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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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April 9, 2025
economic news roundup and Apple's supply chain
April 9, 2025
How Flexible Is Apple’s Supply Chain?

To move Apple's massive supply chain to the United States, it would have to re-coordinate more than 600 component producers.

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April 4, 2025
Weekly Rounduptariff impact
April 4, 2025
Why We Need To See Trade’s Invisible Benefits

Looking at tariff history, we can see why the benefits of trade and the downside of protection can both be invisible.

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April 2, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and marijuana prices
April 2, 2025
Why Pot Prices Are Plunging

Responding to changes in supply and demand, the plunging price of pot in Massachusetts reflects the power of the market.

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March 27, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and evaluating Social Security
March 27, 2025
What Social Security Really Needs

When evaluating Social Security, we can refer to Wall Street Journal headlines and an Australian think tank.

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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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March 18, 2025
economic news roundup and Social Security worries
March 18, 2025
What We Need to Know to Fix Social Security

When we talk about fixing Social Security, like all government efficiency, we need to know the numbers, the impact, and the tradeoffs.

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March 17, 2025
coffee prices
March 17, 2025
A Dark Side of Coffee

With the rising price of coffee beans, like egg heists and egg smuggling, coffee thefts in the U.S. and Brazil are up.

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March 14, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Texas lottery winners
March 14, 2025
How to Win a Lottery

Almost impossible, winning the lottery became easier in Texas when an out-of-state group used a courier service app.

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March 13, 2025
economic news roundup and new stadium for Manchester United
March 13, 2025
A New Stadium For Manchester United

Like most mega projects, the Manchester United proposal for a new £2 billion, 100,000 seat stadium sounds irresistible.

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March 10, 2025
keeping the GDP
March 10, 2025
Why a Stove in the Kitchen Is Like the Government in the GDP

Responding to a Trump administration proposal, economists say keeping the GDP with a government component is crucial.

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