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China’s durian craze has turned this tropical fruit into a tool of diplomacy

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Distinctive in taste and famously divisive, durian is not everyone’s choice of fruit. This was certainly the case for some Chinese explorers when they first encountered it during the Ming Dynasty’s early maritime voyages.This post […]

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Instacart ends AI pricing test that charged shoppers different prices for the same items

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Instacart will stop using artificial intelligence to experiment with product pricing after a report showed that customers on the platform were paying different prices for the same items.This post was originally published on this site

Economy

2026 will require brands to balance AI and authenticity

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The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) has just announced its annual Word of the Year, and for the first time, two words were selected: “authenticity” and “agentic AI.”This post was originally published on this site

Economy

Could Settlers of Catan make you a better strategist?

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Christmas is just around the corner, and you might be wondering how to spend those long, lazy afternoons. If you’re tired of the same old Monopoly, perhaps it’s time to try Settlers of Catan.This post […]

Economy

Why shoppers buy fast fashion even if they disagree with it

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Every December, many shoppers plan to buy fewer things and choose more sustainable options. Yet as the month goes on, spending rises and fast fashion becomes hard to resist. Christmas has become a moment when […]

Economy

The ‘pawprint economy’ is booming—and it offers huge opportunities for tourism

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Luxury pet pampering packages at hotels, menus with dog-friendly roast dinners and £6,000 animal-friendly charter flights. Pet travel isn’t just a trend, it’s something of a transformation. This is the “pawprint economy”—and it’s booming.This post […]

Economy

‘Lifting and shifting’ workers is not always the best answer

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What happens to an organization when employees transfer between jobs internally? Does it matter whether a single worker transfers or if a team of employees is “lifted and shifted” together?This post was originally published on […]

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Early motherhood carries wage penalty, while delaying pays off

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A woman’s early career pregnancy decision may shape her financial future for decades, according to new research co-led by Eden King, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Psychology at Rice University, and Nicola Lawrence-Thomas, a […]

Economy

Here’s what determines whether your income level rises or falls

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Your work usually determines whether you manage to earn a better income compared to people around you. But your work earnings rarely determine when your income falls. Economists call it income mobility. This means how […]

Economy

What does the November jobs report mean for workers and the economy? Q&A with professor of economics

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its November jobs report on Dec. 16, which details economic indicators like payroll numbers and the unemployment rate. The Federal Reserve uses the report to help set monetary […]

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Top Stories

  • 2026 will require brands to balance AI and authenticity

    The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) has just announced its annual Word of the Year, and for the first time, two words were selected: “authenticity” and “agentic AI.”This post was originally published on this site
  • Could Settlers of Catan make you a better strategist?

    Christmas is just around the corner, and you might be wondering how to spend those long, lazy afternoons. If you’re tired of the same old Monopoly, perhaps it’s time to try Settlers of Catan.This post [...]
  • Why shoppers buy fast fashion even if they disagree with it

    Every December, many shoppers plan to buy fewer things and choose more sustainable options. Yet as the month goes on, spending rises and fast fashion becomes hard to resist. Christmas has become a moment when [...]

Highlights

  • China’s durian craze has turned this tropical fruit into a tool of diplomacy
  • Instacart ends AI pricing test that charged shoppers different prices for the same items
  • 2026 will require brands to balance AI and authenticity
WHAT’S NEW
  • What does the November jobs report mean for workers and the economy? Q&A with professor of economics
  • How much does it cost to end rough sleeping? An Australian-first study may have just found out
  • Many shoppers take a strange comfort of buying now and paying later—but it can come with a sting after Christmas
  • Refugees living outside camps make significant gains in self-reliance
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