France Follows Countries Like the U.S. And Shields Its Book Industry Against Amazon
The recent move by the French government ensures Amazon cannot directly undercut small book sellers with free shipping.
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The Uncelebrated Whimsy of Princeton's Own Lexical Database, Wordnet
If you use Wordnet as an extension to your text editor, you may eventually begin to wonder what is up with all the nutsy downward sloping oddly indented syntax. Then you might go here, to wikipedia, and read up on all ...
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What is the Best Age To Invest? According to value investors, like Warren Buffet, the secret sauce of finance can be explained in five simple words: Investing is all about timing. The five simple words that contain the ...
What Is An ETF?
What is an ETF? Electronically traded funds are close-end funds that trade on a stock exchange. They are managed through a creation and redemption scheme that ties their contents to those of an index, or selection of ...
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