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Extracting Insights from Vast Stores of Data

Harvard Business

In an age where data is the new oil, how are smart companies extracting insights from these vast data reservoirs in order to fuel profitable decisions? Brick-and-mortar retailers who found it hard to compete on price or variety highlighted that customers could immediately pick up products in their stores instead of waiting for days.

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Why Sourcing Local Food Is So Hard for Restaurants

Harvard Business

Obviously, that can have a bearing on your retail price, but, in general, consumers expect to pay more for locally-sourced products, particularly if they have other attributes, such as being organic or natural. Of course, some consumers will not be able to afford the higher price of local organic food for every meal.

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Bitcoin, Encryption, Drug Use, and the FBI's Own Bitcoin Wallet; What's the War on Drugs "Really" About?

MishTalk

Users have even helpfully tagged the wallet address as “Silkroad Seized Coins.”. As Extreme Tech reports, bitcoin users located the FBI''s wallet and tagged it with the address Silkroad Seized Coins. According to Bitcoin Calculator , 1 bitcoin is worth about $134 at current prices. The math is pretty simple. So here we are.

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Defense Dept. to Request $30-40 Billion a Year to Fight ISIS; History Lessons

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Price Tag for the War Against ISIS: $40 Billion a Year In a 100% guaranteed to be underestimated cost analysis, the Fiscal Times reports New U.S. Price Tag for the War Against ISIS: $40 Billion a Year. Moreover, veterans'' benefits, medical treatment and numerous other war costs don''t show up in any war-related buckets.