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There really is no such thing as a “free lunch.” Now University of Florida research shows companies offering free food, flights, and other goodies often won’t stay in business long enough to hand out those gifts.

Lower income consumers are apparently seeing sunny skies ahead. The University of Florida’s latest index of statewide consumer confidence tracked a three point increase in October, driven mainly by lower income consumers. Here’s UF economist Chris McCarty.

This is Update Weekly, your online audio source of University of Florida news and events for the week beginning Monday, October 29th.

Move over corn, a new crop is cornering the alternative fuel market and University of Florida researchers say this plant could be a solution for the high cost of diesel fuel.

This is Update Weekly, your online audio source of University of Florida news and events for the week beginning Monday, October 22nd.

Retailers might have a merrier than expected Christmas season after all. Despite a poor housing market and high gas prices, Florida consumers are planning to spend more money this season than they did last year. Here’s UF economist Barton Weitz.

Many think of shedding “crocodile tears” as a way to get sympathy or attention. Now a University of Florida study shows that alligators and crocodiles actually do cry while they eat.

This is Update Weekly, your online audio source of University of Florida news and events for the week beginning Monday, October 15th.

This is Update Weekly, your online audio source of University of Florida news and events for the week beginning Monday, October 8th 2007.

You may think of shedding “crocodile tears” as a way to get sympathy or attention. Now a University of Florida study shows that crocodilian species like alligators and crocodiles actually do cry while they eat. Here’s zoologist Kent Vliet.