Economics in the News

This is a collection of hyperlinks to current news articles that deal with economic concepts (labeled) for my current and former students. The opinions and conclusions are expressly those of the authors, not necessarily mine. I have not commented on these articles because I want my students to have a chance to do so in their homework assignments. I always enjoy hearing what they have to say when they have thought through and provided evidence for their arguments.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

A Diet Rich in Fish May Help the Aging Brain

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204653604577249192836516880.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsFifth
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Kodak Says It Will Stop Making Digital Cameras

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/business/kodak-says-it-will-stop-making-digital-cameras.html
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Bankrupt Kodak asks court to let it slash retirees' health benefits

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/27/10520431-bankrupt-kodak-asks-court-to-let-it-slash-retirees-health-benefits
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Jobless claims unchanged at four-year low

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/23/10486216-jobless-claims-unchanged-at-four-year-low
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California gas prices jump 26 cents in a week

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas-prices-20120228,0,2916784.story
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More Americans seeking dental treatment at the ER

http://news.yahoo.com/more-americans-seeking-dental-treatment-er-051200183.html
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Monday, February 27, 2012

'Cheap China' era ends as factory workers wise up

http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/15/business/china-factory-jobs/index.html?iref=obnetwork
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Are rich people more unethical?

http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/27/health/rich-more-unethical/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
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When crying kids disrupt dinner, who ends up paying the price?

http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2012/02/22/kids-in-restaurants/?iref=obnetwork
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Wii Games Don't Mean Kids Exercise More: Study

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/02/27/technology/27reuters-exercise-wii.html?hp
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New Airline Revenue Goes Beyond Baggage Fees

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/business/new-airline-revenue-goes-beyond-baggage-fees.html?hpw
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TransCanada Renewing Request to Build Keystone Pipeline

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/science/earth/keystone-pipeline-permit-request-to-be-renewed.html?hp http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/27/10519685-why-the-keystone-pipeline-would-boost-pump-prices
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Germany Backs Aid Plan for Greece

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/world/europe/germany-backs-aid-plan-for-greece.html?hp http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/21/10463356-deal-done-europe-seals-new-170b-greece-bailout-to-avoid-chaotic-default
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Measures Aim to End Bias Against Long-Term Jobless

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204778604577241693309654990.html?mod=WSJ_economy_LeftTopHighlights
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Europe Crisis Tracker

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204449804577068932199637016.html?mod=WSJ_earnings_RightSecondHighlights This is not an article, but provides an overview of the Euro-zone countries.
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Atlanta Fed Survey Finds Long-Term Inflation Worry

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/02/23/atlanta-fed-survey-finds-long-term-inflation-worry/
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‘Why This Time Could Be Different’ With High Gasoline Prices

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/02/21/why-this-time-could-be-different-with-high-gasoline-prices/
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College Bookstores Drop Dispute With Amazon

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204520204577249654125182444.html?mod=WSJ_business_whatsNews
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Why Doctors Die Differently

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203918304577243321242833962.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read
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Samsung Aims to Double Smartphone Sales

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204520204577248242823886850.html?mod=technology_newsreel
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IPhone's Crutch of Subsidies

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204653604577247471036145902.html?mod=technology_newsreel
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The Mounting Minuses at Google+

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204653604577249341403742390.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond
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Will Comcast and Verizon crush Netflix?

http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=1852e69e-b124-402e-a8b2-ada5c6ec853d
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Mounting student loans a 'debt bomb' waiting to explode

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/22/10469504-mounting-student-loans-a-debt-bomb-waiting-to-explode
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Oil price surge could dampen global recovery

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/17/10435968-oil-price-surge-could-dampen-global-recovery
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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Thinking Outside the Redbox

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/18/business/coinstar-ventures-beyond-its-redbox-success.html?pagewanted=1&ref=business
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How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did

http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/818/how-target-figured-out-a-teen-girl-was-pregnant-before-her-father-did/
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The Way Greeks Live Now

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/magazine/the-way-greeks-live-now.html?src=recg
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Scientists Find New Dangers in Tiny but Pervasive Particles in Air Pollution

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/science/earth/scientists-find-new-dangers-in-tiny-but-pervasive-particles-in-air-pollution.html?hpw
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China Takes New Step to Prime Its Slowing Economy

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/business/global/china-takes-new-step-to-prime-its-slowing-economy.html?ref=business
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For Space Mess, Scientists Seek Celestial Broom

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/science/space/for-space-mess-scientists-seek-celestial-broom.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23
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Rising Gas Prices Give G.O.P. Issue to Attack Obama

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/us/politics/high-gas-prices-give-gop-issue-to-attack-obama.html?_r=1&hpw
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Friday, February 17, 2012

Here’s How to See If the FBI Might Cut Off Your Internet March 8th

http://gizmodo.com/5886008/heres-how-to-see-if-the-fbi-might-cut-off-your-internet-march-8th
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Euro-Zone Crisis Leaders Need to Slow Down

http://online.wsj.com/video/eurozone-crisis-leaders-need-to-slow-down/3E27E862-0526-4325-94B2-FEFFED12B7F8.html?KEYWORDS=greece
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Euro-Zone Crisis Forces Regional Markets To Expand

