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How do delivery services like Grubhub and Seamless make a profit?
Jeff Tyler May 21, 2013
Two of the biggest restaurant takeout services, Grubhub and Seamless, will merge. A look at exactly how their business works, and how individual restaurants factor in.
Hold the spoon -- World Nutella Day back on after being called off
Kai Ryssdal May 21, 2013
Nutella-maker Ferrero called for an end to the day celebrating the chocolate hazelnut treat, then backed off.
PODCAST: Weather to blame for low Walmart sales; Angelina Jolie surgery boosts film about breast cancer
David Brancaccio May 16, 2013
Walmart sales are down and so are housing starts, but the weather could be to blame. Plus, a small film about breast cancer research gets an unexpected boost from Angelina Jolie's preventive mastectomy.
Retail sales edge up in April
Julia Coronado May 13, 2013
Did you buy a car or get some new clothes recently? You were not alone.
Sharif chooses veteran to run Pakistan's shattered economy
Shahzeb Jillani May 13, 2013
Pakistan's incoming prime minister will install Ishaq Dar as finance minister, his third time doing the job.
CBO estimates $112 billion federal surplus for April
David Brancaccio May 10, 2013
Pinch yourself. You're not dreaming.
Michael Pollan wants you to cook
Kai Ryssdal Apr 23, 2013
In his latest book, Michael Pollan emphasizes economic and health benefits of cooking.
Quiz: Is global meat consumption up or down?
Stephan Richter Apr 23, 2013
How much do you know about global dietary habits and meat consumption?
Counting what's in freight cars, as Union Pacific reports earnings
Peter O'Dowd Apr 18, 2013
If you could see inside the cars on a freight train, you'd know more about which parts of the economy are up -- or down.
China's toxic harvest: Consumers flock to imported food
Rob Schmitz Apr 18, 2013
Thanks to a string of scandals that have damaged the reputation of China’s domestic food supply, more and more among the country's rising consumer class are turning to imported foods.
