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July 13, 2026
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July 13, 2026
Why Second Placers Are the Saddest Losers

While we might expect that the three best World Cup winning teams would be happy, we would not be correct about one of them.

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July 12, 2026
Harry Styles in 2023
July 12, 2026
How Harry Styles Hikes Inflation

As blockbuster entertainment, the Harry Styles "Together Together" tour creates eye-popping prices that contribute to inflation.

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July 11, 2026
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July 11, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Smart Investing to Egg Prices

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from beer cans to hot dogs.

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July 10, 2026
Friday's e-links
July 10, 2026
July 2026 Friday’s e-links: The Psychological Side of Money

Continuing with our July e-links, this week we recommend a book that explains our psychological connection to money and investing.

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July 10, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundupand Beer competition
July 10, 2026
How Cans Help Breweries Compete

Ever since someone figured out the 6-pack, beer can sizes have affected our buying and drinking decisions.

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July 9, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and World Cup soccer
July 9, 2026
Why Game Theory Explains World Cup Penalty Shootouts

We can use economic game theory to understand the decisions made by kickers and goalies during World Cup penalty shootouts.

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July 8, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and egg price fixing
July 8, 2026
The Real Reason for Higher Egg Prices

While it appeared that bird flu caused egg price increases during 2023 and 2024, there was another surprising reason.

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July 7, 2026
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July 7, 2026
When Stock Markets Have More Losers Than Winners

While we have been told to buy and hold by some very wise people, stock market history says investing can be more complicated.

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July 6, 2026
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July 6, 2026
How to Gobble 66 Hot Dogs in 10 Minutes

For their annual July fourth competitive eating contest, again Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo gobbled a massive number of hot dogs in 10 minutes.

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