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/02/17/euro-zone-crisis-forces-regional-markets-to-expand/?mod=WSJBlog&mod=marketbeat
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Tensions With Russia Loom Over Trade Debate

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/02/17/tensions-with-russia-loom-over-trade-debate/?mod=WSJBlog&mod=marketbeat
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Portugal's Jobless Rate Jumps

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204880404577226841741951850.html?mod=WSJ_economy_LeftTopHighlights
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Jobless Claims Hit Lowest Level Since 2008

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204792404577226893403244350.html?mod=WSJ_economy_LeftTopHighlights
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Chinese City Defends Raising Home-Price Cap

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204792404577228363053292138.html?mod=WSJ_economy_LeftTopHighlights
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Higher Prices Put Pinch on Shoppers

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204880404577228912836310838.html?mod=WSJ_economy_LEADStoryTop
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Congress passes payroll tax cut deal

http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/17/election/2012/payroll-tax-deal/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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Dow Closes at Highest Level in Nearly 4 Years

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204792404577226722433975652.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read
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Some Lin-iment for the NBA

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204883304577219581517602876.html?grcc=6d426cfdeecec61c201682af81ef4c81Z11&mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_whatyoumissed
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Get Your Business Plugged for Free

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204369404577206872941970322.html?mod=small_business_newsreel
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6 Tips for Tapping Pinterest's Surging Popularity

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204792404577227542820850590.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_smallbusiness
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Google's iPhone Tracking

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204880404577225380456599176.html?mod=business_newsreel
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Recall-plagued Johnson & Johnson yanks infant Tylenol

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204792404577229072114500132.html
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Saturday, February 11, 2012

BitTorrent Piracy Doesn’t Affect US Box Office Returns, Study Finds

http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-piracy-doesnt-affect-us-box-office-returns-study-finds-120210/
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Kodak Says It Will Stop Making Digital Cameras

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/business/kodak-says-it-will-stop-making-digital-cameras.html?ref=technology
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Walnut Growers Seek to Stop Sales to Diamond

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/02/10/business/10reuters-diamond.html?src=busln
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Traveling Light in a Time of Digital Thievery

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/technology/electronic-security-a-worry-in-an-age-of-digital-espionage.html?ref=business
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Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/education/education-gap-grows-between-rich-and-poor-studies-show.html?pagewanted=1&ref=general&src=me
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As ‘Yuck Factor’ Subsides, Treated Wastewater Flows From Taps

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/science/earth/despite-yuck-factor-treated-wastewater-used-for-drinking.html?src=me&ref=general
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Supply of a Cancer Drug May Run Out Within Weeks

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/health/policy/supply-of-methotrexate-a-cancer-drug-may-run-out-soon.html?_r=1&hp
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Anger in Greece as parliament to vote on bailout

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/11/us-greece-idUSTRE8120HI20120211
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6 Colleges Cutting Tuition

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/6-colleges-cutting-tuition.html
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De Beers Warns on Diamond Demand

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203824904577214422675981282.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_Business
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The Beverage Wars Move to Coconuts

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203315804577207313086829188.html?mod=WSJ_business_LeftSecondHighlights
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Bernanke: No ‘Silver Bullet’ for Housing Woes

http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2012/02/10/bernanke-no-silver-bullet-for-housing-woes/
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Tough Times for Franchising

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204136404577211391192172770.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_smallbusiness
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Airlines That Fill 86% of Seats and Still Lose Money on Domestic Flights

http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2012/02/08/airlines-that-fill-86-of-seats-and-still-lose-money-on-domestic-flights/?grcc=853dc7ea5891117b9107bbe578e9811dZ11&mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_lifestyle
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Personal Loans Come Back

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203315804577211082641162676.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLE_Video_Third
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Where's the Beef? Less of It in Texas

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204662204577201121978832112.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsFifth
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Monday, February 6, 2012

Fast Phones, Dead Batteries

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204369404577205001921978364.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories
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Saturday, February 4, 2012

BLS Forecasts Fastest-Growing Jobs

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203889904577199492368029890.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_careerjournal
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Fed Likely to Retain Stance on Low Rates

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204662204577201403437636864.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories
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Time to Revive Talk of an Inflation Target?

http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2012/02/01/time-to-revive-talk-of-an-inflation-target/?grcc=c7b17d1f75dcea889085443ad28d6b3cZ11&mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_world
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Sony Has Quietly Cut 100 U.S. Jobs Over Last Several Weeks

http://allthingsd.com/20120203/exclusive-sony-has-quietly-cut-100-u-s-jobs-over-last-several-weeks/
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Belgium Slides Into Recession

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204652904577197062423798878.html?grcc=c7b17d1f75dcea889085443ad28d6b3cZ11&mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_markets
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Poised for Growth, But Not Hiring

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204652904577197092145865240.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_smallbusiness
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More Meetings Are Stand-Up Jobs

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204652904577193460472598378.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_careerjournal
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Super Bowl Ads Cost 3 Cents Per Viewer

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/02/04/number-of-the-week-super-bowl-ads-cost-3-cents-per-viewer/
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