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February 18, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and e-commerce subscriptions
February 18, 2019
When Gasoline is Like Spotify

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February 17, 2019
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February 17, 2019
Deciding If Lab-Made Meat Can Be Called Meat

Ranchers and poultry farmers are supporting legislation that requires lab-made meat labels to indicate the product is not real meat.

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February 15, 2019
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February 15, 2019
The Package That Amazon Returned

Now that Amazon's HQ2 will not be in Long Island City, New York, we can ask if the multi-billion dollar incentive package was worth the tradeoffs.

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February 12, 2019
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February 12, 2019
The Case of the Missing Chips

A New York federal court recently explained why it was okay for our potato chip bags to have excessive air that is called slack fill.

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February 10, 2019
Pentagon Pizza delivery spike
February 10, 2019
The Pizza War That Pepperoni Started

The chef that left New York's Prince Street Pizza to start his own restaurant could find himself fighting a pizza war because of his pepperoni recipe.

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February 6, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Beer can prices
February 6, 2019
The Beer Ads That Started the Corn Syrup War

During Super Bowl LIII, Bud Light's beer ads started a corn syrup war that unfolded during the game and after but was really about product differentiation.

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January 31, 2019
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January 31, 2019
What Super Bowl Ads Really Tell Us

For a smile, some economic history, and a look at how companies make some money, Super Bowl ads say a lot in just thirty seconds.

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January 31, 2019
Super Bowl absenteeism
January 31, 2019
What Super Bowl Ads Really Tell Us

For a smile, some economic history, and a look at how companies make some money, Super Bowl ads say a lot in just thirty seconds.

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January 30, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Chinese manufacturing
January 30, 2019
The Tiny Screw That Made a Big Difference

Unable to mass produce a tiny screw, Apple's Mac Pro plant in Austin, Texas demonstrated the problem with U.S.manufacturing.

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January 29, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the sports bra
January 29, 2019
Why the Sports Bra Is so Much More Than an Undergarment

Far more than an undergarment, the sports bra helped to spread the Title IX mandate through physics, power, and psychology.

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January 27, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and e-commerce subscriptions
January 27, 2019
Why Songs Are Shorter

As music industry technology has shifted to streaming, so too have the incentives that are multiplying shorter song tracks.

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January 20, 2019
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January 20, 2019
When Pay-What-You-Want Does Not Quite Work Out

Unexpectedly, Panera's pay-what-you-want cafes couldn't bring together the normal lunch crowd and people who could not afford a meal.

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