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Saban: Current state of college football not 'sustainable'
Saban: Current state of college football not 'sustainable'
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Nick Saban's willingness to adapt and often be a catalyst for change in college football, both on the field and off, has propelled Alabama to six national championships in 13 seasons.
·apnews.com·
Saban: Current state of college football not 'sustainable'
Who’s in Your Wallet?
Who’s in Your Wallet?
A visual essay about the famous figures who represent today’s currencies around the world
·pudding.cool·
Who’s in Your Wallet?
America’s Highest Earners And Their Taxes Revealed
America’s Highest Earners And Their Taxes Revealed
Secret IRS files reveal the top US income-earners and how their tax rates vary more than their incomes. Tech titans, hedge fund managers and heirs dominate the list, while the likes of Taylor Swift and LeBron James didn’t even make the top 400.
·projects.propublica.org·
America’s Highest Earners And Their Taxes Revealed
US inflation jumped 8.5% in past year, highest since 1981
US inflation jumped 8.5% in past year, highest since 1981
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping out the pay raises that many people have received.
·apnews.com·
US inflation jumped 8.5% in past year, highest since 1981
No poop for you: Manure supplies run short as fertilizer prices soar
No poop for you: Manure supplies run short as fertilizer prices soar
For nearly two decades, Abe Sandquist has used every marketing tool he can think of to sell the back end of a cow. Poop, after all, needs to go somewhere. The Midwestern entrepreneur has worked hard to woo farmers on its benefits for their crops.
·reuters.com·
No poop for you: Manure supplies run short as fertilizer prices soar
Financial Literacy Map
Financial Literacy Map
Do you know how to manage money? See how financially literate people in your state are compared to your neighbors on our Financial Literacy Month map.
·debt.com·
Financial Literacy Map
The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates - FEDERAL RESERVE BANK of NEW YORK
The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates - FEDERAL RESERVE BANK of NEW YORK
New York Fed economists Jaison Abel and Richard Deitz track data on the job prospects, wages, unemployment, and underemployment of new U.S. college graduates. Trends for young workers holding only a high school diploma provide a comparison
·newyorkfed.org·
The Labor Market for Recent College Graduates - FEDERAL RESERVE BANK of NEW YORK
Ukraine war imperils wheat, but farmers in no rush to pivot
Ukraine war imperils wheat, but farmers in no rush to pivot
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russia’s war in Ukraine could mean changes for Ed Kessel’s farm along a quiet stretch of western North Dakota. Worldwide, farmers like Kessel are weighing whether to change their planting patterns and grow more wheat this spring as the war has choked off or thrown into question grain supplies from a region known as “the breadbasket of the world.”
·apnews.com·
Ukraine war imperils wheat, but farmers in no rush to pivot
Suspending the gas tax isn't the right response
Suspending the gas tax isn't the right response
Lawmakers in both Maryland and Georgia have officially suspended the state gas tax in an effort to help drivers over the coming weeks. Politicians have chosen a politically popular policy rather than addressing a more serious underlying issue.
·jadrian.substack.com·
Suspending the gas tax isn't the right response
Jadrian Wooten on Twitter
Jadrian Wooten on Twitter
“Last week I ran my "blind" taste test with econ faculty at @UTKnoxville, but I used chocolate bars instead of ice cream. Even among a potentially more refined palette, no one was able to rank the bars by price. This is one of my favorite lessons for monopolistic competition.”
·twitter.com·
Jadrian Wooten on Twitter