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June 2, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and movie theater popcorn problem
June 2, 2022
Why Theaters Could Have Popcorn Problems

Movie theaters operators warn us that remnants of pandemic supply chain disruptions could create popcorn problems.

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April 25, 2022
movie product placement
April 25, 2022
The Surprising Star of Space Jam

Done well, movie product placements for firms like Nike and even a university like MIT can boost brand value.

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February 18, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Disney intellectual property Stan Lee
February 18, 2021
The Thousands of Marvel Superheroes We Will Meet

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December 31, 2020
pandemic tradeoffs
December 31, 2020
How Covid Changed The Cost of Living

Changing the worldwide cost of living is one of the countless ways that the pandemic has impacted our daily lives.

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November 2, 2020
Halloween candy favorites
November 2, 2020
The Red and Blue States That Select the Same Halloween Candy

Because the people in red and blue states prefer the same Halloween candy, we have one holiday that unites us.

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September 28, 2020
movie facts
September 28, 2020
The Pandemic’s Popcorn Problems

Because of coronavirus lockdowns and social distancing, movie theaters created popcorn problems for farmers.

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May 3, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Kentucky Derby impact
May 3, 2020
The Sad Story of the Two Tons of Mint That Nobody Wanted

When people are not going to drink128,000 Mint Juleps because the Kentucky Derby is postponed, the local mint grower has a problem.

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September 11, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and movie theater popcorn
September 11, 2019
Why We Should Buy Popcorn at the Movies

When you see why movie theater tickets are cheap and movie theater popcorn is so expensive, you might want to buy more popcorn.

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July 5, 2019
Taco Bell ultramarathon
July 5, 2019
Why Taco Bell Needs More Hotel Rooms and Tortillas

If you tried to book a room at the Taco Bell pop-up hotel or ordered a burrito at one of their restaurants, you might have seen Taco Bell's supply problems.

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May 1, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and street names
May 1, 2019
Where It Costs the Most and Least to Live

While we see similar tastes and shopping patterns in the world's most expensive cities, the reasons for a high and low cost of living vary.

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April 21, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and marijuana surprises
April 21, 2019
The Economic Side of Legal Marijuana

When Massachusetts voters said yes to legal marijuana, they made an economic decision that relates to competition, taxes, and banking.

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February 28, 2019
tipping behavior
February 28, 2019
The Tipping Paradox

Disliked by many as discriminatory, inconvenient, and even embarrassing, tipping is a paradox because it refuses to disappear.

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