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August 27, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and food waste
August 27, 2025
Why, Where, and How We Waste Food

Varying from state to state, the expiration dates on our food create the incentive to waste massive amounts of what we buy.

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August 26, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and longer summers
August 26, 2025
What Longer Summers Will Cost Us

Not necessarily giving us more vacation, instead, longer summers at the beginning and end, just have extra costly days that are hot.

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August 25, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Federal Reserve rate hike
August 25, 2025
How the Fed Disagrees With “The Economist”

Reflecting Federal Reserve Policy challenges, Chairman Powell and "The Economist" see the U.S. inflation threat differently.

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August 24, 2025
de minimis exemption
August 24, 2025
How a Big Decision Affects Our Small Packages

Demonstrated by the elimination of the de minimis exemption, new tariff incentives include a global ripple of delivery cancellations.

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August 23, 2025
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August 23, 2025
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Burp Taxes to Oreo Packages

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from child care costs to coffee tariffs.

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August 22, 2025
Friday's e-links
August 22, 2025
August 2025 Friday’s e-links: the “Robber Barons”

Continuing with our August e-links, I've added to my past recommendation of "The Gilded Age" with a classic book.

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August 22, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and longer summers
August 22, 2025
Why We Need to Name Heat Waves

With average global temperatures rising, naming heat waves can create the incentives that encourage appropriate fiscal policies.

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August 21, 2025
remote work and fertility
August 21, 2025
The (Whopping) Cost of Raising a child

While the tooth fairy is spending less, for almost everything else, the cost of raising a child has gone up.

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August 20, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and methane emissions and cow burps
August 20, 2025
Why Denmark Will Have a Burp Tax

As one reason for global warming, methane emissions from cow burps can be explained by the tragedy of the commons.

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