Would you like your eggs, fried, scrambled, or surcharged?
Over the past few years, egg prices have been steadily rising due to an outbreak of birdflu that began in 2022. This increase in prices accelerated as the bird flu…
Farmers Fear Deportation Fallout
The US agriculture industry is heavily dependent on migrant workers. Approximately two-thirds of crop workers are foreign-born, as are approximately half of the workers in the dairy and meat packing…
Shoppers Show Cheer During 2024 Holiday Season
Despite the high levels of economic anxiety that Americans expressed earlier in the year, shoppers spent 3.8% more in the 2024 holiday shopping season than in the previous year. The…
Carolina Panthers bring home the trophy…sort of
Despite not having a winning regular season record since 2017, the Carolina Panthersand the City of Charlotte have just been named National Champions, but not in football.The Center for Economic…
Closing Time
Fast-food chain Wendy’s announced they are planning to close 140 underperforming stores by the end of 2024. The proposed closures are for stores in low-growth locations with less than $1…
Running Out of Rice
Rice consumption in Japan has been falling for decades. Lately, however, the Japanese have been racing to the store to buy as much rice as they can. Not because their…
Is American “Tequila” the Solution to Climate Change? California Wants to Find Out
In 2023, California was the largest agriculture producing state in the US. The state produces approximately one-third of the US’s vegetables and three-quarters of the nation’s fruits and nuts. However,…
Liverwurst and Listeria: Outbreak Leads to Deli Meat Recall
A listeria outbreak that has so far led to 57 hospitalizations and 9 deaths has been traced back to Boar’s Head deli meats. The outbreak, which has spread to 18…
From Horseless Carriages to Electric Horses: Ford to Begin Selling E-bikes
Following in the footsteps of auto manufacturers such as Jeep, Mercedes, and Porsche, Ford Motor Company has announced it is getting into the e-bike business. The auto manufacturer is entering…
Water, Water Everywhere. But Not a Drop to Drink
The combination of a severe drought and leaky infrastructure has led to a severe watershortage in the town of Agrigento, Sicily. This has led the government to imposerestrictions limiting the…