Why do Priceline & Hotwire Hide Hotel Names?

It’s well-known that product differentiation results in higher prices and higher profits for companies. Hotels, for example, might distinguish themselves from other hotels by offering the best location, the best service, or superior amenities. Without product differentiation, hotel rooms become, more or less, perfect substitutes for one another, and prices fall accordingly. Why, then, would hotels hide their names and …

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Top 10 horrible animals that land in France, break up!

Animals deserve all our affection and we know that you have to be nice with insects, but sometimes it’s more difficult than expected. With all the dangerous and invasive critters that have been arriving in France for several years, we just want to lock ourselves up at home with a spray of mosquito repellent. 1. Corn rootworm The corn rootworm …

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Top 20 people who manage to fuck the system in style

“Rules are made to be broken” is a proverb that contradicts itself, which makes you want to pick up fragile objects such as plates and throw them against a hard surface such as a wall. However, it is with the greatest serenity in the world that we are going to show you people who have bent the rules with just …

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How an Initial Public Offering (IPO) Is Priced

An initial public offering (IPO) is the process by which a privately-owned enterprise is transformed into a public company whose shares are traded on a stock exchange. This process is sometimes referred to as “going public.” After a private company becomes a public company, it is owned by the shareholders who purchase its stock. Many investors who participate in IPOs …

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Top 10 salaries of CAC 40 bosses, life is not easy

Are you in trouble and you start cooking your end-of-month dishes so as not to end up on the street? So this top may slightly displease you since I’m going to tell you about people who are the exact opposite of you. The kind to swim in tubs of dough and sleep in gold sheets (not at all comfortable this …

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Top 12 Pavlov reflexes in everyday life, we are all conditioned

Hello, and welcome to your graduate course titled “The Pavlov Reflex and its Application in Everyday Life”. Oh no, put away your pens, it’ll be quiet. We start with a little reminder of what the Pavlovian reflex is and then roll my hen. I’ll give it to you in a simple and quick version, so you don’t waste time: at …

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What is the average profit margin range for a financial services company?

Understanding the Financial Services Industry The financial services industry has served as common ground for investors seeking steady growth and income for decades, despite the 2008 economic downturn spurred by its mismanagement. Organizations that facilitate banking and insurance services, asset management services, lending and credit services, and brokerage operations make up a substantial portion of gross domestic product (GDP) each …

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Top 10 directors who went way too far, all for the art

Some directors stop at nothing to finish their film and if some directors go too far to make the actors cry, others completely blow the budget allocated by the production or exceed certain limits that screw them up in the shit. We offer you a small selection of some school cases where things didn’t go very well. 1. John Landis …

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What does your favorite director mean to you?

I’ll give you the rundown, and it’s very simple: each director has his own style, his little fads, his big obsessions. So when you have a favorite director, it says a lot about your personality. Very long. Long as a Peter Jackson trilogy with midgets running around. Come on, find your favorite director in this list and find out who …

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