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Is Friday 13th an economic drag? Probably not

by Noel King
Jun 13, 2014
Is it really true the economy loses hundreds of millions every Friday the 13th?
A man looks with horror at his diary realising it is Friday the 13th.
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Shopping for good financial fortune

by Tess Vigeland
Jan 27, 2012
USC professor and East Asian cultural expert Gene Cooper takes us on a money tour of L.A.'s Chinatown, explaining all the trinkets and symbols that foster prosperity.
Lunar New Year cards and red lai see envelopes on display in a store in Los Angeles' Chinatown
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