Sabri Ben-Achour
Correspondent & Host
Episodes by Sabri (651)
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What is consumer confidence, anyway?
Nov 26, 2019
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index has fallen for the fourth straight month, but what does that really mean?
The search for tastier grocery store tomatoes is closing in
Nov 22, 2019
While identifying lost flavor genes and bringing them back has been tricky, some scientists are determined.
Investment in online purchase, curbside pickup pays off for Target
Nov 20, 2019
They helped the retailer post a 31% gain in digital sales over the last quarter.
Trump visits Apple factory at crunch time for Apple
Nov 20, 2019
Apple needs to secure additional tariff exemptions before the next round on Dec. 15.
The big problem for small business? Finding qualified people to hire
Nov 12, 2019
One in four small businesses is having a hard time recruiting, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.
Can a credit card be sexist?
by
Erika Beras
and Sabri Ben-Achour
Nov 11, 2019
It is alleged that the Apple Card offers higher credits to men than it does women — on that basis alone.
What is a contraction exactly?
Nov 1, 2019
The National Bureau of Economic Research’s Business Cycle Dating Committee makes the call.
The streaming wars are fought with catalogs — and confusing deals
Oct 30, 2019
Banks of shows draw people in. Promotions aim to keep them there.
The most common scams in the U.S. involve online purchases
Oct 28, 2019
Fraudulent ads on trusted platforms are fooling online shoppers. The Better Business Bureau has some tips.
Amazon sacrifices profits for faster shipping
Oct 25, 2019
The company's spending a lot of money to make sure you get your meat thermometer the same day you order it.