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Jay L. Zagorsky

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Why March Madness is a special time of year for state budgets

March Madness – the time when the best men’s and women’s college basketball teams challenge each other – is a made-for-television spectacle...

22.03.2024 4

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Jay L. Zagorsky

Why do airlines charge so much for checked bags? This obscure rule helps explain why

Five out of the six biggest U.S. airlines have raised their checked bag fees since January 2024. Take American Airlines. In 2023, it cost US$30 to...

15.03.2024 3

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Jay L. Zagorsky

Americans spend millions of dollars on Valentine’s Day roses. I calculated exactly how much

Feb. 14 is Valentine’s Day – an occasion that traditionally combines romance with big business. One of the biggest businesses is selling roses,...

08.02.2024 7

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Jay L. Zagorsky

Los carteles de ‘No se acepta efectivo’ son una mala noticia para millones de estadounidenses sin cuenta bancaria

¿Cuánta gente no tiene una cuenta bancaria? ¿Y hasta qué punto es difícil vivir sin una? Estas preguntas son cada vez más importantes a medida...

02.02.2024 4

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Jay L. Zagorsky

‘No cash accepted’ signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans

How many people don’t have a bank account? And just how difficult has it become to live without one? These questions are becoming increasingly...

22.01.2024 3

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Jay L. Zagorsky

4 business lessons from the Boston Tea Party

December 2023 marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, one of the most famous events leading up to the Revolutionary War. On the night of...

14.12.2023 2

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Jay L. Zagorsky

Oh, Christmas tree: The economics of the US holiday tree industry

Christmas today is a big business, and one part of that is the multibillion-dollar business of selling Christmas trees. The U.S. Christmas tree...

06.12.2023 2

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Jay L. Zagorsky

Airlines are frustrating travelers by changing frequent flyer program rules – here's why they keep doing it

As the U.S. holiday travel season picks up, many people are noticing that their frequent flyer benefits aren’t going as far as they used to. In...

20.11.2023 3

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Jay L. Zagorsky

What today’s labor leaders can learn from the explosive rise and quick fall of the typesetters union

Can a seemingly robust labor union simply collapse? The news is full of stories about growing union power – but just because a union is strong now...

05.10.2023 4

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Jay L. Zagorsky

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