March 2015

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Big bets on March Madness brackets

The NCAA college men’s basketball tournament got underway on Thursday. Some of you may have already had your brackets blown. And, those victories by Butler and

Airports are after your shopping dollars

As U.S. airlines have cut back their fleets and flights, airports across the country have taken a hit to their bottom lines. Those empty gates

Job of a baseball general manager

In Major League Baseball and other professional sports, players and sometimes managers get the lion’s share of attention. General managers are less well known, although

Oprah goes big with estate sale

It will be four years in May since Oprah Winfrey aired the final episode of her eponymous talk show. She recently announced plans to close

Airline passengers’ dollars

This year, Congress is considering the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) reauthorization bill. The bill is important because it funds the agency charged with overseeing the

Specialization hurting young players

Last week, the baseball world gathered here in Phoenix for the annual analytics conference held by the Society of American Baseball Research, or SABR. There,

Aggressive Snapchat ad strategy explained

Snapchat — the ephemeral photo-sharing app — has been grabbing headlines left and right in 2015. In late January the four-year-old company launched Snapchat Discover,

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