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Marriott plans to take on Airbnb in home-sharing market

Apr 29, 2019
The hotel group is preparing to launch a new division.
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Spotify's free streaming model now faces competition from Google, Amazon

Apr 29, 2019
Google and Amazon have both created new, free, ad-based tiers of their music services, cutting at Spotify's main profit model.
In this file photo illustration taken on April 19, 2018 shows the logo of online streaming music service Spotify displayed on a tablet screen in Paris.
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When did upscale office bathrooms become a thing?

Apr 29, 2019
We're talking soft lighting, colorful wallpaper, even cricket sounds.
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Taylor Swift proves that, on YouTube, it's all about "ME!"

Apr 29, 2019
The artist used a new feature of YouTube's to launch her latest single.
Taylor Swift performs onstage during The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
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Bringing bacteria to the market

Apr 29, 2019
A slew of new companies are selling bacteria they say can improve our health.
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Amazon sweetens Prime deal with one-day shipping

Apr 29, 2019
The company is trying to retain its competitive edge.
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Weddings are helping save historic Texas dance halls

Apr 26, 2019
Where touring musicians can't do it, weddings might.
La Bahia Turn Verein, a rural dance hall built in the early 1900s near Burton, Texas. 
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The business of being Taylor Swift

Apr 26, 2019
Let’s do the numbers on the 29-year-old star.
Taylor Swift performs onstage during the 2018 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on October 9, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. 
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The NRA is still lobbying, but spends more on advertising

Apr 26, 2019
In recent years, the NRA has increased spending on communications and advertising.
A photo of National Rife Association spokesperson Dana Loesch decorates a wall at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center during the NRA's annual convention May 6, 2018 in Dallas, Texas.
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