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In fast food burgers, geography is key
We're Number 4!!! Sonic is the 4th largest burger chain in the U.S. by sales, but concentrated... Read more
by David Weinberg

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'Consent is a fiction' in consumer contracts
Terms of service that say by being a Netflix member, you agree you can't sue the company.
by David Gura

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The market's great expectations
Fine tuning market expectations is important for public companies.
by Mark Garrison

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What kind of jewelry goes with a tattoo?
Millennials, born between 1982 and 2004, are growing up. And marketers are starting to pay... Read more
by Sally Herships

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Malls are dead, long live the mall
Rick Caruso of The Grove says shopping centers are in the entertainment business.
Interview by Kai Ryssdal

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Final Note

What 1717 means: your trolley number guess

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by Kai Ryssdal | Apr 17, 2014

Is it the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything?

American Futures

A cross-country flight featuring The Atlantic's James Fallows and Kai Ryssdal, looking at how the global economy is changing small town America.

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In fast food burgers, geography is key

04/17/14

'Consent is a fiction' in consumer contracts

04/17/14

The market's great expectations

04/17/14

What kind of jewelry goes with a tattoo?

04/17/14

Malls are dead, long live the mall

04/17/14

What 1717 means: your trolley number guess

04/17/14

Clarissa explained it all ... now she's 38

04/17/14

The dream office of the future: No email!

04/16/14

How to make a White House Summit more than a photo op

04/16/14

Producers try to keep fish sticks from going under water

04/16/14

Bank earnings show: Americans got better at paying off debts

04/16/14

Bloomberg: 'Here's $50 million for gun control'

04/16/14

Backlash over Crimea hits Russian economy

04/16/14

Pattern making: A stitch in time?

04/16/14

Finding a battery that will power the future

04/15/14

This is what the new SAT will look like

04/16/14

Pass the pecans

04/16/14

What happens when there are 9 billion mouths to feed

04/16/14

Professional video gamers earn lots of real life dollars

04/15/14

What's pulling up the Consumer Price Index

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What do employers really want from college grads?

Marketplace teamed up with The Chronicle of Higher Education to ask...

Posted In: employees, job seekers

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Going for a ride with Chicago's 'raiteros'

Underground labor brokers in Chicago exploit undocumented Latino workers...

Posted In: temp work, undocumented, immigrant

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China's toxic harvest: Growing tainted food in "cancer villages"

China's relentless focus on GDP growth has created unchecked...

Posted In: cancer, China

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The Obama interview: U.S. must invest in itself

On a two-day trip to promote his energy policy, President Obama said the...

Posted In: Barack Obama, solar, energy

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The best safety net? One man says, the smaller the better

In our series of safety net confessionals, the story of a man who says...

Posted In: safety net

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

The former U.S. defense secretary shares lessons on politics and business.

Posted In: Donald Rumsfeld

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