03/06/13
Marketplace for Wednesday, March 6, 2013
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Managers might send out dozens of “great job” emails each day -- but does it help motivate employees? Freakonomics finds out. Adriene Hill takes a look at why the Dow Jones Industrial Average still commands so much attention. The FAA has released a list of 173 airports that could have their control towers closed next month because of budget cuts. Freight railroad operator BNSF announced it's switching from diesel fuel to natural gas. Families are hiring financial advisers to help them squeeze out every possible penny for college. And author Jonah Berger talks about why things become trendy.
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Navigating the financial aid maze
More parents are turning to college financial planners for advice on how to pay for college.
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A smart fifth-grader could compute the Dow
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is widely cited but has limitations as a market index. It doesn't take into account the size of companies, only their stock price.
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Why we follow trends (even bad ones)
One marketing professor's look at why some foods, music and names enter the zeitgeist, while other things don't.
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Martha Stewart, Macy's & the meaning of 'store'
The court battle pitting Macy’s against J.C. Penney and Martha Stewart turns a simple idea -- a store -- into a legal and philosophical quagmire.
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Railroad to make shift to natural gas locomotives
BNSF, the railroad owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, should profit by switching to cheaper natural gas. Buffett's company also has a big stake in natural gas.
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When negative is positive: Freakonomics on feedback
Sure, we all like to hear compliments. But if you’re truly looking to get better at something, criticism is what will get you there.
3
Next up on the sequester tarmac? Corporate jets
The Federal Aviation Administration has identified dozens of airfields that could be closed, many of which are regularly used by business travelers and executives.
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Boehner criticizes stoppage of White House tours
"I'm disappointed the White House has chosen to comply with sequestration by cutting public tours," the Speaker of the House said.
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