June 21, 2024
Thinking of people's and the planet's health, China's potato demand needs to increase beyond current consumption levels.
June 19, 2024
While fast food AI can make us laugh through mistaken voice orders, as a part of a bigger innovation process, it also can impress us.
June 18, 2024
Knowing that either U.S. Republicans or Democrats could dominate the next U.S. government, we can ask how each one affects stock markets.
June 17, 2024
Easy to ignore, the massive selection of package sizes in our supermarkets is one way that large firms compete.
June 15, 2024
Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from leaf blower dilemmas to Fed dot plots.
June 13, 2024
Because the leaf blower problem relates to the environment and to money, for decades, it has been tough to solve.
June 12, 2024
Providing many millions of small loaves of bread at below-market prices, Egypt takes us to a ripple of economic ideas far beyond food.
June 11, 2024
Invisible and yet in plain sight, vending machines at small shops can have a surprising impact on ramen prices in Japan.
June 9, 2024
With Coke and Pepsi traditional leaders in soda markets, Dr Pepper has waged a successful challenge against Pepsi.
June 8, 2024
Connecting economics, current events, and history, today's economic news roundup ranges from fare evasion and commuting time to measuring pay.
June 6, 2024
Misleadingly simple, measuring our pay can require a menu of choices that wind up with vastly different results.
June 5, 2024
