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Data Dive

Data Dive: Porch Pirates crash the holidays

The rush of holiday bargain shopping will turn into a mystery for many later this week -- those unlikely buyers who check their doorsteps, lobbies and mailboxes only to find, well, nothing.

Data Dive: Where have all the Hatchimals gone?

Black Friday shopping data can tell you some important things about the economy and where it is heading, but it can’t tell you what people really want to know: Where can I get a Hatchimal for $49.99?

Data Dive: Amazon's opportunity in live sports

Amazon's bet on live sports is anything but a slam dunk. The rights to major sports are mostly locked up by traditional media – the broadcast networks, ESPN and smaller regional sports networks and DirecTV. But there's an opportunity for Amazon in smaller leagues like soccer and lacrosse.

Data Dive: Trump's military ambitions could run into budget buzzsaw

As President-elect Donald Trump his pick for secretary of defense, military spending to historic highs with $596 billion budgeted in 2016. The United States spends more on defense than the next seven countries combined, including China, Saudi Arabia and Russia.