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October 18, 2026
most popular fruit
October 18, 2026
What It’s Nice To Know About the Most Popular Fruit

By naming the most popular fruit in the world, we can see global supply and demand and our shifting preferences.

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October 17, 2026
economic news roundup
October 17, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From COLAs to Bananas

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from candy corn to conspicuous consumption.

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October 16, 2026
Friday's e-links
October 16, 2026
October 2026 Friday’s e-links: A Handy Website

Continuing with our October e-links, I wanted to share a website I just discovered that compiles global new media.

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October 16, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Social Security COLAS
October 16, 2026
Why a COLA Needs To Be Sweeter

Calculating Social Security COLAS, the Social Security Administration could be under-estimating changes in senior spending.

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October 15, 2026
defining socialism
October 15, 2026
Why Socialism Is Not What We Think It Is

Displaying our mistaken definition and contradictory conclusions, we should take a look at recent surveys about socialism.

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October 14, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and 3-front banana war
October 14, 2026
The Invisible War Against the Banana

Somewhat invisible, we are in the midst of a 3-front banana war that could make our favorite fruit more expensive and less available.

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October 13, 2026
Rolls-Royce Project Nightingale
October 13, 2026
What a Rolls-Royce Says About Conspicuous Consumption

Already sold out, Project Nightingale from Rolls-Royce will produce 100 eye-popping costly customized cars.

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October 12, 2026
French debt alarm bells
October 12, 2026
Why France Might Ring an Alarm Bell

Thinking of three "span" causes of the French debt and rising interest rates, we can ask if it is time to ring the alarm bells.

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October 11, 2026
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October 11, 2026
The Three Reasons That Halloween Will Cost Us More

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