American Manufacturing costs Have Almost Equalled China

You don’t need to a Nobel Prize in economics to know that the fracking revolution has been good for the U.S. What’s not so well known is just how competitive cheap oil and gas has made American manufacturing. BCG, the Boston consultancy, estimates the average cost to manufacture goods in the U.S. is now only 5% higher than in China

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How Barack Obama Led Us Into The Selfie Century

WASHINGTON — A new era in American politics was only faintly visible when The Huffington Post debuted on May 9, 2005. The changing time manifested itself in two ways. One was the incandescent smile of a freshman senator from Illinois named Barack Obama. The other was an emerging wave of social media — Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and, yes, HuffPost. Ten

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‘Humans Of Syria’ Shows Us The Faces Behind The Headlines

As the public loses interest in Syria’s civil war, a group of young photographers is aiming to humanize the conflict through a Facebook group inspired by Brandon Stanton’s tremendously popular Humans Of New York blog. Humans of Syria, which launched March 14, documents the faces and stories behind the grim statistics that often make headlines. A member of the photography

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This Is How Important Best Friends Really Are

“It started with secret languages, some without words.” So begins Facebook’s new advertisement that shows the importance of friendship throughout all stages of life. Published on Feb. 13, the ad is one of three 60-second commercials created by Facebook. The ad shows all different types of best friends from teenage girls laughing to young women dancing. It features the different

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17 Times Ansel Elgort Charmed The Heck Out Of Us

When he’s not killing it on the big screen, Ansel Elgort is stealing our hearts on social media. Whether it’s in short vids or 140 characters or less, the guy has millions of followers for a reason. Check out his best moments below. 1. When he wouldn’t let anything come between him and original Cadbury Creme Eggs. I just ordered

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