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Rise of the renting class
Nin-Hai Tseng 2010-08-04 01:33Modern America has long paired the "American Dream" with home ownership. The idea of staying put, paying property taxes and periodically mowing the la...
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GroupMe and the rise of group everything
Daniel Roberts 2011-01-25 10:20If you've ever wanted to text a group of people all at once, you suddenly have a host of services to choose from. Apps that allow you to create a text...
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Why oil is on the rise again
财富中文网 2009-06-18 05:30Prices have doubled since February, but that's probably not the end of it. Asia's recovery is igniting demand.By Brian O'KeefeAsk a group of oil analy...
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Four job strategies for the class of 2009
财富中文网 2009-04-20 05:36Graduating soon? Sure, the job market is a dreadful mess, but that doesn't mean you can't launch a career.By Anne FisherYes, it's tough out there. If ...
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What if interest rates don't rise?
Colin Barr 2010-03-31 10:51Here's a shocker: It could be years before U.S. finances are jolted by an interest rate shock.Some forecasters are banking on rising interest rates. T...
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How Nespresso turned coffee pods into a high-class business
Shelley DuBois 2010-10-01 01:19Imagine the Rolls Royce of coffee makers, one that can steam your milk, form the perfect foam-to-liquid ratio and deliver you a pH-balanced macchiato ...
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Homes more affordable, but don't expect a rebound
Nin-Hai Tseng 2011-02-12 07:22Despite a flurry of positive data on the housing sector, it's still too early to bank on a comeback.Home affordability has returned to pre-bubble leve...
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“协作”消费模式的兴起
Jill Allyn Peterson 2012-05-23 10:24协作消费（collaborative consumption）这个概念似乎可以用来描述了从在线影片租赁商Netflix到纽约公园坡粮食合作社（Park Slope Food Co-op）的一切。它被“富有创造力、想要改变世界的企业家们”称为一场“革命”。拥护者们声称，它以分享和对等网络为基础，是“亢...
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Don't believe the rosy forecasts
Shawn Tully 2011-01-11 12:52Most economists and pundits predict a continued upward trend for most assets next year, but they will eventually be proven wrong.In one of my classes ...
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美国中产阶级规模缩小，但还是比欧洲中产有钱
Annalyn Kurtz 2017-05-02 05:30皮尤研究中心称，美国的中产阶级还是比西欧人民富裕一些。皮尤研究跟踪了1991年到2010年间12个国家中产阶级的变化情况，包括美国和11个西欧国家。大部分国家的中产阶级规模都在减小，但也有少数例外。中产阶级的标准是，家庭年收入达到全国收入中位数的三分之二到两倍之间。数据会根据家庭规模，通胀水平以及购...
