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If you’re like us, you’ve got a lot of questions about the small, simple, ubiquitous things in the world of business. Let's find the answers.
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Don't avocado prices ever go down? 

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 11, 2022
Consumers like the fruit at all stages of ripeness.
Avocados seem to be always be in high demand.
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Why are there so many auto insurance commercials?

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 4, 2022
Car insurance companies spend billions each year trying to reach TV viewers and keep ahead of the competition.
Drivers in nearly every state are required to have insurance.
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Why do baseball games have such weird start times? 

by Janet Nguyen
Oct 28, 2022
There’s a reason your favorite team’s game is scheduled for 4:07 on the dot.
Nick Maton of the Philadelphia Phillies singles against the Houston Astros at a baseball game earlier this month. Tonight, the two teams will compete in the first game of the World Series.
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How are movie trailers selected?

by Janet Nguyen
Oct 21, 2022
Sometimes there may be a mismatch between the ratings of film trailers and the actual movie.
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Is a growing middle class the real key to economic growth? 

by Janet Nguyen
Oct 14, 2022
Ideas are a key ingredient for economic growth. And to generate new ideas, you need … more people.
A reader wants to know if lower-income earners moving up the economic ladder can be an engine for growth.
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Tax the rich! Tax corporate profits! Curb inflation?

by Janet Nguyen
Oct 7, 2022
The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates to cool demand, but additional strategies could also help.
In 1990, a luxury tax went into effect on goods like jewelry priced over $10,000. It was repealed three years later.
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Where do your donations at the checkout register go? 

by Janet Nguyen
Sep 30, 2022
When you’re done shopping, stores will often ask if you’d like to contribute to charity. You may get a tax benefit, and they may acquire some goodwill.
Companies can't deduct your donations from their taxes, but their good deeds may increase customer loyalty.
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Why can’t the Fed just burn some money to stop inflation? 

by Janet Nguyen
Sep 23, 2022
Sure, it could. But there are safer ways to reduce the country’s money supply.
There are other ways to get inflation under control.
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Why do computers get more powerful, but cost the same?

by Janet Nguyen
Sep 16, 2022
They obey Moore's Law and market forces.
Competition makes computer manufacturers particularly price-conscious.
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Why are beer growlers more expensive than six-packs?

by Janet Nguyen
Sep 9, 2022
Breweries tend to charge more per ounce if you’re getting large amounts of alcohol, contrary to conventional wisdom.
Buying in bulk: A growler of beer is filled at a Miami brewery.
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