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September 6, 2026
rising global food prices
September 6, 2026
What We Can Learn From Jollof Rice

Whether looking specifically at Nigerian rice prices or at the UN's FAO Food Price Index, we would see that everywhere, food prices are up.

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July 31, 2026
Big Mac Index
July 31, 2026
What We Can Learn From a Big Mac

Because the Big Mac is almost identical in different nations, it is a handy way to compare their currencies.

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July 27, 2026
supermarket pricing power
July 27, 2026
Where Supermarkets Cannot Personalize Prices

Through a new law, New Jersey can stop supermarkets from charging each of us a different price for the same grocery item.

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July 17, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and 99 cents prices
July 17, 2026
Why $9.99 Is a Special Price

Knowing that we are spending more in the grocery store and at the gas pump, retailers have identified the significance of $9.99.

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July 8, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and egg price fixing
July 8, 2026
The Real Reason for Higher Egg Prices

While it appeared that bird flu caused egg price increases during 2023 and 2024, there was another surprising reason.

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June 30, 2026
supermarket pricing power
June 30, 2026
Which Rising Grocery Prices Are Squeezing Consumers?

While many of us feel unhappy when we leave the grocery story, not all prices have been creating the squeeze.

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May 26, 2026
Yubari melon
May 26, 2026
Why Two Melons Can Cost $36,000

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May 25, 2026
Cocoa bean price plunge
May 25, 2026
Why Isn’t Chocolate Cheaper?

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May 22, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Harvard's grade inflation
May 22, 2026
Why Hundreds at Harvard Will No Longer Have A’s

Concerned that a majority of students earned A's in their courses, the faculty voted to control Harvard's grade inflation.

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May 19, 2026
Harvard's grade inflation
May 19, 2026
How Harvard Could Cure Grade Inflation

Like climbing prices and 5-star product reviews, grade inflation has been tough for Harvard's professors to control but they've begun to try.

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May 15, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tomato prices
May 15, 2026
When a Triple Whammy Hits the Tomato

More than other everyday grocery items, tomatoes have been hit by a triple whammy that pushed their prices way up.

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May 14, 2026
economic news roundup and Campbell's Soup
May 14, 2026
How a Tin Can Changes Our Dinner Menu

Rather like the distant impact of the flutter of a butterfly wing, tin can demand can affect a Chunky Soup dinner.

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