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June 20, 2018
Our Weekly News Roundup and moon dust markets
June 20, 2018
The Woman Who Wants a Moon Dust Market

Unless the U.S. government lets a woman in Tennessee keep and then sell her moon dust, it will remain a "priceless" national treasure with unknown value.

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June 3, 2018
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and doughnut mass production
June 3, 2018
All You Need to Know About Doughnuts

Knowing that last Friday was National Doughnut Day, we can thank the inventor that made doughnut mass production possible.

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May 18, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Westminster Abbey royal wedding
May 18, 2018
What Unexpected Markets Are Saying About the Royal Wedding

Frequently more accurate than individuals, markets can determine prices and even tell us what will happen at a royal wedding.

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May 17, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and concert ticket prices
May 17, 2018
How Taylor Swift Solved Her Ticket Problem

Through her new concert tour, "Reputation," Taylor Swift may have figured out how to prevent scalpers from reducing ticket availability and getting too much of her revenue.

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March 19, 2018
Adam Smith laissez-faire
March 19, 2018
A 2018 Update: The World’s Top and Bottom Laissez-Faire Countries

The Index of Economic Freedom is a handy source of data for judging whether or not a government has a laissez-faire philosophy.

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February 26, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and a paper jam and recession
February 26, 2018
How a Paper Jam is Like a Recession

Whether it's the paper in your copier machine or the goods and services in a market economy, flows and jams can be rather similar.

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February 12, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Columbia's Valentine's roses
February 12, 2018
Why Valentine’s Roses Bloom in Colombia

Most of our Valentine's roses come from Colombia because of the U.S. government, the perfect combination of land, labor and capital, and Walmart.

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November 6, 2017
weekly economic news roundup and consumer spending
November 6, 2017
How to Plant Marijuana Markets

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July 3, 2017
traffic lights and Adam Smith's Laissez-faire
July 3, 2017
Using Adam Smith to Cross the Road

Wondering why cars happily stop to let pedestrians cross the road on an island without traffic lights, we can find an answer from Adam Smith.

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May 10, 2017
weekly economic news roundup and gasoline prices
May 10, 2017
When the Price is Always Right

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April 20, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and manufacturing socks
April 20, 2017
What a Sock Can Teach Us

Manufacturing Socks in a Regional Cluster Helps Firms to Optimize Production

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March 12, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and federal spending
March 12, 2017
The Decline of Laissez-Faire

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