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July 23, 2026
oil supply disruption
July 23, 2026
How An Oil Supply Shock Inflates Prices

The path of a price passthrough from an oil supply shock can be a direct or an indirect route to inflation.

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May 29, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and coffee stories
May 29, 2026
What An Espresso Can Tell Us

What we pay for an espresso is so much more than a number when we look at the five coffee stories that created the price.

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December 17, 2025
Weekly Economic News Roundup and dynamic pricing
December 17, 2025
What If Everyone Paid a Different Price for the Same Chips?

While we might be used to airlines' dynamic fare pricing, our response could be different at the supermarket.

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June 17, 2025
electrical grid stress
June 17, 2025
What We Need To Know About Energy Production and Consumption

Comparing U.S. energy production and consumption to the rest of the world, we discover one major difference.

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April 14, 2025
honey bee worries
April 14, 2025
Why Honey Bee Worries Are Worse

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December 9, 2024
Amazon distribution center
December 9, 2024
What Fast Delivery Means

Gradually becoming faster, delivery times have shifted from more than a two-day wait, to one-day, to same-day arrivals.

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December 2, 2024
coffee prices
December 2, 2024
Why We Will Pay More For Our Coffee

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July 7, 2024
strawberry research
July 7, 2024
Why Strawberries Are Like Tomatoes

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January 15, 2024
history of hydration
January 15, 2024
Why We Might Not Want Our Water Bottle

Although thirst became less of a reason to drink more water, we were drinking more of it after inventing hydration.

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September 21, 2023
consumer behavior
September 21, 2023
How Fast Fashion Is Slowing Sales

With more of us taking advantage of fast fashion firms' easy online return policies, they've decided their cost is too high.

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August 4, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and animal welfare
August 4, 2023
Why Hogs Are Happier

With a May 2023 decision about animal welfare, the Supreme Court affected the supply and demand for pork bellies.

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June 18, 2023
air conditioning demand
June 18, 2023
Where Less AC Might Mean More

Paradoxically, because air conditioning demand could increase with a more efficient window unit, we could have some unintended consequences.

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