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August 9, 2025
economic news roundup
August 9, 2025
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Peanuts to Colas

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from BLS statistics to Southwest Airlines seats.

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August 8, 2025
Friday's e-links
August 8, 2025
August 2025 Friday’s e-links: A Fantastic Feel-Good Film

Continuing with our August e-links, we recommend a feel-good film based on a true story that is inspiring, memorable, and fun.

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August 8, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and American-made cars
August 8, 2025
Why Honda Is an American Car

It is always surprising to see the long list of seemingly foreign cars that are near the top of Cars.com's American-Made Index.

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August 7, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and new Coke
August 7, 2025
Coke’s Sweetener Decision

When they choose between using sugar or high-fructose, Coke and Pepsi could be dealing with the Prisoners' Dilemma.

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August 6, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Southwest brand value
August 6, 2025
How Southwest Became Normal

With policy changes that will vastly change the Southwest brand value, the airline became more of a normal company.

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August 5, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and paying for the social welfare state
August 5, 2025
What Does the BLS Do?

Based on the history and current policies of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we can see that employment statistics are non-partisan.

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August 4, 2025
peanut research
August 4, 2025
How a Better Peanut Was About More Than An M&M

Faced with a taste problem, M&M needed peanut research to develop a new peanut that had a vast array of requisites.

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August 3, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
August 3, 2025
When a Supermarket is Like an Airplane

Somewhat typical in Norway, dynamic grocery prices in U.S. supermarkets have generated opposition from consumers but not businesses.

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August 2, 2025
economic news roundup
August 2, 2025
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Dot Plots to Chicken Wraps

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from tariff facts to artifical food dyes.

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