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Dunkin Donuts and Coke join forces in bottled coffee

by Gigi Douban
Sep 30, 2016
Coca-Cola will bottle and distribute Dunkin Donut coffee drinks.
A man displays a 24-ounce iced latte purchased at Dunkin Donuts in Manhattan, New York City. 
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Why Spotify buying SoundCloud makes music sense

by Gigi Douban
Sep 29, 2016
The streaming-music platforms are different but complement each other.
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Passwords? There's a technology for those

by Gigi Douban
Sep 23, 2016
Yahoo tells its hacked users more than they ever imagined about passwords.
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Basic research, over decades, is Zuckerberg's goal

by Gigi Douban
Sep 22, 2016
Facebook founder and his physician wife have a charitable venture built for the long haul.
 
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States challenge federal rule expanding overtime pay

by Gigi Douban
Sep 21, 2016
Employees will be entitled to overtime unless they are paid more than $900 a week.
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S&P 500 gives real estate a sector all its own

by Gigi Douban
Sep 19, 2016
The new sector will make it easier for investors to track real-estate investment trusts.
Real estate had been a category previously grouped with the financial sector.
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Desperately need pilots? Try paying them more

by Gigi Douban
Sep 16, 2016
Two regional American Airlines subsidiaries are raising pilot pay to counter the shortage.
Two American Airlines subsidiaries, PSA Airlines and Envoy Air, will increase pay for regional pilots.
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The funeral business? Eternally healthy

by Gigi Douban
Sep 8, 2016
But finding younger mortuary workers is a challenge.
“The funeral biz is 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year," says funeral director Doug Williams.
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Zombie properties returning to life

by Gigi Douban
Sep 8, 2016
It's the 'last innings for the recovery,' Wharton School professor says.
A vacant home stands next to a partially constructed condo building in Rockaway Beach, New York. 
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Why ITT Tech's closing leaves a big mess

by Gigi Douban
Sep 6, 2016
Students and taxpayers may find themselves stuck as for-profit schools close.
In light of ITT Technical Institute's nationwide closing, students could seek to cancel $500 million in federal loans. 
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