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October 8, 2026
Weekly Roundup​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ and Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup
October 8, 2026
A Sad Chicken Noodle Soup Story

Looking at the path of a tin can's cost, we can see why a steel tariff affects millions of people and businesses.

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September 2, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the cost of a line
September 2, 2026
Why a Queue Adds to Our Cost

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August 30, 2026
cost of government paperwork
August 30, 2026
Why Free Government Progams Cost Recipients So Much

Looking at the real definition of cost, we can see that the hours spent on government paperwork make free programs quite expensive.

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August 16, 2026
cookout costs
August 16, 2026
How Cookout Costs Have Climbed

Whether looking at money or the climate, because of one main item and then several smaller ones, our summer cookout costs have climbed.

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July 26, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Olympics cost
July 26, 2024
How Olympic Costs Can Soar

While again Olympic costs could soar at the Paris games, but they appear to be doing more to avoid spending unnecessary euros.

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July 11, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and global energy consumption
July 11, 2024
What We Need to Know about World Energy Use

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June 23, 2024
storm planning
June 23, 2024
Do We Need Category 6?

Not quite as simple as it sounds, quantifying disasters has a varied impact that mght not always make us safer.

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June 7, 2024
transportation infrastructure
June 7, 2024
Where to Find the Super Commuters

We could call the Covid pandemic a dividing line that changed where we work and the distance that our commuting time occupies.

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April 26, 2024
Weekly Economic New Roundup and Captcha costs
April 26, 2024
What a Captcha Costs Us

Having begun as a relatively simple way to prove who is human, now escalating Captcha costs might be too high.

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July 7, 2023
July 7, 2023
The Unexpected Sides of Pickleball

Reflecting the impact of a fast growing sport, pickleball economics takes us to a slew of unintended consequences.

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April 14, 2023
technology and one click
April 14, 2023
How Serial Returners Create Unintended Consequences

Responding to the incentives created by online retailers, serial returners create a cost for themselves and suppliers.

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December 21, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and peak TV
December 21, 2022
Our Surprising Response to Peak TV

Faced with hundred of thousands of titles to choose from and what might be called peak TV, our response is surprising.

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