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March 6, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and U.S. manufacturing
March 6, 2019
Six Facts That Tell You What Is Happening to U.S. Manufacturing

While it depends where you look and the industries you select, you can see that U.S. manufacturing is now experiencing a modest rebound.

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March 5, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and cash payments
March 5, 2019
The Countries That Love Cash

High for the Swiss and low in Portugal, the average amount of money that we keep in our wallets for cash payments varies from country to country.

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March 4, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Greece length of the workweek
March 4, 2019
Removing the Bailout Safety Net from the Greek Economy

Although the bailout of the Greek economy just ended, doubts remain about their ability to sustain their long-term debt obligations.

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March 3, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Gross National Happiness
March 3, 2019
The Best Way To Measure Happiness

When we compare Bhutan's gross national happiness (GNH) to its gross domestic product (GDP, we could decide if happiness relates to economic growth.

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March 2, 2019
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March 2, 2019
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Loving Fats To Disliking Lines

Connecting economics, current events, and history, our weekly economic news roundup ranges from the brands we love to the lines we dislike.

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March 1, 2019
economic news roundup and speedy boarding
March 1, 2019
The Best (and Worst) Ways to Board an Airplane

Although boarding planes faster is a goal for the major airlines, they have had limited success because of the tradeoffs they are unwilling to make.

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February 28, 2019
tipping behavior
February 28, 2019
The Tipping Paradox

Disliked by many as discriminatory, inconvenient, and even embarrassing, tipping is a paradox because it refuses to disappear.

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February 27, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
February 27, 2019
Why Kraft’s Mac & Cheese Has a Global Warming Problem

Ranking the global warming readiness of the largest consumer product companies, a climate change research group tells us where to be concerned.

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February 26, 2019
butter technology
February 26, 2019
What Avocados, Salmon, and Butter Have in Common

With the switch in our diet to larger portions and high fat foods, we have seen certain prices rise and regulatory policy change.

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