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July 21, 2026
container ship fuel costs
July 21, 2026
How Fuel Affects the Shipping Cost of Our Imports

While container vessels vastly lowered shipping costs, age, size, and voyage length can elevate those costs.

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July 20, 2026
counterclockwise bias
July 20, 2026
When We Drift to the Left

Seemingly spontaneous or shaped by the crowd, instead researchers have identified an individual counter clockside bias.

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July 19, 2026
humanoid robots
July 19, 2026
How Humanoid Robots Affect Labor Markets

In addition to their World Cup talents, humanoid robots like Atlas will be entering labor markets in growing numbers.

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July 18, 2026
economic news roundup
July 18, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Strawberries to Dinosaurs

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from Harry Styles to oil facts to 99 cent prices.

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July 17, 2026
Friday's e-links
July 17, 2026
July 2026 Friday’s e-links: A Fun Shortage

Continuing with our July e-links, we recommend a podcast that about the mismatch between the supply of fun and demand for it.

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July 17, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and 99 cents prices
July 17, 2026
Why $9.99 Is a Special Price

Knowing that we are spending more in the grocery store and at the gas pump, retailers have identified the significance of $9.99.

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July 16, 2026
oil supply disruption
July 16, 2026
The 6 Facts We Need To Know About Oil Markets

While the NACHO trade, the crack spread, and other oil market complexities affect price, still it all comes down to the power of the market.

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July 15, 2026
economic news roundup and multi-million dollar dinosaur fossils
July 15, 2026
How T. Rex Became a Multi-Million Dollar Dinosaur

Because ultra rich individuals became interested in fossils, dinosaur prices soared to stratospheric levels.

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July 14, 2026
strawberry competition
July 14, 2026
Why Driscoll’s Can Charge More For Its Strawberries

Because most strawberries are pretty similar, their supermarket sellers should be powerless but they are not.

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