Trade in exotic pets online is far more prevalent and diverse than previously thought. Threatened species, invasive species and banned imports are all for sale.
People have formed tribes since the dawn of time and, in the digital age, online tribes are helping members deal with all the uncertainties and decisions involved in getting kids ready for school.
Do online sellers’ reputations matter? According to a March 2019 study, not particularly.
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In the immaterial world of online sales, how important are sellers’ reputation? An analysis of 1,000 eBay auctions provides an unexpected answer: not very.
Phenibut was included in medical kits for Russian cosmonauts for its anti-anxiety and tranquilising properties.
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As the online trade of pets becoming normalised, regulation is now needed to protect animals.
Pres. Trump and HHS Secretary Tom Price in the Oval Office on March 24, 2017, the day the original version of the AHCA was pulled.
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Pres. Trump has been saying for months that Obamacare will ‘explode’ on its own. He and HHS Secretary Tom Price have a lot of power to make it do so, thus making it appear that law was a failure.
The new GST laws will force Ebay and other online marketplaces to pay GST on goods sold by overseas sellers.
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The governments move to include low-value online bought goods in the GST doesn’t treat overseas and local sellers in the same way.
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, left, joined by Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., holds up a copy of the original Affordable Care Act bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Wed., March 8, 2017.
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Republicans opposed Obamacare’s mandate as much as they decried any part of the bill. How would their replacement idea, pegged to incentives, work?
A third generation of Online Marketplaces that combine workflow and networks are changing the underlying economics of many industries.
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