Caitlan Reeg
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Can science fiction predict our economic future?
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Caitlan Reeg
Apr 12, 2018
Companies take a deep dive into the stacks of a sci-fi library to find out how we might react to new tech.
Clue, Battleship, Ouija and now...Catan? Hollywood tries its luck on board games
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Caitlan Reeg
Jan 16, 2018
Popular German board game Catan may be headed to the big screen.
Leaving Syria's war zone to start a new life
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Caitlan Reeg
Dec 25, 2013
Many Syrians are making new lives in Germany. The excitement and the reality of starting anew.
Sign spinners turn heads and profits
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Caitlan Reeg
Aug 29, 2013
In the past, sign spinners, or “human directionals” in marketing jargon, often pointed their signs toward used car lots or new housing developments. But as the cost of renting a billboard has doubled, sign spinning is attracting more interest from businesses big and small.
Living without money
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Caitlan Reeg
Apr 20, 2012
Heidemarie Schwermer is taking thriftiness to an entirely new level.
Is automated publishing the future?
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Caitlan Reeg
Mar 20, 2012
Real books and bookstores are becoming a thing of the past. Does new technology mean authors are next to go?
Car sharing takes off in Germany
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Caitlan Reeg
Dec 2, 2011
German automakers are finding the car isn't the status symbol it used to be, so they're starting car share programs aimed at enticing young drivers.
For Deutsche Post, privatizing was a smart move
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Caitlan Reeg
Nov 3, 2011
Germany's postal service is often touted as a privatization success story. Should the U.S. Postal Service follow in its footsteps?
Europe awaits a firm plan from leaders to rescue banks
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Caitlan Reeg
Oct 10, 2011
Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel agreed over the weekend to craft a plan to bolster eurozone banks. They have until the end of the month, but many questions remain as to what exactly the plan will be.
Leaders under pressure to strengthen European banks
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Caitlan Reeg
Oct 5, 2011
The focus in Europe is transitioning to the big banks in the region that are exposed to bad sovereign debt.