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What does the uncertainty around health care mean for insurers?

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How insurance companies feel about the market has a big impact on consumers.

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Our unquenchable thirst for bottled water

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July 21, 2017

There’s a question about whether Americans are getting a more healthful liquid from bottles than taps. — Matt Cardy/Getty Images

The solution could be as close as your kitchen tap.

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How did summer get to be such a make-or-break season for Hollywood?

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July 21, 2017

A poster advertising the anniversary collector's edition of the movie "Jaws" is posted on a lifeguard tower on Zuma Beach in Malibu, California, in 2000. — Photo by Dan Callister/Newsmakers

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For companies, bad reputations come at a cost

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July 21, 2017

It would take more than a 50 percent pay bump for people to go work at a company with a bad reputation. — Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images

Most people don’t want to work at companies with bad reputations — unless they get a big paycheck.

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The sci-fi market is shifting, and it's not just "Doctor Who"

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July 21, 2017

Jodie Whittaker has been announced as "Doctor Who's" 13th Time Lord — the first woman to get the role. — Courtesy of BBC

The face of science fiction is changing, and diverse fan communities may be the cause.

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For short sellers, a record stock market is troublesome

July 21, 2017

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. — Andrew Burton/Getty Images

Stocks have posted steady gains, which means traders betting against them aren’t happy.

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What the trade deficit means to Trump's trade agenda

July 21, 2017

President Trump leaves after speaking at the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. — SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

NAFTA negotiations are quickly approaching.

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Driverless cars can't figure out kangaroos

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July 21, 2017

Watch out for the kangaroos. — Paul Kane/Getty Images

The marsupial accounts for 80 percent of animal-related auto accidents in Australia.

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Amazon's new social media network wants you to start making impulse purchases

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July 21, 2017

A worker pushes a cart through shelves lined with goods at an Amazon warehouse in Germany. — Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Its quest for world domination continues.

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In Congress, a move to save an earthquake early warning system from budget cuts

July 21, 2017

A screen shows the countdown to a simulated 7.8 magnitude earthquake during a drill for first responders at the Office of Emergency Management in Los Angeles in 2013. — FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images

Efforts to build a warning system have been going on for years. Now they face possible demise.