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December 18, 2022
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December 18, 2022
Why We Have a Santa Shortage

On the demand and supply sides of the market, we have a Santa shortage that some say has caused Santaflation.

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December 17, 2022
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December 17, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Chocolate to Alcohol

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from LEGO prices to gift giving problems.

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December 16, 2022
Friday's e-links
December 16, 2022
December 2022 Friday’s e-links: Apple’s China Problem

Continuing our December e-links, I suggest you take a look at an article and a podcast that together convey Apple's China problem.

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December 16, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and global alcohol consumerion
December 16, 2022
Six Facts: Alcohol Economics

Positively and negatively, affecting countires with high and low income, the impact of alcohol economics is global.

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December 15, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Comparing LEGO prices
December 15, 2022
What We Can Learn (About Money) From a LEGO

Like the Big Mac Index, when the Toy Zone tells us where LEGO prices are high and low, we can also compare currencies.

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December 14, 2022
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December 14, 2022
What We Need to Know About Driverless Vehicles

Experimenting with autonomous vehicles, we should be sure to recognize that there could be a massive downside.

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December 13, 2022
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December 13, 2022
How To Boost Chocolate Consumption

As a global confectionery company, Mars knows that from one country to another, chocolate eaters have very different tastes.

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December 12, 2022
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December 12, 2022
Why and Where We Live Alone

With more people in the U.S. and beyond living alone, we can see who is a solo, where they live, and what they purchase.

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December 11, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and gift giving
December 11, 2022
Why We Won’t Get the Gifts We Want

For this holiday season, economists tell us that gift giving could say more about the giver than what the recipient wants.

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