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Akerlof G. A. (1991). Procrastination and obedience. The American Economic Review, 81(2), 1–19. 1.000

👤 Angela L. Duckworth, Katherine L. Milkman, and David Laibson 📋 Scientific Article 🏷️ Economics , Psychology , Procrastination

Simplified: G. A. Akerlof published an article on procrastination and obedience in The American Economic Review in 1991.

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4 weeks ago
Production at the facility was halted, contributing to a nationwide formula shortage that lasted for months. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Business

Simplified: The halting of production at Abbott's Sturgis facility contributed to a months-long nationwide formula shortage.

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4 weeks ago
On September 14th the yield on ten-year American Treasuries exceeded 5%, the highest it has been in two decades. 1.000

👤 The Economist 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Finance , United States , Government Debt

Simplified: The yield on ten-year American Treasuries exceeded 5% on September 14th, a two-decade high.

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4 weeks ago
The median yield on rich countries’ ten-year government bonds is above 4%, its highest in more than 15 years and roughly five times its average in 2015-21 (see chart 1). 1.000

👤 The Economist 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Finance , Government Debt

Simplified: The median yield on rich countries’ ten-year government bonds is above 4%, the highest in over 15 years and about five times the 2015-21 average.

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4 weeks ago
Bond yields have risen in Britain, France, Germany and Japan. 1.000

👤 The Economist 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Finance , Government Debt

Simplified: Bond yields have risen in Britain, France, Germany, and Japan.

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4 weeks ago
Nepal estimates it will cost $5 billion to recover and rebuild. 1.000

👤 Nepal 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Government , Disasters

Simplified: Nepal estimates the cost to recover and rebuild from the floods will be $5 billion.

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4 weeks ago
According to the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC), a nonpartisan watchdog organization, New York spent 91 percent above the national average per student for elementary and secondary education in the 2... 1.000

👤 Citizens Budget Commission 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Education , Government Spending

Simplified: New York spent 91% above the national average per student on K-12 education in the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Citizens Budget Commission.

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4 weeks ago
This upcoming school year, New York state is expected to spend $39 billion in school aid, a $1.7 billion increase from last year. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Education , Government Spending

Simplified: New York state is expected to spend $39 billion in school aid for the upcoming school year, a $1.7 billion increase.

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4 weeks ago
Many countries now spend more on debt servicing than defence, including the US, France and the UK 1.000

👤 Financial Times 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , France , USA , UK , Government Finance

Simplified: The US, France, and the UK are among countries that now spend more on debt servicing than on defence.

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4 weeks ago
The world’s $2tn interest bill 1.000

👤 Financial Times 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Finance

Simplified: The world's interest bill is $2 trillion.

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4 weeks ago
Some 70 percent of the federal budget consists of mandatory spending, and the entire projected increase in the deficit comes from Social Security and Medicare. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Government

Simplified: Approximately 70 percent of the U.S. federal budget consists of mandatory spending.

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4 weeks ago
As Sheppard notes, "deficits are running at 6 percent today, and 3 percent is a level Congress has hit repeatedly." 1.000

👤 Parker Sheppard 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Government

Simplified: Parker Sheppard stated that as of September 2026, U.S. deficits are running at 6 percent of GDP.

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4 weeks ago
Some 70 percent of the federal budget consists of mandatory spending, and the entire projected increase in the deficit comes from Social Security and Medicare. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Economics , Government

Simplified: The entire projected increase in the U.S. deficit is attributed to Social Security and Medicare.

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4 weeks ago
The Treasury pays interest on every dollar in the interim, and at current rates, it's significant money that the score never shows. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Government , Policy

Simplified: The Congressional Budget Office's legislative scores do not show the debt-service costs incurred from borrowing.

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4 weeks ago
...pressuring Kevin Warsh, the new Fed chairman, to lower interest rates. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Government , People

Simplified: Kevin Warsh is the new chairman of the Federal Reserve.

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4 weeks ago
Meanwhile, 43 percent of workers who didn't change jobs (and 37 percent of all workers studied) endured reductions in real wages, most of which were quite severe. 1.000

👤 National Bureau of Economic Research 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Labor

Simplified: According to a National Bureau of Economic Research paper, 43% of workers who did not change jobs and 37% of all workers studied experienced real wage...

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4 weeks ago
In line with this commitment, he just raised interest rates by 0.25 percent, hiking the final figure to between 3.75 percent and 4 percent. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Government

Simplified: The Federal Reserve recently raised interest rates by 0.25 percent, to a range of 3.75 percent to 4 percent.

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4 weeks ago
Aggregate real wages have since recovered, but the ground lost in the interim was never regained. 0.900

👤 National Bureau of Economic Research 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Labor

Simplified: According to a National Bureau of Economic Research paper, while aggregate real wages have recovered, the purchasing power lost during the high-inflat...

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4 weeks ago
And it wasn't that Washington ran smaller deficits, either—deficits nearly tripled in the early 1980s. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Government , History

Simplified: U.S. federal deficits nearly tripled in the early 1980s.

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4 weeks ago
The Consumer Price Index shows prices rising by 0.4 percent over the past month, and by 3.4 percent over the last 12 months. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Statistics

Simplified: The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% in the past month and 3.4% over the last 12 months as of September 2026.

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4 weeks ago