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July 28, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and 6 AI facts
July 28, 2026
6 Facts: What It’s Nice To Know About AI

Although there are countless things we could learn about AI, through just six facts, we can learn some handy information.

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July 26, 2026
IMAX economics
July 26, 2026
Supply, Demand, and the IMAX

Through IMAX economics, supply and demand guarantee the seat scarcity that the firm needs to cover its expenses.

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July 25, 2026
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July 25, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Supply Shocks to Recycling Incentives

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from leftward walking to high wage cities.

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July 24, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and recycling incentives
July 24, 2026
Why Our Brains Don’t Want To Recycle

To design more successful recycling programs, policy makers need to be aware of our neurological motivation.

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July 21, 2026
container ship fuel costs
July 21, 2026
How Fuel Affects the Shipping Cost of Our Imports

While container vessels vastly lowered shipping costs, age, size, and voyage length can elevate those costs.

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July 18, 2026
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July 18, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Strawberries to Dinosaurs

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from Harry Styles to oil facts to 99 cent prices.

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July 14, 2026
strawberry competition
July 14, 2026
Why Driscoll’s Can Charge More For Its Strawberries

Because most strawberries are pretty similar, their supermarket sellers should be powerless but they are not.

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July 12, 2026
Harry Styles in 2023
July 12, 2026
How Harry Styles Hikes Inflation

As blockbuster entertainment, the Harry Styles "Together Together" tour creates eye-popping prices that contribute to inflation.

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July 11, 2026
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July 11, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Smart Investing to Egg Prices

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from beer cans to hot dogs.

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July 10, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundupand Beer competition
July 10, 2026
How Cans Help Breweries Compete

Ever since someone figured out the 6-pack, beer can sizes have affected our buying and drinking decisions.

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July 9, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and World Cup soccer
July 9, 2026
Why Game Theory Explains World Cup Penalty Shootouts

We can use economic game theory to understand the decisions made by kickers and goalies during World Cup penalty shootouts.

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July 6, 2026
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July 6, 2026
How to Gobble 66 Hot Dogs in 10 Minutes

For their annual July fourth competitive eating contest, again Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo gobbled a massive number of hot dogs in 10 minutes.

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