Stories Tagged as
Halloween
Haunted houses make scary money
Oct 28, 2014
More than one in five Americans plans to visit a spooky attraction this year.
Why the VIX is like the Headless Horseman
by
Paddy Hirsch
Oct 22, 2014
The VIX is also known as the Fear Index. Making it perfect for Halloween
What scares the folks over on Wall Street?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 31, 2013
As if Wall Street wasn't scary enough.
The surprisingly complicated business of boo
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 30, 2013
What's it take to scare people these days?
Pet costumes: The new consumer confidence indicator?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 25, 2013
One robust sector of the economy is how much we're spending on our pets.
Jellybeans and fruit snacks: What to give out on Halloween?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 15, 2013
For the last century, candy has been associated with cavities, obesity, and diabetes.
Maximizing your Halloween candy haul
Oct 31, 2012
Freakonomics offers the hidden side to finding the best neighborhood near you to trick-or-treat.
For public good, not for profit.
Ghost hunters fuel year-round business
Oct 31, 2012
Promoting the paranormal is turning into big business as reality ghost-hunting shows have consumers hungering for a paranormal experience of their own.
Super PACs aim to spook voters with Halloween ads
Oct 31, 2012
Negative ads with a Halloween twist hit the airwaves
Making a business out of making fangs
Oct 31, 2012
Sebastiaan Van Houten, who works at a the Halloween Adventure store in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood talks about his job as a self-described "fang-smith" -- he crafts custom-made prosthetic fangs.