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Pickleball, a sport characterized by its low barriers to entry and short learning curve, proved an ideal, low-impact activity for older participants as well as a fun, socially distant activity during the pandemic. This unprecedented surge in popularity, unlike that of any sport to date, marks a profound transformation in America’s larger sporting landscape. The rise of pickleball is projected to continue its remarkable growth, posing exciting business opportunities for brands, investors, and professional and recreational players alike. Continue Reading

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Author: Venus Dhanda, Graphics: Anna Szymoniak The BRB Bottomline: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), established in 2010, has worked to regulate U.S. markets for over a decade, protecting consumers from risky and predatory lending practices. The Community Financial Association (CFSA), fighting for forms of financial regulation, has taken issueContinue Reading

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In the crossroads where art and commerce intersect, few figures loom as large as Takashi Murakami, the mastermind behind a multimillion-dollar high art empire. Murakami’s indelible impact isn’t just confined to galleries and museums; it extends to mainstream recognition through iconic collaborations in pop culture.Continue Reading

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The Stripper Index, named for how it relates the revenue generated by strippers’ cash tips to the financial strain of consumers and the current economic cycle, though it encompasses all forms of sexual labor, has been mostly a joke to economists as they continue to explore different methods of predicting the economy. However, when X user and stripper @botticellibimbo correctly predicted the economic decline in 2022 based on her recent profits at work, economists began to examine the Stripper Index more closely.Continue Reading

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Previously, electric cars were viewed as a poor class of vehicles to be looked down upon; with the release of the Model S, Tesla became a “gold standard” of automotive production and served as a model for other automakers to base their cars on. Tesla had beaten every automaker to the jump on stylish, efficient, and powerful cars, and other leaders of the industry were scrambling to compete.Continue Reading

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While the Nordic model may not be completely suitable for other countries, or even sustainable in the long-term, it can still inform our understanding of how other regions around the world can be improved. Key ingredients for its success thus far, such as social cohesion and low levels of inequality, are phenomena to study, and potentially emulate, that could benefit individuals worldwide.Continue Reading