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May 28, 2025
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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 27, 2025
economic news roundup and eliminating the penny
May 27, 2025
Why Eliminating the Penny Makes Sense

Knowing it is somewhat useless and yet still a part of our culture, we should ask if eliminating the penny is a wise decision.

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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 21, 2025
de minimis exemption
May 21, 2025
What We Can Learn From a Cardboard Box

Much more than a receptacle for our Amazon orders, our cardboard packages have a surprising economic significance.

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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 13, 2025
Japan's rice shortage
May 13, 2025
How to Create a Rice Crisis

Not just because of a bad harvest, the causes of Japan's rice shortage take us to demand, supply, and sushi-hungry tourists.

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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 25, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and breakfast sandwich
April 25, 2025
An Egg, Cheese, and Bacon Update

More than a meal, an egg, bacon and cheese breakfast sandwich explains why prices have gone up in our economy.

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April 23, 2025
U.S. China trade relationship
April 23, 2025
What Do We Trade With China?

Seeing the goods and services, and imports and exports, that compose the U.S. China trade, we can better understand the targets of a trade war.

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April 18, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oil facts
April 18, 2025
Why Tourism and Tariffs Depress Oil Prices

Reflecting changes in tourism and trade, fluctuations in oil demand and oil supply have depressed oil prices.

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