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If you’re like us, you’ve got a lot of questions about the small, simple, ubiquitous things in the world of business. Let's find the answers.
What have you always wondered about the economy?

Does it make cents to get rid of the penny?
I've Always Wondered ...
Does it make cents to get rid of the penny?
What happens to your Christmas tree after the holidays? 
I've Always Wondered ...
What happens to your Christmas tree after the holidays? 
Why are bananas so cheap?
I've Always Wondered ...
Why are bananas so cheap?
What is the economic impact of lost and stolen packages? 
I've Always Wondered ...
What is the economic impact of lost and stolen packages? 

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I've Always Wondered ...

How do cemeteries make money?

by Tracey Samuelson
Oct 13, 2014
The better question may be: What do they do when they run out of space?
Even the front lawn of Washington Cemetery is crammed full of plots. 
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Why does popcorn at the movies cost so much?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 4, 2014
Hint: Movie theaters don’t make much money from movies. Movie studios do.
Is that yellowish hue butter, or pure gold? 
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Why do they still have floor traders at the NYSE?

by Golda Arthur
Jul 4, 2014
Robots do most of the trading. So what's up with the folks in blue jackets?
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Why do marketers want young men so badly?

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 23, 2014
Men 18 to 34 are marketed to using machismo, sex, body-blows and insults.
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by Marketplace Staff
Jun 17, 2014
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How do restaurants set their buffet prices?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 9, 2014
There's a careful science to pricing a buffet - and to getting your money's worth.
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How much would an all-American iPhone cost?

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 20, 2014
A 100 percent U.S.-made iPhone would cost more than $2,000.
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Everything else you wanted to know about olives

by Dan Weissmann
May 8, 2014
We're here to answer olive your questions.
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Why green olives come in jars, but black ones come in cans

by Dan Weissmann
May 5, 2014
A tale of economics, dinner parties and death.
Olives from Eataly, which don't come in a can or a jar.
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Why it makes economic sense to send a letter for 49 cents

by David Weinberg
Apr 25, 2014
For less than the price of a cup of coffee, you can send a letter halfway across the globe. How?
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