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Bubble tea's Taiwan origin story: economic boom, national identity and betrayal

by Jennifer Pak
Mar 14, 2024
The self-governing island consumes a billion cups a year of the milk tea with the chewy tapioca pearls. Globally, it's a $3 billion industry.
Bubble tea at Chun Shui Tang. Each glass follows a strict tea-to ice-to tapioca-ball ratio.
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What if someone gave you bitcoin for your wedding?

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour
Dec 6, 2017
Would you cash out early or hang on to it? A Wall Street Journal reporter tells how he tried to time the cryptocurrency market.
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My money story: Storyteller Brian Finkelstein

by Raghu Manavalan
Oct 9, 2015
What do you do when the bubble bursts?
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Bubble wrap abandoning its signature pop

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 2, 2015
Say goodbye to your childhood obsession.
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The man behind an 18th century financial bubble

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 16, 2014
John Law was one of the first people to distribute paper money. It didn't end well.
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