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Economic Way of Thinking
Costs in the Short Flight - A Game for Explaining Short-run Production and Costs (Trudeau) - Journal of Economics Teaching
This game intuits the concept of short-run production and costs by having the students play the role of a paper airplane manufacturer. By measuring costs in […]
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Norway zips ahead in EV race as car sales hit 96% electric
Just under 96% of new cars registered in Norway last year were fully electric, official data showed.
Innovation Over Ideology - FEE
With all that has been happening in the past decade or so regarding women, their rights, and progress, one regularly points out laws and political reform. Not
GameStop rises after announcing package for CEO Ryan Cohen that completely ties his pay to the company’s value and profits
The last time GameStop closed above $20 billion in market cap (where Cohen’s first tranche would vest), they made a movie about it. And then...
Fast shipping is increasing emissions. Here’s why delivery has become more polluting
The push for faster delivery is reshaping how products move and the emissions tied to every purchase.
NY Times event: Leveraging innovation to revive the American Dream
Watch and listen as President Domenico Grasso joins leaders across the business and innovation ecosystem to explore how universities and the private sector can help revive the American Dream. Top executives from Warby Parker, Under Armour, Michigan Central, Revolution, and TALA share strategies and
Novo Nordisk rallies after FDA weight-loss pill approval
Now the first pill of its kind to receive approval from the regulator, Novo’s Wegovy pill is expected to launch in the US in early January 2026....
The U.S. may have a secret weapon against rising electricity prices
“If you can get new customers or new electricity consumption added to the grid when and where there is that spare capacity – you could spread the cost of the grid across more customers and br…
The Best Inventions of 2025
Here are the 2025 best inventions making the world better, smarter, and more fun.
The 50 greatest innovations of 2025
The 38th annual Best of What's New awards.
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Ranked: The World's Most Innovative Companies of 2025
This graphic features a top 25 list of the world’s most innovative companies, presenting leaders like ServiceNow, Workday, and Tesla.
Wedbush boosts price target on Oklo — a pre-revenues nuclear power AI play — to $150
Coming into the week, Oklo was in the top 500 for market capitalization among US-listed companies, despite having zero sales....
The power play behind Hyperion, Mark Zuckerberg’s colossal data center being built in rural Louisiana
$10 billion of investment. Code names to disguise projects and companies. Mixed opinions. Skyrocketing property values. And enough tax breaks...
How Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Are Made In Factory
They’ve been packed in lunchboxes, delighted trick-or-treaters, and vanished during opening movie credits. Today, we’re heading inside the Hershey factory to...
Technology giants don’t look like they used to, as the asset-light era fades
Oracle and Meta are now some of the most capital-intensive businesses in the S&P 500, spending more than energy giants. I guess data really is...
Scorecard
Our Global Traffic Scorecard provides detailed of transportation insights and ranks the world’s most congested cities. View our global traffic scorecard here.
Zuck finally stops trying to make metaverse happen
Meta plans to cut its metaverse budget by as much as 30% next year, Bloomberg reported.
Poll: In a dramatic shift, Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost
The latest NBC News poll shows two-thirds of registered voters down on the value proposition of a degree. A majority said degrees were worth the cost a dozen years ago.
The 100 life decisions people dread most, according to psychologists
Answers were ‘surprisingly stable’ across 4,380 survey participants.
The 100 life decisions people dread most, according to psychologists
Eternal Sunshine of the Changing Time - FEE
The debate about Daylight Saving Time (DST) has reignited in both Europe and the United States. Spain’s Socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez is lobbying the
Nvidia's Jensen Huang turns up the heat on his warnings about the US-China tech race
Huang said that too many state-level AI regulations could stifle US innovation.
The 18-Inning Lesson in Economics
An 18-inning World Series game offers a real-world lesson in marginal analysis, opportunity cost, and the sunk cost fallacy.
In US first, New Mexico launches free child care for all
New Mexico became on Saturday the first U.S. state to offer free child care to all residents in a bid to boost its economy and lift education and child welfare levels ranked the worst in the country.
Ikea made a tiny bed for your smartphone.
If a dedicated plate for meatballs wasn’t weird enough, Ikea created tiny beds with NFC functionality that reward you with in-store vouchers if you keep your smartphone tucked in for seven hours every night for an entire week. But the beds are only available from Ikea UAE stores when you spend over ~$200.
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How cocoa prices are eating into Americans’ chocolate habits
Cocoa costs have dipped from decades-long highs, though shoppers are still paying higher prices for chocolate treats.
Delta, boosted by premium ticket sales, says customers who go Comfort+ don’t go back
Delta’s third-quarter revenue beat Wall Street estimates on Thursday, led by 9% growth in its premium ticket category....
IMF’s Outlook: Not Great - FEE
The IMF’s October 2025 update to its World Economic Outlook delivers a modest upward revision, but lurking behind this seemingly optimistic shift are deeper
Amazon sees faster delivery speeds with hi-tech driver eyeglasses, AI
In its relentless drive to bring everyday items to customers faster, Amazon has shifted expectations from two-day delivery to same-day and even within an hour. Now, with robots, artificial intelligence and even eyewear, it is working to pare seconds off each delivery.