What Ferris Bueller Missed on His Day Off
Should Ferris Bueller have gone to school that day? If he had, he’d have learned about the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930. Smoot-Hawley significantly raised U.S. import tariffs with the…
Playing a Game of Chicken
If you’re fed up with hearing about the price of eggs, never mind paying for them, here’sanother take on chicken - tariffs. The so-called chicken tax is back in the…
Is Forever 21 Forever Gone?
The world of fast fashion may be losing one of its original superstars. Forever 21, mallfavorite and home to a cacophony of graphic T-shirts, brightly colored skirts and dresses, anddenim…
Ozempic and the Economy
Since its emergence as a potential drug to treat obesity, Ozempic has been making an outsized impact on the U.S. healthcare industry. Now, as more and more Americans turn to…
It’s Curtains for Joann
After more than 80 years in business, Joann (formerly known as Jo-Ann Fabrics), anationwide chain selling fabric and craft supplies, has announced it is closing all of itsstores. The chain…
It’s In The Can
If you’re not in the market for a new car or maybe a refrigerator, you don’t need to worryabout any impact from the new 25 percent tariffs on all steel…
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…
Why Fixing the Border Could Mean Higher Grocery Prices
What does immigration reform have to do with grocery prices? As it turns out, quite a lot! Undocumented immigrants make up a significant share of the workforce across U.S. farms…
TikTok, You’re Blocked…Maybe?
Imagine shutting the doors on a shop visited by 170,000 million Americans. That’s essentially what transpired as a result of a rare, unanimous vote by the Supreme Court to uphold…
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…