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Dear Alexa, My friends and I went to the movies last weekend, and at the end of the night I realized I paid more for my popcorn, soda and candy, than I did for my actual movie ticket! Why are movie concessions stands so expensive? Please Explain! Kate Well Kate,... [read more]
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Another 85,000 jobs were lost in December and the unemployment rate stayed at 10%. This set back the Americans who hoped for a fast recovery from this downturn, the worst since the Great Depression…