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September 3, 2021
Research replication and Using tweets to predict the stock market
September 3, 2021
Why Your Stock Ticker Symbol Matters

Much more than a name for trading stock, clever stock ticker symbols can affect how investors feel about companies.

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August 24, 2021
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August 24, 2021
Why We Need to Name Heat Waves

With cities reporting record high temperatures, some have decided they need Chief Heat Officers to create a response.

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August 22, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and lunar time
August 22, 2021
How to Own the Moon

Owning the moon has been debated since the 1960s when countries, businesses, and individuals had to decide if we had a common heritage.

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August 13, 2021
economic news roundup and construction industry productivity
August 13, 2021
How a House Builds the GDP

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August 6, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and perverse incentives
August 6, 2021
When One Foot Is Better Than Two

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July 11, 2021
4-day workweek
July 11, 2021
Where Thursday Could Become the New Friday

Asking about the 4-day workweek, we can look at the answers from a recent study in Iceland and also at Sweden, Germany, and Italy.

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July 9, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and AI people
July 9, 2021
The AI People We Know

Thinking of a Microsoft patent, we can ask if we want AI people with specific personalities that can converse with us.

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June 22, 2021
economic news roundup and student athlete pay
June 22, 2021
How to Create a Student Athlete Pay Market

With different state laws and a Supreme Court decision affecting the NCAA, everywhere student athlete pay rules will change.

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June 20, 2021
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June 20, 2021
Back to the Future: Standard Oil and Amazon?

Today's "Back to the Future" looks back to the 1911 Standard Oil Supreme Court breakup decision and then at Amazon's antitrust concerns.

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June 10, 2021
economic news roundup and airplane weigh day
June 10, 2021
The New Meaning of A Weight At the Airport

Taking a look at our expanding waistlines, the FAA said airlines had to declare how they calculate changing airplane weight.

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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 31, 2021
Economic News Roundup and Dow Industrial Average
May 31, 2021
How Stock Markets Have Changed

Celebrating its 125th birthday, we can use the Dow Jones Industrial Average to see how the U.S. economy has changed

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