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February 15, 2022
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February 15, 2022
How a Cheap Airline Can Be Expensive

Reflecting an unbundled ticket, a list of discount airline fees indicates the extras we can pay for when we fly cheaply.

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February 13, 2022
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February 13, 2022
The Real Reason We Love Girl Scout Cookies

When we look at this year's Girl Scout cookie economics, what we see is also happening far beyond the world of cookies.

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February 12, 2022
economic news roundup
February 12, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Jobs and Debt to Inflation

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from Starbucks' coffee prices to world debt.

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February 11, 2022
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February 11, 2022
Why Starbucks Is Raising Prices

Looking at coffee production costs, we can see why Starbucks would be concerned about cup and lid supply problems.

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February 10, 2022
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February 10, 2022
Why the SEC Will Look For Carbon Footprints

Because of the need for more accuracy and standardization, the SEC is working on the corporate GHG emissions reports that it will require.

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February 5, 2022
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February 5, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Money to Mexican Food

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges from a chocolate mystery to an AC dilemma.

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February 4, 2022
beef prices
February 4, 2022
How a Stuck Ship Created Maine’s Chocolate Milk Misery

Maine's chocolate milk misery grew as supermarket shelves emptied and none was available from Houlton Farms.

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February 3, 2022
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February 3, 2022
When There Is More to AC Than Cool Air

Related to climate change and even more to income, demand for air conditioning will rise considerably by 2050.

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February 1, 2022
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February 1, 2022
When a Judge Has a Tasty Case

Judges sometimes have tasty decisions when they have to decide what a food name like Mexican or gruyère means.

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January 31, 2022
butter technology
January 31, 2022
Why the East Coast Has Long and Skinny Butter But Not the West Coast

Comparing the butter we buy on the East and West Coast of the U.S., many of us could wonder why the shape and size are different.

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January 29, 2022
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January 29, 2022
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup: From Baguette Battles to French Dressing Rules

Connecting economics, current events, and history, this week's economic news roundup ranges baguette wars to French dressing rules.

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January 26, 2022
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January 26, 2022
What a Monkey Knows About Risk

When researchers observed risk taking behavior among Chinese children with different cultural norms, they perceived a pay gap parallel.

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