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EVs running out of gas
Follow the money. When the incentives start to wane and the companies needing to save money on EV start to change direction Rental car behemoth Hertz announced it will sell an additional 10,000 of its electric vehicles from its existing fleet, on top of the initial intention to sell 20,000 electric models. It has been ...
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The "blues" are facing reality?
The blues, the musical genre, have had a characteristically difficult time, and have been financially suffering. Now, if there's a genre that is downright built for such conditions, it's blues, but the numbers are rough right now for artists. There are glimmers of hope - streaming numbers hit 2.5 billion streams last y...
May 01, 2024
Truly #Gold Fish!
What's your favorite "fish" to eat? Campbell Soup's Goldfish crisps are a billion-dollar snack business, and is a major priority for the company. They've been the subject of countless limited time offerings in the past four years, moving well beyond the basic cheddar and pretzel flavors that have defined the ...
Apr 30, 2024
Money talks. What you buy matters.
Grocery prices are up 21 percent in three years, and one thing that's changed is that people make more runs than they used to, go to more stores pursuing different sales, and buy less on each given run. Overall shoppers are making 8 percent more trips than they did last year, and traditional grocers have shed a bit of ...
Apr 30, 2024
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"Have you seen that?"
I've heard from friends for years, "have you seen that?" show or movie. It makes no difference. The answer is often, "no I haven't". Seriously I haven't seen a single episode of Seinfeld and 99% of the movies I "should see" I never have and I never will. There's good reason. #1 I spent my...
Apr 29, 2024
For Less Than $10,000, You Can Buy Your Own Flame-Throwing Robot Dog...WHAT??
I'm equally as intrigued as I am concerned An Ohio company is selling a robot dog with a flamethrower on its back - Not sure why you'd want one, but here you go...in case you got the extra jing just lying around.
Apr 26, 2024
The consumer can win?!?!
Yes you can save some money. How? Skip the store? Many brands that ordinarily sell most of their product through department stores or big box stores have caught the direct-to-consumer bug, and have tried to stand up digital stores as well as company stores so they can soak up more of the value of the sale price. That s...
Apr 26, 2024
PB&J from North Dakota
Remember when a small North Dakota company took the crust of your old reliable peanut butter and jelly? The story just gets better and better! Smucker's brand of premade sandwich-esque ravioli called Uncrustables has been on a tear, reaching $686 million in sales in 2023 and poised to hit $1 billion in sales in 2026. B...
Apr 22, 2024
Getting taken at the movie theatre
Ever complained about the cost of candy or popcorn at a movie theatre? A proposed class-action suit has been filed in Texas against movie theater chain Cinemark, lodging the explosive allegation that Cinemark's 24-ounce cups are, upon inspection, only capable of holding 22 ounces of liquid. While the movie industry has...
Apr 19, 2024
A New Lennon-McCartney Song Dropped, But You Won't Believe Who Did This One! LISTEN:
This is exciting news... A new Lennon-McCartney song dropped, but this one is by John's and Paul's sons! Chips Off the old block...I think you're gonna like it ~ RD
Apr 18, 2024
How many people went to a place of worship at least once?
We hear so much about church attendance on decline but a new working paper posted to the National Bureau of Economic Research sought to examine the polling data that indicates 22 percent of Americans reported attending religious services on a weekly basis. They did this by looking at geodata from smartphones of 2 milli...
Apr 17, 2024
Turning your mall into a home?
What will become of some of the vacant strip malls? The United States is home to 947.5 million square feet of strip mall space, and lots of those physical retail environments have been struggling amid digital competition, with many malls in general falling into disuse. Converting that unneeded retail space to high-dema...
Apr 15, 2024
Music as mind control?
Yes it happens. More than we want to believe? Music as mind control? The dictator-controlled autonomous region of Chechnya has banned any music that is slower than 80 beats per minute or more than 116 beats per minute, as well as music that does not "conform to the Chechen mentality and sense of rhythm." The ...
Apr 11, 2024
Are you addicted to.....
....fiber? America's insatiable desire for nutritional supplements has made a surprise hit out of fiber, long held to be the most boring of all nutrients. Metamucil, the Procter & Gamble staple for 90 years, has seen sales double in the past five years. Other innovators see the obvious, that all you need is a marke...
Apr 10, 2024
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Would you drink camel milk?
Camels thrive in dry and hot places, which some think makes them particularly well-suited to endure the effects of climate change. In particular, they're seen as possible replacements for dairy in places that might be getting too hot for cows, and as a result the industrial camel dairy industry has emerged. The largest...
Apr 09, 2024
Why don't you wear a seatbelt?
I grew up in an era when seatbelt use went from suggested to "mandatory" 40 years later I wonder why you wouldn't wear a seatbelt? The study by injury lawyers Bader Scott analyzed data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to see which states had the lowest rate of seat belt use on average b...
Apr 08, 2024
What if it's more than just an "eclipse"?
We go about our day to day business. Working. Living. Working. We have our diversions. Fishing, sports, exercise. You hear in the news of a significant event taking place in the galaxy. For some it's worth changing plans and making adjustments. For others it's, "oh that's interesting"? But what if..... This i...
Apr 05, 2024
How's your New Year's Resolution Going?
A new poll from YouGov found that 70 percent of adults who made a New Year's resolution said they have mostly or entirely stuck to them, with just 20 percent conceding that they have mostly or entirely given up on them. This stands against the perception that most people have, with 54 percent of respondents saying they...
Apr 03, 2024
Well Then, I've Been A Big Slacker...Questions Anyone?
When it comes to blogging, yeah I'm weak. Why is it so hard? According to the internet: "Blogging is an art that requires persistence, creativity, and above all, hard work." But I'm not so sure on that last part...hard work? Maybe. Like dusting. It's kinda hard but it's one of those things you just put off. U...
Apr 02, 2024
An egg is an egg?
Eggland's Best, the egg company, is the target of a class-action lawsuit claiming that the company falsely advertises its eggs as containing more nutritional benefits and less saturated fat than rivals. This is one of the latest in a trend of class-action litigation against food and beverage companies, most of which ha...
Apr 01, 2024
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