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2. Self-checkout - Wikipedia

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   An alternative system (self-scanning) consists of a portable barcode scanner that is used by the customer to scan and bag items while shopping. [10] When the customer has finished shopping, the scanner is brought to a checkout kiosk, where the information from the barcode scanner is downloaded to the kiosk, usually in conjunction with a customer loyalty card. The customer pays and receives a ...

3. European debt crisis - Wikipedia

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   The European debt crisis, often also referred to as the eurozone crisis or the European sovereign debt crisis, was a multi-year debt crisis that took place in the European Union (EU) from 2009 until the mid to late 2010s. Several eurozone member states ( Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, and Cyprus) were unable to repay or refinance their government debt or to bail out over-indebted banks ...

4. Unemployment benefits - Wikipedia

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   Unemployment benefits were introduced in Germany in 1927, and in most European countries in the period after the Second World War with the expansion of the welfare state. Unemployment insurance in the United States originated in Wisconsin in 1932. [9] Through the Social Security Act of 1935, the federal government of the United States effectively encouraged the individual states to adopt ...

5. Two envelopes problem - Wikipedia

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   The two envelopes problem, also known as the exchange paradox, is a paradox in probability theory. It is of special interest in decision theory and for the Bayesian interpretation of probability theory. It is a variant of an older problem known as the necktie paradox . The problem is typically introduced by formulating a hypothetical challenge like the following example:

6. List of acquisitions by eBay - Wikipedia

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   As of September 2014, eBay has acquired over 40 companies, the most expensive of which was the purchase of Skype, a Voice over Internet Protocol company, for US$ 2.6 billion in cash plus up to an additional US$1.5 billion if certain performance goals were met. [2] The majority of companies acquired by eBay are based in the United States. Most of the acquired companies are related to online ...

7. Pandora (service) - Wikipedia

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   Pandora is a subscription-based music streaming service owned by the broadcasting corporation Sirius XM Holdings that is presently based in Oakland, California inside of the United States. The service carries a focus on recommendations based on the "Music Genome Project", which is a means of classifying individual songs by musical traits such as genres and shared instrumentation. The service ...