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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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“Friday’s stock market plunge knocked the Dow Jones Industrial Average below 12000 for the first time since March, sending the index to its sixth consecutive weekly decline, its longest losing streak since 2002.”