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January 26, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and world pandemics
January 26, 2024
What Pandemic History Can Tell Us

Trying to predict a post Covid future by looking at hundreds of years of pandemic effects, we wind up with uncertainty.

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December 29, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tariff impact
December 29, 2023
A Tale of Two Canals

Although caused by entirely different reasons, Suez and Panama Canal problems together have shifted supply curves.

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December 22, 2023
Sant's delivery schedule
December 22, 2023
Comparing Santa and Amazon

Comparing Santa and Amazon, we can use statistics that reveal equally amazing statistics about package volume.

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December 20, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and selling U.S. Steel
December 20, 2023
Selling U.S. Steel for the Second Time

Looking at a 1901 initial public offering and a 2023 Nippon acquisition, we could say that we are selling U.S. Steel for the second time.

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December 17, 2023
changing job markets and bank robbers
December 17, 2023
How To Boost War Zone Banking

Crucial during peacetime, financial institutions are even more vital for sustaining economic life in a war zone.

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December 12, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and airline competition
December 12, 2023
Why Coffee Matters in a Merger

With Alaska Airlines offering to acquire Hawaiin Airlines, diminishing airline competition will continue to affect flying (and coffee).

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November 30, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger
November 30, 2023
What We Can Learn From Charlie Munger

As much of a lkegendary investor as Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger can teach us a lot about markets.

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November 16, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the bext airports
November 16, 2023
What the Best Airports Do for Us

Using WSJ's reliability and convenience ranking metrics for 20 large and 30 midsize airports, we can judge their cost and benefit.

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November 12, 2023
cost of commuting
November 12, 2023
How to Cut the Cost of Commuting

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November 3, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tariff impact
November 3, 2023
Why Our Holiday Presents Could Be Delayed

When the Panama Canal reduces traffic because of a water shortage, it creates a logjam that could delay our holiday presents.

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October 30, 2023
economic news roundup and the Dow and the S&P
October 30, 2023
Six Facts About Owning Stock

To see how stock ownership is a part of the lives of 61 percent of all Americans, we can look at six facts.

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October 29, 2023
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October 29, 2023
The Value of the Golden Spike

Much more than a reminder of the transcontinental railroad, Utah's new golden spike is about a transportation infrastructure.

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