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Money and the economy The big forces every business lives with: prices that rise, interest rates that move, taxes, tariffs and the stock market. Each lesson shows what one of them does to a real kind of business. We explain how things work; we never tell you what to buy or sell.
The lessons 1 Level 1 0 of 10 XP to level 2 Start → 1 Part 1 of Supply and demand: why prices move: How much did eggs jump?, start here Start here How much did eggs jump? Lesson 1 · part 1 · 3 tickets · 5 min 2 Part 2 of Supply and demand: why prices move: Farm price, shelf price, not started 3 Part 3 of Supply and demand: why prices move: Not every price moves together, not started Lesson 1: Supply and demand: why prices move, not finished Lesson 1 · 13 min Supply and demand: why prices move 1 Part 1 of Inflation: why a dollar buys less: How much more for a gallon?, not started 2 Part 2 of Inflation: why a dollar buys less: Why prices rise everywhere, not started 3 Part 3 of Inflation: why a dollar buys less: The price board, not started Lesson 2: Inflation: why a dollar buys less, not finished (members-only) Lesson 2 · 14 min Inflation: why a dollar buys less Members (members-only) Included (included in your membership) 1 Part 1 of Interest rates and the Fed: Same Fed rate, a year apart, not started 2 Part 2 of Interest rates and the Fed: Six years of the Fed's rate, not started 3 Part 3 of Interest rates and the Fed: Rates are rising, not started Lesson 3: Interest rates and the Fed, not finished (members-only) Lesson 3 · 14 min Interest rates and the Fed Members (members-only) Included (included in your membership) 1 Part 1 of Recessions: when the economy shrinks: One month, one industry, not started 2 Part 2 of Recessions: when the economy shrinks: Lost jobs, or added them?, not started 3 Part 3 of Recessions: when the economy shrinks: The slow season that won't end, not started Lesson 4: Recessions: when the economy shrinks, not finished (members-only) Lesson 4 · 13 min Recessions: when the economy shrinks Members (members-only) Included (included in your membership) 1 Part 1 of Taxes: sales, income and payroll: The tax on every paycheck, not started 2 Part 2 of Taxes: sales, income and payroll: Who pays, who collects?, not started 3 Part 3 of Taxes: sales, income and payroll: A tight month, not started Lesson 5: Taxes: sales, income and payroll, not finished (members-only) Lesson 5 · 13 min Taxes: sales, income and payroll Members (members-only) Included (included in your membership) 1 Part 1 of Tariffs and trade: How many factories felt it?, not started 2 Part 2 of Tariffs and trade: What the tariffs of 2018 did, not started 3 Part 3 of Tariffs and trade: The tariff doubled, not started Lesson 6: Tariffs and trade, not finished (members-only) Lesson 6 · 14 min Tariffs and trade Members (members-only) Included (included in your membership) 1 Part 1 of Stocks and shares: owning a slice, and what an IPO is: A hundred dollars, half a year later, not started 2 Part 2 of Stocks and shares: owning a slice, and what an IPO is: CAVA's IPO, line by line, not started 3 Part 3 of Stocks and shares: owning a slice, and what an IPO is: Going public?, not started Lesson 7: Stocks and shares: owning a slice, and what an IPO is, not finished (members-only) Lesson 7 · 13 min Stocks and shares: owning a slice, and what an IPO is Members (members-only) Included (included in your membership) 1 Part 1 of What a business is worth: How many years of profit?, not started 2 Part 2 of What a business is worth: A bakery's sale sheet, not started 3 Part 3 of What a business is worth: The future-cash lab, not started Lesson 8: What a business is worth, not finished (members-only) Lesson 8 · 15 min What a business is worth Members (members-only) Included (included in your membership) Finish: The whole economy Finish The whole economy New to how a business makes money? Start with the Foundations : these lessons build on them.