Laurie Bennett

Tiny Eels Bring Huge Profits

NY Times: The next two months will bring sleepless nights and high anxiety — and quite possibly an extraordinary windfall — for a small universe of people in Maine. They are the lucky few with licenses to catch elvers — young, tiny eels that look like cellophane noodles and by some accounts are fetching up

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Advertising on Money

How is a dollar bill different from a postage stamp? Both are produced by the government and seen by hundreds of millions of people each year. How come the government allows advertising on one and not on another? One artist did the math and figured out that the typical one hundred dollar bill changes three

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Invisible Robots Are Everywhere

Joe Posner: “A month ago Marketplace told me they’re doing a weeklong special called “Robots Ate My Job” this week and asked if I could make videos to go with it. Where to start? “Even though we don’t see them with anthropomorphic features and two arms and legs walking down the streets, there are robots

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Real Estate Boom: In Cuba

Daily Mail: The purchasing and selling of private property was legalized by President Raul Castro in Cuba last November in a bid to keep the struggling Communist state afloat. Only citizens and permanent residents are allowed to buy properties in the Communist country but many Cuban exiles in America are entering the property markets through

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Make Money Selling Diapers

Do you have a website for new parents? If so, Amazon has a great deal over the next month on promoting their diapers, wipes and formula. For any sales of these items, Amazon Associates can earn an additional 10% advertising fee on each qualifying sale during the month of April 2010. Via Amazon: Starting [April

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