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How are companies like GoodRx able to provide drug discounts?

by Janet Nguyen

Feb 2, 2024

Discount card companies negotiate directly with pharmacies or pharmacy benefit managers, the powerful brokers that control drug prices.

A majority of Americans say that prescription drug costs are unreasonable, according to a KFF poll.

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Why do so many women drive Ford Mustangs?

by Janet Nguyen

Jan 26, 2024

The famed car model has a classic style, an affordable price and was marketed to women from the beginning.

Many women gravitate toward the Mustang, which Ford marketed to female customers in the car's early days.

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What would happen if we could choose where our taxes go?

by Janet Nguyen

Jan 19, 2024

Most Americans would likely prioritize social insurance, according to one survey.

Social insurance and education are some of the most popular areas of spending people would want their tax dollars to go toward.

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Why are bagels sold at the grocery store only partially sliced?

by Janet Nguyen

Jan 12, 2024

It keeps the bagel intact and ensures that it stays fresh.

If you're a bagel-shop owner based in New York, the question of whether to slice or not to slice is a complicated one.

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Why do we still use paper checks?

by Janet Nguyen

Jan 5, 2024

Their use is waning, but not everyone is sold on digital payments.

If you're still using checks, beware of fraud.

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What happens to your Christmas tree after the holidays?

by Janet Nguyen

Dec 22, 2023

They're anything but trash. Recycled, they can strengthen soil, feed goats and shelter fish. But first remove the ornaments.

The goats at the Farm at Awbury Arboretum in Philadelphia will take care of your Christmas tree after the holidays.

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What is the economic impact of lost and stolen packages?

by Janet Nguyen

Dec 15, 2023

$6 billion worth of packages were stolen over the past year, according to one estimate.

$6 billion worth of packages were stolen last year.

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What you should know when you’re buying olive oil

by Janet Nguyen

Dec 8, 2023

There are different varieties of the kitchen staple, so olive oil experts joined us to break down the basics.

Extra virgin olive oil is supposed to taste fruity, pungent and bitter, food writer Nancy Harmon Jenkins told us.

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Why are perfume commercials so weird?

by Janet Nguyen

Dec 1, 2023

They’re often surreal or provocative. Occasionally kinda now, kinda wow.

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Why does oat milk cost more than dairy milk?

by Janet Nguyen

Nov 17, 2023

Some brands of non-dairy milk are half the price of regular milk.

Is it a simple case of "the yuppie premium," or something more complex?

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