Wondering about weather and climate disaster worries, we can look at how the numbers are trending for billion dollar events.
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from digital currencies to Subway sandwich names.
Different and yet similarly excellent, our three July e-links range from Yap money to offshore wind power to non-dairy milk.
For its chicken, tuna, bread, and footlong, Subway has been in court defending the sandwich names that some say are misleading.
A closer look at rising world food prices can show us how much, where, why, and their impact on hunger in low income nations.
We can wind up with misleading metrics when the number we use as a goal becomes the incentive that distorts output decisions.
As more nations experiment with central bank digital currencies, we could see less cash, fewer banks, and maybe some unintended consequences.
Debating billionaire power, we can compare J.P. Morgan in 1907 to the impact of Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk on space travel.
Asking about the 4-day workweek, we can look at the answers from a recent study in Iceland and also at Sweden, Germany, and Italy.