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2018年1月29日 星期一

Behind the rising cost of produce | Ikea founder's Nazi past | Online eye exams

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January 29, 2018

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Why a new trucking regulation is driving up the cost of produce

Monday, Jan 29

Shoppers could see grocery prices rise because of a new federal mandate requiring most long-distance truckers to use electronic logging devices to keep track of their time spent driving.

Online eye exams? Steven Lee of Opternative makes them happen

BACK STORY: Optometrist Steven Lee, co-founder and chief science officer at Chicago-based Opternative, developed online vision tests to save people a trip to the eye doctor.

A look at Super Bowl ads that have been released so far

Advertisers including Budweiser, M&Ms, Groupon and others have begun to release their ads ahead of Super Bowl Sunday to try to drum up some buzz.

Jackpotting, the hacking scheme where hackers make ATMs spit out cash like slot machines, is here

Hackers able to make ATMs spit cash like winning slot machines are now operating inside the United States, marking the arrival of "jackpotting" attacks after widespread heists in Europe and Asia.

McDonald's traffic rises this year after new dollar menu debut

McDonald's Corp. is seeing a jump in customers, a sign its new Dollar Menu is attracting penny pinchers.

401(k) boom brings urge to splurge

"There's a lot of people that are feeling comfortable spending their retirement money right now."

Nazi past followed Ikea founder to his death

On numerous occasions, the Swedish billionaire admitted his role in the movement and apologized, blaming his involvement with Nazis on youthful "stupidity" and calling it his "greatest mistake."

MoviePass escalates its battle with AMC Theatres by dropping 10 cinemas, including Chicago's River East

MoviePass has ratcheted up its longstanding battle with AMC Theatres by dropping its service from 10 of the exhibitor's most trafficked cinemas. The company now wants a cut of theater owners' box office and concession sales.

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