December 2, 2019
Like iPhones and iPads, Cosmic Crisp apples were developed and tested and patented by scientists during many years of research.
December 1, 2019
When the Justice Department terminates a rule from approximately 70 years ago, movie industry economics could change what we see at local theaters.
November 30, 2019
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from shopping behavior and owning a color to new pizza boxes.
November 29, 2019
Propelled by Apple and Pizza Hut, new pizza box design could bring us takeout pizza whose taste and temperature weather a journey.
November 28, 2019
From George Washington to Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt to George H.W. Bush, U.S. presidents have influenced Thanksgiving economics.
November 27, 2019
Lower turkey prices just before Thanksgiving are an economic mystery because a spike in demand is supposed to make products more expensive.
November 26, 2019
More than shopping nudges, e-commerce dark patterns are the deceptive and misleading tricks that pressure us into a purchase.
November 25, 2019
November 24, 2019
Included in a long list of color trademarks, magenta belongs to T-Mobile but the precise hue and the industry where it's owned have been challenged.
November 23, 2019
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from grocery shopping habits and airline seats to our real age.
November 22, 2019
The problem of airline seat size getting smaller and people getting larger is difficult to solve because comfort and revenue tend to conflict.
November 20, 2019
When we look at aging populations, 65 could be new 55 because of the difference between our chronological age and our biological age.