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Our obsession with the unemployment rate obscures more telling indicators about the economy.

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March 7 2014 11:03 AMThe Real Founder of Bitcoin May Have Just Surfaced to Deny the Newsweek Report
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March 6 2014 3:25 PMGoldman Sachs Elevator Has Lost His Book Deal
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March 5 2014 4:38 PMIt’s a Trap!Paul Ryan’s theory of poverty is tricksy—and wrong.
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March 3 2014 5:13 PMGambling Is the Next Wave in Mobile GamingStates—and mobile developers—are fighting for a slice of a $30 billion pie.
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March 3 2014 12:59 PMHow Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine Already Cost Russia $10 Billion
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March 1 2014 6:26 AMWhy SEC Employees Are Freakishly Good Stock Traders
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Feb. 28 2014 12:41 PMA Burrito Stomping on a Human Face—ForeverThe future of the American economy, and what to do about it.
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Feb. 28 2014 11:58 AMUnder House Arrest, This "Bitcoin Millionaire" Is Basically Drinking and Watching Netflix
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Feb. 28 2014 10:35 AMEthnic Groups Overrepresented Among Physicians
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Feb. 27 2014 2:44 PMInnovation and Interest Rates
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Feb. 27 2014 2:26 PMChris Christie's Allies Are Still Joking About Causing "Traffic Problems"
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Feb. 27 2014 9:09 AMIt's Probably Good News That GOP Leaders Won't Embrace Dave Camp's Tax Plan
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Feb. 26 2014 4:12 PMFacebook’s Identity CrisisUser identity was the key to Facebook’s global domination strategy—until it wasn’t.
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Feb. 26 2014 11:22 AMYou Won't Believe What Review Snippet They're Using to Sell Oldboy In China
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Feb. 26 2014 9:16 AMNew York Considering Terrible Anti-Tesla Bill
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March 7 2014 11:57 AMGood News: Unemployment Is Up!
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March 7 2014 7:24 AMFrack You, Putin!Could the U.S. battle Russia with natural gas exports?
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March 6 2014 2:02 PMBill Gates Is $9 Billion Richer Than a Year Ago, But Most of His Wealth Is Not in Microsoft
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March 5 2014 12:19 PMCalm Down—Chipotle Isn't Actually Going to Stop Serving Guacamole
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March 3 2014 4:19 PMHere’s the Story About the Economy That Liberals Don't Want to Hear
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March 2 2014 6:37 AMFrank Underwood Is Embarrassingly Ignorant About How Treasury Auctions Work
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Feb. 28 2014 4:30 PMThe Matt Yglesias All-Time Slate Top 10
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Feb. 28 2014 12:13 PMThe Stock Market Says Taco Quality Is Poised for Rapid Improvement
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Feb. 28 2014 11:23 AMDave Camp's Tax Plan Isn't Really Revenue-Neutral
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Feb. 28 2014 9:41 AMDespite Heroin Epidemic, Vermont Is Prospering
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Feb. 27 2014 2:36 PMThe Nexus Between Insider Trading and Infidelity
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Feb. 27 2014 9:43 AMThe Chart the Debt Alarmists Don't Want You to See
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Feb. 26 2014 5:12 PMThe Guy Who Wants to Bring Subprime Lending Back
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Feb. 26 2014 12:48 PMAmerican Military Dominance in One Staggering Chart
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Feb. 26 2014 10:30 AMEven on an All-Pizza Diet You Can Still Eat Carrots

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