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June 11, 2022
economic news roundup
June 11, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Coffee Inflation to Chicken Shortages

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from a chili pepper shortage to a Lego spill.

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June 10, 2022
Friday's e-links
June 10, 2022
June 2022 Friday’s e-links: A Podcast Recommendation

Our June e-links continue with a new podcast that I return to daily because I learn what no one else knows and it's just 5 or 6 minutes.

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June 10, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Sriracha shortages
June 10, 2022
Chili Pepper Problems

Now we can add Sriracha shortages to the list of items first affected by Covid and then also by severe weather.

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June 9, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and coffee inflation
June 9, 2022
Why Coffee Inflation Is Different

While ascending food prices could encourage us to buy less of certain breakfast items, the impact of coffee inflation could be different.

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June 8, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Comparing LEGO prices
June 8, 2022
The Great Lego Spill

Because of a huge wave and massive container ships, we wound up with a gargantuan number of Lego pieces becoming The Great Lego Spill.

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June 7, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and conservation or development
June 7, 2022
How a Flamingo and a Bear Have the Same Problem

The conservation or development tradeoff for flamingos and bears shows us the complexities of environmental decisions.

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June 6, 2022
chicken export nationalism
June 6, 2022
Playing Chicken With Export Nationalism

Because of Malaysia's export nationalism, Singapore's consumers could face shortages of their beloved chicken rice dish.

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June 5, 2022
NASA's budget
June 5, 2022
The Sexist Side of Space Suits

Hoping to move away from its male dominated space suit history, NASA is looking to the private sector for designs that include women.

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June 4, 2022
economic news roundup
June 4, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Super Yacht Seizures to Airplane Seat Space

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from seizing super yachts to airplane seat space.

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