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December 6, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and weather economics
December 6, 2023
The Economic Side of Predicting the Weather

Way beyond predicting the rain and temparature, the National Weather Service, engages in far reaching weather economics.

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November 13, 2023
Misery Index
November 13, 2023
Where the Misery Index Makes Us Most Miserable

Looking at our happiness through an economic lens, our metric can be a Misery Index composed of inflation and unemployment.

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November 7, 2023
economic news roundup and the Chinese consumer
November 7, 2023
The Message From the Chinese Consumer

Trickling down to the Chinese consumer through plunging home prices and youth unempllpyment, China's economic slowdown has a global reach.

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October 25, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and best tax codes
October 25, 2023
Where to Find the Best Taxes

Identifying the best tax codes, the Tax Foundation ranked five major tax variables and a slew of subcategories for 38 OECD countries.

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October 17, 2023
balanced budget
October 17, 2023
Why There Is More Interest in the Budget

While a national deficit is normal, the recent reason for its projected growth has not been seen for decades.

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October 5, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and the best country
October 5, 2023
How To Choose the Best Country

While there is no such thing as the best country, different media use a variety of metrics to tell us that some places are better than others.

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October 1, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oil facts
October 1, 2023
Why Norway Needs a Floating Wind Turbine

Norway's stat-of-the-art gargantuan floating wind turbines will let them use wind power in many surprising ways.

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September 27, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Social Security COLAs
September 27, 2023
What It’s Nice to Know About a Government Shutdown

A seemingly simple phrase, the government shutdown creates a complicated ripple from government agencies to countless individuals.

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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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September 20, 2023
economic news roundup and multi-million dollar dinosaur fossils
September 20, 2023
Are Checks Like Dinosaurs?

Moving away from cash and checks, for many of us, our money transactions have changed during the past 25 years.

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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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July 26, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and transportation infrastructure
July 26, 2023
How to Change an Infrastructure

Whether looking from the bottom up or top down, a U.S. transportation infrastructure injection of many billions of dollars is complex.

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