012 -- a record.
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Confused by immigration politics? Explaining the 'prevailing wage'
Key business and labor groups have agreed to a temporary worker plan that may result in political compromise. The deal hinges on paying a "prevailing wage."
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Your gas bill will rise under new rules (but by how much?)
Oil companies say new EPA rules on sulfur levels in gas will increase prices several cents a gallon, but higher refining costs could play out many ways.
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