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February 16, 2025
Arctic icebreakers
February 16, 2025
Why We Need More Icebreakers

Brutal and potentially wealthy, the Arctic economy deserves more attention from the United States than it has received.

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February 15, 2025
economic news roundup
February 15, 2025
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Chicken Wings to China

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from grocery prices to tariff insight.

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February 14, 2025
Friday's e-links
February 14, 2025
February 2025 Friday’s e-links: A Novel Recommendation

Continuing our February e-links, I recommend an excellent novel that can be a pleasant diversion from our everyday obligations.

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February 14, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
February 14, 2025
Why We Can Have Low Inflation and High Grocery Prices

When shoppers complain about the inflation rate, they are really angry about how grocery prices have gone up.

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February 13, 2025
Trump China tariffs
February 13, 2025
Seeing the Invisible Side of a Tariff

Easy to see as one number, a tariff's impact on a country's trade partners, jobs, and prices can be invisible.

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February 12, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and China's birthrate
February 12, 2025
China’s Babies, Boys, and the Elderly

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February 11, 2025
eliminating the penny
February 11, 2025
Taking One Side of the Penny Debate

Since eliminating the penny just got added to President Trump's to-do list of new government policies, we should debate the pros and cons.

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February 10, 2025
Super Bowl absentees
February 10, 2025
How the Super Bowl Affects the Labor Force

Similar to the World Cup and other major sports events, next day Super Bowl absentees from work represent a hefty percent of the labor force.

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February 9, 2025
chicken wing prices
February 9, 2025
How to Solve a Chicken Wing Mystery

With both originating in a chicken, we can wonder why egg prices are soaring but chicken wing prices are not.

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