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04/02/2018: The fight against fake news

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(Markets Edition) Major stock indices are down following China’s announcement it’s going to impose tariffs on $3 billion worth of U.S. goods. We’ll look at some other factors causing market uncertainty, and then discuss what economists are anticipating from the March jobs report. Next, we’ll talk about the growing business around services for people who vacation and stay at private residences like Airbnb, and then we’ll examine some of the methods and technology people are coming up with to combat fake news.

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Short-term rentals spur businesses around new services for visitors

by Nina Keck Apr 2, 2018
As more and more vacationers book private residences for trips, using sites like Airbnb or HomeAway, there’s no front desk to call when they need something. So online concierge services and other support businesses are springing up in response. The New Jersey-based concierge service Stock the House, for example, provides somebody who will do grocery […]

What we don’t know about social media may hurt us

by Erika Beras Apr 2, 2018
Lots of Facebook users have no real idea what happens to the data they share online.

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