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November 5, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and grape picking robots
November 5, 2021
A New Kind of Grape Picker

In Europe and the U.S., pandemic labor shortages have nudged vineyards towards grape picking robots and pruners.

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November 4, 2021
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November 4, 2021
How Meta Might ReMake the Facebook Brand

As rebranding Facebook unfolds, the firm's strategy and structure are supposed to reflect its new identity as Meta.

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November 3, 2021
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November 3, 2021
A Land and Lobster War

A disputed island and the surrounding Grey Zone add up to a lobster war with conflicting lobster regulation between the U.S. and Canada.

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November 2, 2021
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November 2, 2021
The Best and Worst Cities For Working Women

By ranking 15 cities, Bloomberg Businessweek used five criteria to identify the best places for working women.

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November 1, 2021
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November 1, 2021
All You Could Ever Want to Know About a Pumpkin Slingshot

Whether looking at a pumpkin slingshot, pumpkin purchases, or pumpkin planting, the incentives are always at the margin.

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October 31, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recorded music formats vinyl
October 31, 2021
How Bowie Bonds Connected Music and Finance

Using securitization as an upfront payment to musicians for future royalties, Bowie Bonds were a Wall Street innovation.

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October 30, 2021
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October 30, 2021
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Quit Rates to Pop-Tarts

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from tuna loans to mail trucks and gas prices.

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October 29, 2021
Friday's e-links
October 29, 2021
October 2021 Friday’s e-links: A Bad Bet

In this fifth entry for our October 2021 e-links, I recommend a surprisingly captivating and relevant podcast series on the demise of Enron.

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October 29, 2021
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October 29, 2021
Taking a Look at Universal Basic Income

With Chicago announcing the newest universal basic income program, we have some answers about the chance for success from Stockton CA.

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