Which Song Makes You Sad? Which Mattress Makes You Happy?

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Can Data Reveal Saddest No. 1 Song Ever?

Source: BBC

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Barry Ritholtz is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He founded Ritholtz Wealth Management and was chief executive and director of equity research at FusionIQ, a quantitative research firm. He is the author of “Bailout Nation.”

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