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January 14, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tariff impact
January 14, 2026
The Real Tariff Story

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January 13, 2026
credit card interest rate caps
January 13, 2026
The Impact of a Credit Card Interest Rate Cap

Not entirely beneficial, credit card interest rate caps create the tradeoffs that we always associate with price ceilings.

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January 12, 2026
financial bubbles
January 12, 2026
How to Find a Bubble

Because trees cannot grow to the sky, financial bubbles display irrational enthusiasm and then prices that crash.

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January 11, 2026
Econlife: 2025 Holiday Quiz
January 11, 2026
Econlife: 2025 Holiday Quiz

Whether looking at toys or travel and a slew of other topics, our econlife 2025 Holiday Quiz has some surprises.

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January 10, 2026
economic news roundup
January 10, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Chips to Check-in

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from pizza deliveries to toothpaste tubes.

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January 9, 2026
Friday's e-links
January 9, 2026
January 2026 Friday’s e-links: Learning About Venezuela

With Venezuela dominating the headlines, we looked again at the "Caracas Chronicles" to see what they've said in the past and more recently.

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January 9, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supply chip crunch
January 9, 2026
Why AI Could Cause a Chip Crunch

With AI's HBM (high-bandwidth memory) using 6 times as many chips as DRAM (the memory in most electronics), we could have a supply crunch.

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January 8, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Just Ask Jenna
January 8, 2026
Just Ask Jenna Looks At Vacation Memories

Making economics more interesting and enjoyable, "Just Ask Jenna" takes everyday questions and turns them into simple, engaging explanations.

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January 7, 2026
Pentagon Pizza delivery spike
January 7, 2026
What Can Pizza Say About the Pentagon?

While defense department pizza deliveries could indicate late night planning, it, like other anomalies, might reflect a false correlation.

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