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July 4, 2026
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July 4, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Olives to Grocery Prices

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from World Cup tickets to Social Security.

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July 1, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and free football
July 1, 2026
What World Cup Ticket Prices Tell Us

By looking at World Cup ticket prices, three economists were able to tell us which teams and cities were most popular.

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June 28, 2026
European drought
June 28, 2026
Why We Need Rain in Spain

By looking at global warming through the olive crop, we can grasp the meaning of a more general phenomenon.

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June 27, 2026
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June 27, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Egg Prices to Jerome Powell

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from World Cup hydation to Tide detergent.

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June 25, 2026
Weekly Economic News Roundup and laundry detergent innovation
June 25, 2026
Why We Need a New Laundry Detergent

As a typical oligopoly, Tide tries to continue dominating its market through laundry detergent innovation.

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June 23, 2026
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June 23, 2026
Why a World Cup Hydration Break Is About More Than a Drink

Involving money and health, the newly mandated World Cup game hydration breaks have become a controversial decision.

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June 21, 2026
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June 21, 2026
What a Tub of Yogurt Tells Us

In our new six stories series, we began with expresso and now have stories about yogurt that range from fossils to FROYO.

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June 20, 2026
economic news roundup
June 20, 2026
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From World Cup Referees to the Oil Supply

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from language economics to Monopoly games.

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June 16, 2026
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June 16, 2026
How To Imagine a Trillion the Right Way

Imagining a trillion, we need to know its distance from a billion, and only then can we perceive its massive size.

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June 15, 2026
McDonald's Coke Connection
June 15, 2026
The McDonald’s Coca-Cola Connection

With consumer drink preferences changing, McDonald's connection to Coke for 70 years has required more variety.

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June 14, 2026
World Cup referees
June 14, 2026
What We Need To Know About World Cup Referees

With the World Cup games having begun, most of us focus on the players but we should also know more about the referees.

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June 13, 2026
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June 13, 2026
Our Weekly Economy News Roundup: From SpaceX to Social Security

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from the NBA finals to immigration.

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