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Assorted Links Wednesday
Made in America, Foxconn and incentives, tourism, rising wages, and more.
Assorted Links Tuesday
Here's how to decide when you should jump on a Zoom – and when not to, shrinkflation, and Iceland's 4-day work week experiment.
Assorted Links Monday
A quick holiday read in today's Assorted Links: passport delays, a trillion dollars in concrete repair, and robot grocers.
Assorted Links Saturday
An accelerating decline in small doctor's offices, the future of the American house, and using TikTok to sell houses.
Assorted Links Friday
College athletes, you're probably using LinkedIn wrong, the future of the office, and more.
Assorted Links Thursday
Amazon, Texas, LinkedIn, books, renting, leverage, community, the Fed, shortages, optimism, dollar stores, luxuries, inflation, and more.
Assorted Links Monday
During WWII, the US ramped up the war effort without crushing personal consumption; can they do the same today? Why you should Christmas shop early, Dean Barber, and more.
Assorted Links Sunday
The end of the CDC’s eviction moratorium, Chick-Fil-A and your favorite movies, the intracoastal waterway, and so much more.
Assorted Links Tuesday
Everything is sales. It’s usually framed as career advice – no matter what your role in a company is, your ultimate job is to help sales. But it applies to so many things.
Assorted Links Sunday
Tooting my own horn, supply chains and worker shortages, Mexico, advertising, IEDC's Jeff Finkle to retire, and more.
