Shoppers look at empty shelves at a supermarket after salt sold out in Beijing on March 17, 2011.

China’s Great Salt Rush: Nuke Fears Cause Supermarket Swarms

In the misinformed belief that the iodine in table salt might help them escape the effects of radiation from Japan’s crippled nuclear plant, anxious shoppers across China are rushing to snap up the seasoning.

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How IKEA Seduces Its Customers: By Trapping Them

It’s no revelation that IKEA drives you crazy, but now a scientist from University College London has worked out just how and why they do it.

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Banking Via Twitter? Not that Far-Fetched

Does personal finance mix with social media?