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The Numbers for Friday, December 27: Fly me away
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Shea Huffman
Dec 27, 2013
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Why restaurants are scrimping on shrimp
Dec 27, 2013
Shrimp prices have soared to a 12-year high since an outbreak of a deadly illness called Early Mortality Syndrome.
Where can I recycle all this wrapping paper?
Dec 26, 2013
That dramatic increase in deliveries this time of year means an increase in the trash from all the packaging.
The Numbers for Thursday, December 26: Christmas (retail) cheer
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Shea Huffman
Dec 26, 2013
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Are no jobs safe? Outsourcing sign-spinner jobs ... to robots
Dec 26, 2013
Industrial robots are replacing factory workers on the assembly line. Will minimum-wage retail jobs be next?
The Numbers for Tuesday, December 24: Hot cars
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Shea Huffman
Dec 24, 2013
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The Numbers for Monday, December 23: Popular smartphones
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Shea Huffman
Dec 23, 2013
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For public good, not for profit.
Another Christmas, another year of rising prices
Dec 2, 2013
Twelve drummers drumming, six geese-a-laying and one partridge in a pear tree. What does it all add up to?
5 trends - including TV dinners - spawned by Thanksgiving
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Shea Huffman
Nov 28, 2013
Turkey, Black Friday, and ... TV dinners? Here are a few parts of the economy that wouldn't be the same without Thanksgiving.
The Numbers for Tuesday, November 26: Beer!
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Shea Huffman
Nov 26, 2013
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