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July 16, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and pet spending
July 16, 2025
What a Cat Costs Us

While many of us focus on how much we spend our time and money on dogs, pet food maker Mars is targeting our pet spending on cats.

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July 15, 2025
Birkin bag prices
July 15, 2025
The Story of a $10 Million Handbag

With the original Birkin bag selling for $10 million at auction, resellers and counterfeiters are raising their Birkin bag prices.

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July 14, 2025
Brazil tariffs
July 14, 2025
When Might 25 Cents Mean More Than 9 Million Dollars?

When President Trump announces a whopping 50% tariff on imports from Brazil, we can expect unintended consequences for coffee and airplanes.

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July 13, 2025
changing job markets and bank robbers
July 13, 2025
Where Have All of the Bank Robbers Gone?

Seeing that the number of bank robberies have plunged, we can say that it is another example of a changing job market in the U.S.

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July 12, 2025
economic news roundup
July 12, 2025
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Matchas to Frappuccinos

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from leap seconds and hot dogs to the Dow.

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July 11, 2025
Friday's e-links
July 11, 2025
July 2025 Friday’s e-links: A Film With An Unlikely Heroine

Continuing our July e-links, I recommend a film in which the librarians fighting book bans are the unlikely heroines.

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July 11, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and matcha shortages
July 11, 2025
The Mystery of Matcha Shortages

Explaining the mystery of matcha shortages, we need an economic detective that can cite supply, demand, and elasticity.

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July 10, 2025
lWeekly Economic News Roundup and ength of the day and earth's rotation
July 10, 2025
Why Do We Need a Leap Second?

While we are just talking milliseconds, the earth's rotation changes the length of the day enough to need leap seconds.

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July 9, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and limited time Starbucks drinks
July 9, 2025
Why We (Especially) Want a Starbucks Strato Frappuccino

Reflecting their understanding of diminishing marginal utility, Starbucks recently introduced its limited-time Firework Frappuccino.

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