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August 16, 2021
banana's travels
August 16, 2021
The Travels of a Banana

Looking at the past, present, and future, we would see that a banana's travels could once again change because of a fungus.

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April 13, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and tariff impact
April 13, 2021
Where (International) Trade Grades Are Changing

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March 30, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and rising sea levels
March 30, 2021
The Picture of a Tourism Collapse

Looking at Covid and the Caribbean islands, we would see the massive impact of a tourism collapse on their economies.

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January 25, 2021
Weekly Economic News Roundup and college ranking
January 25, 2021
Why College Tuitions Are Up and Other Prices Are Down

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January 6, 2021
banana consumption
January 6, 2021
6 Facts: Bananas, Beer, and a Brexit Barometer

We can look at beer, bananas, and a Brexit Barometer from Bloomberg to assess the Brexit impact that began on January 1, 2021.

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December 29, 2020
U.S. China trade relationship
December 29, 2020
Checking on China: Phase One of the Trade Deal

Looking at the Peterson Institute's 2020 numbers for the first phase of the US-China Trade Deal, we can see if the agreement is working.

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December 7, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and best countries
December 7, 2020
Deciding What We Mean By Globalization

Through focus groups in the U.K. and the U.S., Pew Research tried to identify the many sides of globalization.

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November 22, 2020
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and wine gifts
November 22, 2020
How a Bottle of Wine Is Like a Delta Jet

The 2019 Trump Administration tariffs on wine from four targeted European countries and on Airbus airplanes distorted buyers' behavior.

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October 19, 2020
Brexit and U.K. lobsters
October 19, 2020
The Fish Fight That Could Sink Brexit

As we approach a Brexit deadline, negotiations for a withdrawal deal could depend on cod, mackerel, and herring.

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October 13, 2020
Economic News Roundup and twist-tie tariffs
October 13, 2020
Why We Could Have Twist Tie Tariffs

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September 1, 2020
tourism spending
September 1, 2020
Where Fewer Tourists Mean Bigger Problems

For countries with smaller economies that depend on tourism spending, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic will be even more devastating.

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August 18, 2020
U.S. China trade relationship
August 18, 2020
What the Pandemic Does to the Phase One Trade Deal

Looking at a China trade deal update, we would see how the pandemic transformed China's obligations and the U.S. need for them.

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