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October 21, 2026
Weekly Econommic News Roundup and pizza economics
October 21, 2026
What Pizza Says About the Economy

Looking at pizza economics, we can see that the supply and demand sides of one slice are about much more than food.

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October 16, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Social Security COLAS
October 16, 2026
Why a COLA Needs To Be Sweeter

Calculating Social Security COLAS, the Social Security Administration could be under-estimating changes in senior spending.

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October 11, 2026
Halloween candy
October 11, 2026
The Three Reasons That Halloween Will Cost Us More

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September 13, 2026
diesel fuel use
September 13, 2026
6 Facts: What We Need to Know About Diesel

About much more than fuel, 6 facts about diesel prices help us understand the U.S. supply chain and the reasons for inflation.

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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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