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26 May 2026

MLB Toolbox: Money and Baseball Performance

Boston University finance expert Mark Williams and colleagues created MLB Toolbox, a data platform that compares team payrolls with on-field performance. The site ranks teams by spending efficiency, wins and WAR and lets users test roster choices.

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26 Mar 2026

Overconfident CEOs Delegate Less in Mergers

A study of 3,690 mergers finds that overconfident CEOs are less likely to delegate key tasks. The effect is stronger for deals in a new industry and for firms with more business segments.

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25 Jan 2026

African fashion finds its own voice

Designers across Africa are gaining global recognition. A media platform founded by Ramata Diallo highlights craftsmanship, ethical production and how visibility at shows and in media brings orders and supports brands.

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20 Dec 2025

Study: Climate Change Has Cut US Income

New research finds that climate change has already reduced income across the United States. The study links routine temperature shifts to national income losses and suggests implications for business and policy.

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1 Dec 2025

Why top firms hire, train and then let people go

A study in the American Economic Review explains why elite firms hire bright people, train them, and later let many leave. The model shows how reputation, public results and selective turnover help firms and workers.

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19 Oct 2025

Czech company Knihobot sells millions of used books online

Czech readers buy many books and a firm, Knihobot, turned used-book demand into a large online service. The company collects, lists and sells secondhand books and now works in nine European countries.

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13 Apr 2024

Questions over a Sheikh and a family office in Hong Kong

A visitor described as Sheikh Ali Rashed Ali Saeed Al Maktoum said he would open a family office in Hong Kong and invest a large sum. Media and investigators later raised doubts about his identity and links; the government and the US SEC have warned.

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