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October 6, 2025
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October 6, 2025
What Our Cows Are Wearing

Not limited to humans, wearable biometric devices let farmers and their cows enjoy the benefits of precision farming.

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September 23, 2025
Hamburger Helper and rising food prices
September 23, 2025
How Rising Food Prices Change Demand

Providing more insight, economists can use the determinants of demand to explain our response to rising food prices.

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September 22, 2025
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September 22, 2025
Why Germany Canceled Its Trains

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September 21, 2025
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and comparing wages
September 21, 2025
When “Forever” Ended for a Financial Prize Winner

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September 18, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
September 18, 2025
How the Young and the Old Will Shift Our Populations

Trying to understand the world's demographic shifts, we can look at how fertility rates and aging populations are changing.

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September 14, 2025
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September 14, 2025
Why Names Matter

Sometimes a middle initial can come in handy for a Facebook lawsuit against Mark Zuckerbeg and also to earn more money.

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September 11, 2025
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September 11, 2025
Where We Sleep the Most

Wondering how our sleep time affects us, we can compare when we go to bed and wake-up in different U.S. states.

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September 10, 2025
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September 10, 2025
What We Really Mean By Socialism (and Capitalism)

When Gallup tells us that Americans have a diminished opinion of capitalism, we should look more closely at economic systems.

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September 1, 2025
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September 1, 2025
The Cost of an Air Travel Delay

A close look at air travel delays reveals a massive cost that varies among all of the travelers and for the airlines.

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August 19, 2025
coffee prices
August 19, 2025
How Coffee Tariffs Affect the Coffee Belt

When we look at the long list of countries that grow, process, roast, and brew coffee beans, we see the complicated impact of tariffs.

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August 14, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and expensive free goods
August 14, 2025
What a Free Good Really Costs Us

Supposedly "free," the goods and services that are priced at zero wind up costing us much more than we realize.

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August 12, 2025
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August 12, 2025
Why a Tariff Could Change AriZona Iced Tea

Making production of AriZona Iced Tea cans too costly, the 50% tariff on Canadian aluminum exports could end their 99 cents tradition.

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