The story behind Uline, the packaging powerhouse whose reclusive billionaire owners use their fortune to influence American politics

Tech Insider : Politics
Close-up of logo for shipping and logistics supply company Uline on packing tape dispenser, San Ramon, California, June 18, 2020.
Uline provides the essential – and often invisible – products that small and large businesses need every day, and it rakes in an estimated $6.1 billion in sales per year.

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Why economists study hemline lengths and men's underwear sales for clues we could be headed for a recession

Tech Insider : Economy
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The hemline index says that as the economy gets worse, skirts get longer.

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An under-the-radar economic indicator is flashing a warning not seen since the 2008 financial crisis

Tech Insider : Economy
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