01/10/13
Marketplace for Thursday, January 10, 2013
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This flu season is shaping up to be one of the worst, and our economy is bound to be affected. With a boom in gold sales over the last decade, the demand for safes and vaults has risen. Now that we know who’s been nominated for an Oscar, businesses that serve Hollywood, from florists to stylists, are gearing up for the event. Today, drones are used as a tool of war, but in a few years you may be able to buy your very own at your local Walmart. And when economic times are bad, pawn shops thrive -- but it seems now even high-end pawn shops are doing particularly well.
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And the Oscar goes to...the economy
The Oscar nominations kick into gear spending on everything from catering to car services, boosting the economy of Los Angeles and beyond.
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Treasury nominee Jack Lew has a bad signature, too
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Flu season could cost economy billions
CDC says bad flu outbreak may cost employers $10 billion in health care costs alone.
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Pawn shops experience boom in hard times
The Great Recession has seen a sharp rise in the number of pawn shops in the U.S. There's also been a change of image as better-off people increasingly turn to the institutions to pawn luxury items.
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Drones: War machine today, helpful tool tomorrow
When you hear the word drone, images of warfare or high-tech surveillance come to mind. But two entrepreneurs want drones to revolutionize our daily lives.
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The golden business of gold vaults
Gold’s popularity has created growing demand for storage. Gold vaults are spreading from Switzerland to Singapore, as investors want their holdings closer to home.
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Major League Baseball expanding drug testing policy
As you may have heard, nobody was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday.
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