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April 2, 2018
small inventions
April 2, 2018
Where to Find an Inventor

To fuel the innovation that jumpstarts economic growth, researchers have figured out less traditional ways that will encourage more people to become inventors.

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March 26, 2018
household spending
March 26, 2018
Why the Retail Apocalypse Could Be a Renaissance

Even with mall traffic declining and stores closing, retail restructuring might lead to a renaissance fueled by creative destruction rather than an apocalypse.

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March 20, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and avocado consunption
March 20, 2018
The Return of the Disappearing Avocado

If avocado has returned to your favorite veggie wrap, you can ask your economist to explain avocado prices with supply and demand.

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March 16, 2018
Trump China tariffs
March 16, 2018
Why We Have More Bananas

Customized container ship refrigeration has made it possible for our fruit imports to include many more bananas, limes, mangoes, and berries.

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March 14, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and soggy French fries
March 14, 2018
McDonald’s Soggy French Fries Problem

Because of their new delivery partnership with UberEats, McDonald's has a soggy French fries problem that they need to solve.

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March 8, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Sneaker production
March 8, 2018
The One Thing We Should Know About Making Sneakers

With consumers expecting faster product cycles, Adidas is experimenting with a new supply chain that accelerates sneaker production.

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March 2, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and plastic-free sustainability
March 2, 2018
Four Fantastic Charts That Tell What We Need to Know About the Plastic Problem

Store by store, through one aisle that has 700 items, the Dutch supermarket chain Ekoplaza will support sustainability with plastics-free grocery shopping.

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February 22, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Olympic figure skating music
February 22, 2018
New Figure Skating Music…But Who Pays?

Now that music with words can accompany Olympic figure skating, there is less classical music, more hip-hop and Beyoncé, and some questions about intellectual property rights.

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February 1, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and everyday sustainability
February 1, 2018
Doing an Environmental Good Turn With a Revolving Door

Increasing everyday sustainability, using a revolving building door rather than one that swings would add less to our individual carbon footprint.

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December 31, 2017
fascinating follow-ups
December 31, 2017
A Banana, a Billionaire, and a Tesla Tax Follow-Up

Our banana, $450 million painting, and Tesla tax stories were just so interesting that they deserved fascinating follow-ups.

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December 28, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and ethical choices fro driverless cars
December 28, 2017
Choosing the Ethics of Self-Driving Cars

Governments have begun to provide guidelines about the ethical choices that will be necessary when programming driverless cars.

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December 24, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and invention and basic research
December 24, 2017
Why We Need to Pay Attention to Wobbly Plates

Perhaps comparable to Alphabet's (Google's) X subsidiary, the old AT&T's Bell Labs produced invention that became breakthrough technology.

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