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November 19, 2021
Economic news roundup and Thanksgiving meal turkeys
November 19, 2021
A Tale of Two Turkeys

From farms to grocery stores to the dining table, the Covid supply crunch has made Thanksgiving meal plans unpredictable.

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November 11, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Raisinets slack fill
November 11, 2021
The Mystery of the Missing Raisinets

Consumers have been filing multi-million dollar class action suits for the slack fill that makes candy and chip packaging misleading.

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November 9, 2021
beef prices
November 9, 2021
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint By Not Eating Local

While the conventional wisdom says that eating local will reduce your carbon footprint, but not necessarily.

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October 12, 2021
beverage container shortages
October 12, 2021
A Bottle, Can, and Cup Calamity

Affecting glass, plastic, and aluminum, container shortages are constraining the production of disparate kinds of beverages.

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August 27, 2021
Doritos
August 27, 2021
What People Will Pay For a Dorito

A Dorito or a Cheeto can become collectible snacks when they are sufficiently unique to be worth an elevated price.

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July 19, 2021
limited editions and Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino
July 19, 2021
Why Starbucks Is Like Fortnite

Whether looking a Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks or a LeBron James skin from Fortnite, we would see the impact of limited editions.

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July 15, 2021
soybeans
July 15, 2021
Six Facts: The Impact of Rising World Food Prices

A closer look at rising world food prices can show us how much, where, why, and their impact on hunger in low income nations.

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May 25, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and marijuana prices
May 25, 2021
How Courts Handle Cannabis Copycats

When a marijuana edibles company tries to parody the name of a well known candy brand, it can expect to wind up in court.

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May 13, 2021
aluminum cans Diet Coke
May 13, 2021
Where Soda Pop Means More Than a Carbonated Drink

When some of us say "soda" and others "pop," we are asking for a carbonated soft drink and also, perhaps, signaling our cultural differences.

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May 7, 2021
hydration
May 7, 2021
Why Hydration Was Invented

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May 5, 2021
May 5, 2021
How the Pandemic Changed Our Impulse Buying

Staying at home during the pandemic, we have shifted our impulse buying from the supermarket to our online shopping cart.

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April 5, 2021
beer shortages
April 5, 2021
Why Trappist Beer Needs More Monks

Around for more than two centuries, the Belgian beer made in Trappist monasteries needs more monks to produce it.

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