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June 27, 2026
economic news roundup
June 27, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Egg Prices to Jerome Powell

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from World Cup hydation to Tide detergent.

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June 26, 2026
Friday's e-links
June 26, 2026
June 2026 Friday’s e-links: A Unique U.S. History

Continuing with our June e-links, this week we recommend a series of podcasts from "99% Invisible" that uniquely echo U.S. history.

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June 26, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Federal Reserve policies
June 26, 2026
How Two Economists Assess Jerome Powell’s Legacy

Keeping in mind the wisdom of Soren Kierkegaard, economists Christine and David Romer evaluate Jerome Powell's Fed.

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June 25, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and laundry detergent innovation
June 25, 2026
Why We Need a New Laundry Detergent

As a typical oligopoly, Tide tries to continue dominating its market through laundry detergent innovation.

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June 24, 2026
TBT slower stock markets
June 24, 2026
Why the Dow Is More Than an Average

When we look at the many decades of a changing Dow Industrial Average, we also see the history of our economic growth.

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June 23, 2026
hydration
June 23, 2026
Why a World Cup Hydration Break Is About More Than a Drink

Involving money and health, the newly mandated World Cup game hydration breaks have become a controversial decision.

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June 22, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and egg price fixing
June 22, 2026
Why We’re Scrambling to Buy Cheaper Eggs

Displaying the impact of supply and demand, after hitting record setting highs, egg prices have sunk to new lows.

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June 21, 2026
six yogurt stories
June 21, 2026
What a Tub of Yogurt Tells Us

In our new six stories series, we began with expresso and now have stories about yogurt that range from fossils to FROYO.

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June 20, 2026
economic news roundup
June 20, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From World Cup Referees to the Oil Supply

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from language economics to Monopoly games.

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