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Robinhood

Feb 14, 2022
Robinhood is a stock trading app that makes it really easy for average folks to buy and sell shares in public companies.

Velveeta

Feb 11, 2022
Velveeta is great for making a super easy queso, but what you may not know is that it was invented by a Swiss cheesemaker.

Consumer Confidence

Feb 9, 2022
If you want to know how people are feeling about things, even something as big and cumbersome as the U.S. economy, you've got to ask them. That's what CCI measures.

Corporate Memphis

Feb 8, 2022
A lot of tech startups use a similar design style. It's known as "Corporate Memphis," and now that you know about it you're gonna start seeing it everywhere.

Telemedicine

Feb 3, 2022
The business known as telemedicine is a good option to have at a time when our medical facilities are busy handling the COVID-19 crisis.

Groundhog Job Shadow Day

Feb 2, 2022
On Groundhog Day, all over America, thousands of students shadow professionals at work.

Clio Awards

Feb 1, 2022
The Clio Awards are like the Oscars for the advertising industry. A lot of those winners debuted during the Super Bowl.

Harriet Tubman

Jan 31, 2022
Harriet Tubman, the most famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad, could be featured on a new design for the $20 bill.

The Care Economy

Jan 28, 2022
A lot of the work and value in the "care economy" is carried out at home by women who aren’t compensated.

Janet Yellen

Jan 27, 2022
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is the person credited with helping the nation recover from the Great Recession.