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Auto Sales on the Rise
After a year of recall scandals and damaged public trust, the auto industry is rebounding in a very big way. The first half of 2015 witnessed the sale of more than 8.5 million vehicles in the United...
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More than Half of Smartphone Users Don’t Upgrade Until They Need To
While it might seem technology companies no more than release a new smartphone model before they start hyping the next great advancement to come, consumers aren’t necessarily jumping on the upgrade...
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Only 13% of the Global Population is Middle Class
Global poverty levels are on the decline, but that doesn’t mean a worldwide middle class is emerging. Only an estimated 13% of the world’s population enjoys an existence that can be described as...
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Study Shows the Impact of Student Loans on Tuition Increases
When it comes to student loan caps and rising college tuition rates, there is no chicken-and-egg type mystery. According to a recently released report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, colleges...
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Parents are Turning to Social Media for Advice and Support
Parents take to social media for advice and support, instead of just making connections and keeping in touch with friends. Social media networks aren’t just for sharing photos and keeping up with...
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Spam Email Rate Hits 12 Year Low
We’ve all been there: you open your email and it’s full of spam, but over the last few years, spam has been decreasing, and has hit an all-time low. The amount of spam email people receive fell to a...
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Venmo Users Have Transferred $1.6 Billion in the Last 3 Months
Venmo has made on-the-fly money transfers as easy as clicking a few buttons on a phone. PayPal’s Venmo is taking mobile money transfers to a social level and the results are readily seen in the...
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Robots May Soon Take Your Fast Food Order
With workers requesting a minimum wage of $15 an hour, some fast food companies are considering ordering kiosks to cut costs. At a time when fast-food workers are taking to the streets to demand a $15...
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Amazon May Soon Open Drive-Through Grocery Store
Having to wait in line to buy groceries may be a thing of the past with a drive-through window soon! Amazon customers tired of waiting for their orders to arrive may soon be able to bypass shipping all...
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Delta Customers May Soon Get to Take a Private Jet
Soon upgrades to frequent flyers will be offered for a chance to ride on one of the Delta private jets. Frequent flyers who book Delta flights with regularity may soon find their loyalty rewarded with...
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Netflix to Offer Paid, Unlimited Maternity and Paternity Leave
Netflix recently announced they will give new parents unlimited maternity leave after a new baby is born, or adopted. Netflix shook up the corporate world in early August by announcing a new maternity...
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The Only Metro Area Where $15 an Hour Would be Worth $15
As the rallying cry for a $15 minimum wage grows louder and gains more support, economists are warning that such a raise wouldn’t mean the same thing in all parts of the country. When spending power...
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Fraudulent Ads Cost $850 Million Through Mobile Apps
Mobile advertising has become a big business as millions of people globally download apps for entertainment and utility. It’s also become a big target for those intent on siphoning off legitimate...
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More Than Half of the Current Workforce Doesn’t Expect Social Security
With the Social Security Administration’s own projections indicating the system will be unable to pay full benefits by the end of 2034 and no definitive plan in place to reverse the flow, more than...
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Almost Every Good Job Has Gone to a College Graduate
A new report out of Georgetown University is casting light on the importance of a college degree. Researchers there delved into data related to “good jobs” created since economic recovery began in...
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Most Americans Want More Background Checks for Gun Sales
Americans embrace the idea of expanding background checks and providing safeguards to prevent gun sales to those with mental illness. Sweeping gun control proposals might not have widespread support...
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PayScale Says It Pays to Work in These Fields
PayScale.com did a study on potential future earnings and the fields and degree programs that drive those earnings projections. As college costs continue to rise, incoming students may find themselves...
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Tesla Scored Off the Charts with Consumers, Literally
Tesla set a new record, earning a 103 out of a possible 100 in a Consumer Reports evaluation of the battery-powered Model S P85D. Just like its namesake inventor, Tesla Motors has been pushing the...
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Childcare Costs are Taking up to 15% of a Family’s Income
A new study shows that in many parts of the country parents are paying as much as 15% of the median family income for full-time infant care. As the millennial generation enters its own with many...
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Now Appearing! Big-Name CEOs on The Late Show
On April 10, 2014, CBS announced in a press release that Colbert “will succeed David Letterman as the host of The Late Show, effective when Mr. Letterman retires from the broadcast.” On January 12,...
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