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November 22, 2024
Weekly Economic News Roundup and auction prices
November 22, 2024
What a $105 Million Price Tag Means

Whether it's a $5 T-shirt, $8 gasoline, or the $100 million Magritte painting that was sold this week at a Christie's auction, we can depend on price to send a message.

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April 3, 2024
economic news roundup and airline baggage fees
April 3, 2024
When One Item Has More Than One Price

Expanding the reach of its variable prices, JetBlue recently added dynamic baggage fees to its airline fares.

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May 11, 2022
Weekly Economic News Roundup and pricing a painting
May 11, 2022
Why $195 Million Was A Disappointing Price

Shown by a Christie's auction this week of an an Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe silkscreen, pricing a painting can be unpredictable.

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December 9, 2020
economic news roundup and pricing strategies
December 9, 2020
Apple’s Goldilocks Strategy

A behavioral economist can explain why a pricing strategy can become a legend when it relates to a bread making machine.

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August 24, 2020
pandemic airfare problems
August 24, 2020
An Airfare Pricing Mystery

The airlines need to solve airfare pricing problems because their algorithms depend on historic data that is no longer relevant.

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January 30, 2020
Super Bowl absenteeism
January 30, 2020
Throwback Thursday: What Past Super Bowl Ads Said About the Economy

#TBT: For some economic history and a bit of fun, we can look at Apple 1984, the Sock Puppet, and other past Super Bowl ads.

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November 12, 2017
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oil facts
November 12, 2017
A Green Flip-Flop For Peak Oil

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