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January 6, 2025
the 12.98 American Made T-shirt
January 6, 2025
How We Got a $12.98 American Made T-shirt

With $30, the average price for a t-shirt made in China, everyone (mistakenly) thought that a cheaper American made t-shirt was impossible.

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January 5, 2025
pet spending
January 5, 2025
What Your Dog Says About You

What a dog says about you through its name and breed takes us far beyond the canine world to values and affluence.

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January 2, 2025
New Year's resolutions
January 2, 2025
Which New Year’s Resolutions Do We Keep?

Hoping for success with our New Year's resolutions, we can look at the goals and approach suggested by research.

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December 31, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tequila surplus
December 31, 2024
What We Need to Know About the Tequila Surplus

Mexico is struggling with a tequila surplus and lower prices that reflect the limits of its protected status.

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December 29, 2024
Poland's butter prices
December 29, 2024
How To Decrease the Price of Butter

With Poland's butter prices soaring, the government will try to reduce them through its strategic butter reserve.

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December 25, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Christmas top ten
December 25, 2024
An Economist’s Top Ten List For Christmas

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December 20, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Guinness shortage
December 20, 2024
What We Need to Know About the Guinness Shortage

The Guinness shortage is one reason that Santa might not get his snack when he visits children in Ireland.

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December 15, 2024
gift giving
December 15, 2024
What We Need To Know About Gift Giving

As the holidays approach and gift giving accelerates, economists explain why many of us will be disappointed.

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November 27, 2024
economic news roundup and U.S. trading partners
November 27, 2024
What Will Tariffs Do To Our Hamburgers?

As major U.S. trading partners, Mexico and Canada help us produce everyday goods like hamburgers and car seats.

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November 18, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
November 18, 2024
The Mystery of the Consumer Economic Disconnect

Concerned with the mystery of a consumer economic disconnect, we look at why consumer sentiment fails to recognize robust GDP, inflation, employment, and equity data.

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November 17, 2024
AI productivity
November 17, 2024
When Your Date Is an AI Clone

With the cost of artificial intelligence ( AI ) skyrocketing as it even spreads to dating apps, we can ask if AI productivity will justify the massive spending.

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November 14, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Aadhaar card
November 14, 2024
Where 1 Billion People Can Prove Who They Are

India's Unique Identification Program demonstrates the economic value of having a name you can prove belongs to you.

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