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January 26, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and common charger
January 26, 2020
How Chargers and Railroad Tracks are Similar

If the European Union mandates common charger standardization, consumers might applaud but Apple says there is a hidden downside.

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December 18, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and standardized dress sizes
December 18, 2019
The Problem With Finding the Right Size

The massive volume of online clothing returns.takes us to the value of standardized dress sizes and the transactions costs of free shipping.

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November 3, 2019
Weekly Economic News RoundupDaylight Saving Time
November 3, 2019
Why It’s Time to Think More About the Time

Because of the benefits of perpetuating DST, we can eliminate the Standard Time switch and even leap to one universal time for everyone.

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July 14, 2019
Weekly Economic News RoundupDaylight Saving Time
July 14, 2019
Why We All Need the Same Time

Whereas we moved from many time zones to four during the 19th century, now, with globalization, we should switch to coordinated universal time for everyone.

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February 24, 2019
Apple's finances
February 24, 2019
The Value of the Brands We Love the Most

Adding to the value of a good or a service, firms in the top 15 global brands like Apple and Amazon have our loyalty by distinguishing what they produce.

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November 21, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and a new kilogram measurment
November 21, 2018
Why the Kilogram Had to Change

To become more accessible and accurate, a new kilogram has been developed that that is based on ideas rather than an object.

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December 15, 2017
PB&J sandwich rights
December 15, 2017
How Many Peanuts Are in Real Peanut Butter?

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March 14, 2015
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March 14, 2015
Weekly Roundup: From Buying Mail Trucks to Selling Beanie Babies

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March 8, 2015
economic news roundup and the value of time
March 8, 2015
What Most of Us Don’t Know About Daylight Saving Time

Always controversial, the idea of daylight saving time started with railroads standardizing time and continued with a Congressional mandate.

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February 7, 2015
The econlife.com Weekly Roundup
February 7, 2015
Weekly Roundup: From Burgers to Boomer Demographics

Our everyday economics includes disposable income,competition,externalities, standardization,entrepreneurs,federal budget, R&D, labor and dependency ratios.

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February 2, 2015
Weekly economic news roundup and adolescent sleep time
February 2, 2015
The Problems We Have With Being On Time

Decisions that relate to standardizing clock time and solar time, and global time zones create commercial negative and positive externalities.

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