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March 9, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
March 9, 2022
The Mystery of the Shrinking Pretzel Packages

We have a mystery when we see that corporations are shrinking packages while their CEOs' inflation expectations are uninformed.

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March 8, 2022
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March 8, 2022
Looking at the Invisible Work That Women Do

Looking at women's invisible work, we also see the relatively small amount done by men in most countries and the pay that was foregone.

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March 5, 2022
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March 5, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Moving Money to Plastic Pollution

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from elephants to gas prices and IKEA.

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March 1, 2022
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March 1, 2022
Why the Upside of Plastics Is Its Downside

We wind up with a plastics plight because the many wonderful attributes of plastic make it tough to avoid and tough to discard.

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February 27, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and 99 cents prices
February 27, 2022
How Your Generation Spends Its Money

Looking at generational spending, we can see our age-related expenses and also how inflation will affect the different groups.

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February 26, 2022
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February 26, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Bugatti to Taylor Swift

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from used car prices to Europe's energy crisis.

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February 24, 2022
Economic News Roundup and gas pipes
February 24, 2022
Six Facts: What We Need To Know About Europe’s Energy Crisis

Six facts that relate to past, present, and future supply and demand can explain the causes of Europe's energy crisis.

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February 23, 2022
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February 23, 2022
Why Bugatti Gas Mileage Matters

Because the Biden Administration has a new social cost of carbon, it could elevate 2026 fuel efficiency standards.

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February 20, 2022
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February 20, 2022
The Saudi Women That Are Narrowing the Gender Gap

With the opportunity to occupy new jobs and to drive, Saudi women have narrowed a gender gap that remains massive

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February 19, 2022
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February 19, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Fast Food to Space Food

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from fast food to airline fees and NASA contests.

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February 18, 2022
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February 18, 2022
How Fast Food Got Faster

Like we expect drive-thru speed, now, at home too, we will enjoy faster food delivery through a new DoorDash McDonald's deal.

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February 17, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and NASA's budget
February 17, 2022
What NASA Brings Back To Earth

Not just a space contest, more of NASA's innovations that help us on earth will come from its Deep Space Food Challenge.

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