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July 15, 2025
Birkin bag prices
July 15, 2025
The Story of a $10 Million Handbag

With the original Birkin bag selling for $10 million at auction, resellers and counterfeiters are raising their Birkin bag prices.

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July 3, 2025
Weekly Econommic News Roundup and pizza economics
July 3, 2025
How a Pizza Pie Chart Can Be Misleading

While defense department pizza deliveries could indicate late night planning, it, like other anomalies, might reflect a false correlation.

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June 30, 2025
car spending
June 30, 2025
Why Our Cars Cost Us So Much

Ascending to stratospheric levels, car spending takes us to new and used vehicles, and to what their repairs cost us.

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May 28, 2025
economic news roundup and anchors
May 28, 2025
How a Street Cleaner and a Hobo Bag Are Alike

Representing accurate reference points, the rates on European exports and imports were far lower than the numbers we hear.

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May 22, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and aging populations
May 22, 2025
Do the Rich or Poor Sleep More?

Observing the hours that working men sleep and engage in leisure activities, we can ask if per capita GDP matters.

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May 20, 2025
popular baby names
May 20, 2025
What Your Baby’s Name Says About You

With the Social Security Administration having just published its most popular baby names list, we can ask what a name signals.

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May 19, 2025
homebuyers
May 19, 2025
A Homebuyer Mystery

Looking at homebuyers, we have a mystery because the people that should be buying the most houses are not.

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May 4, 2025
speedy delivery
May 4, 2025
How Speedy Deliveries Became Faster

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May 1, 2025
Coffee Shop Neurology
May 1, 2025
Why Starbucks Is Working on Wait Times

Knowing the psychology of the queue, Starbucks's new CEO selected shorter wait times as part of his turnaround initiative.

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April 15, 2025
color of the year
April 15, 2025
The Colors That Influence Us

An example of the economic need for standardization, Pantone's color of the year gives our color palette a common denominator.

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March 21, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and world's happiest countries
March 21, 2025
Why the Happiest Countries Might Not Be So Happy

With the newest report on the world's happiest countries, we can decide if we agree with the reasons that lift countries to the top.

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March 19, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and too hot fast food
March 19, 2025
Why a McNugget Is Like Coffee and Tea

For their fast food beverages, McDonald's and Starbucks have had problems with coffee and tea temperatures.

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