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July 18, 2021
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July 18, 2021
When to Worry About the Weather

Wondering about weather and climate disaster worries, we can look at how the numbers are trending for billion dollar events.

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July 12, 2021
billionaire power
July 12, 2021
Why Virgin Galactic Could Remind Us of J.P. Morgan

Debating billionaire power, we can compare J.P. Morgan in 1907 to the impact of Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk on space travel.

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July 7, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and U.K. tax letters
July 7, 2021
Why Taxes Are About More Than Money

Because tax systems matter, we can look at tax evasion in the U.K., at IRS problems in the U.S., and at the OECD to see what works.

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June 24, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and North Korean prices
June 24, 2021
Where a Pop in a Corn Price is a Problem

When North Korean prices for rice and corn rise steeply, we get the message that something is wrong with supply and demand.

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June 17, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Federal Reserve policies
June 17, 2021
What the Fed’s Dot Plot Tells Us

We can get some insight about the June 2021 Federal Reserve decisions when we look at the dot plot that displays what officials forecast.

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June 13, 2021
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June 13, 2021
A Brief and Basic Primer On the Federal Debt

Knowing that the trillions spent on pandemic relief will accelerate the growth of the federal debt, we can ask where we will get money.

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June 7, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and federal spending
June 7, 2021
Where State Money Can Come From

Billions of dollars of pandemic rescue money was added to state revenue dollars that varied in size and source from place to place.

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June 4, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and college ranking
June 4, 2021
When a Grade Is Like a Price

Looking at grade inflation at colleges and universities, we can ask whether the increase can be compared to prices.

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June 2, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and baby names
June 2, 2021
6 Facts about China’s One, Two, Three-Child Policy

When we look at China's child policies, changing from one to two to three, we see an impact on babies, boys, and the elderly.

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May 21, 2021
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May 21, 2021
When a Beard Is Like a Window

Although beard and window taxation were in different countries for different reasons, both relate to Willie Sutton and where the money is.

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May 14, 2021
Zimbabwe's inflation
May 14, 2021
Inflation Clues From Sticky Prices

To solve the mystery created by the inflation worries that are in the news, we can look at sticky and flexible prices.

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May 3, 2021
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May 3, 2021
What We Can Learn From a Gnome Shortage

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