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.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Apple’s iPhone Sales Drive Record Profit

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/21/technology/iphone-6-propels-apple-profit-to-record.html?action=click&contentCollection=Technology®ion=Footer&module=MoreInSection&pgtype=Blogs
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The White Teeth Monopoly

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/18/opinion/the-white-teeth-monopoly.html?mabReward=RI%3A15&action=click&pgtype=Homepage®ion=CColumn&module=Recommendation&src=rechp&WT.nav=RecEngine&_r=0
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Make the Halloween candy dish less tempting

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/18/opinion/bare-halloween-candy-self-control-nudge/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
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Amazon's Monopsony is Not OK

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/opinion/paul-krugman-amazons-monopsony-is-not-ok.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C%7B%222%22%3A%22RI%3A15%22%7D
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Where Young College Graduates Are Choosing to Live

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/upshot/where-young-college-graduates-are-choosing-to-live.html?ref=business&abt=0002&abg=0
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Phone Hackers Dial and Redial to Steal Billions

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/technology/dial-and-redial-phone-hackers-stealing-billions-.html?hpw&rref=technology&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpHedThumbWell&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0
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Thursday, October 16, 2014

U.S. Stocks Turn Lower in Seesaw Trading

http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-stock-futures-point-to-more-losses-for-wall-street-1413462444
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OS X Yosemite Review: The Mac Cozies Up to the iPhone

http://online.wsj.com/articles/os-x-yosemite-review-the-mac-cozies-up-to-the-iphone-1413486002?mod=WSJ_hp_RightTopStories
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Apple Pay Begins Monday at More Than 220,000 Retailers

http://blogs.wsj.com/personal-technology/2014/10/16/apple-pay-begins-monday-at-more-than-200000-retailers-in-the-u-s/?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_tech
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What the heck should the Fed do now?

http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/16/news/economy/federal-reserve-stocks-markets-plunge/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Extreme fitness

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/magazine/why-are-americans-so-fascinated-with-extreme-fitness.html?referrer=
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Converse Sues to Protect Its Chuck Taylor All Stars

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/business/converse-sues-to-protect-its-chuck-taylor-all-stars.html?ref=business
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Web-Era Trade Schools, Feeding a Need for Code

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/14/us/web-era-trade-schools-feeding-a-need-for-code.html?ref=business
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OPEC Split as Oil Prices Fall Sharply

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/14/business/energy-environment/oil-prices-fall-as-opec-members-fight-for-market-share.html?ref=business
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Calculating the Grim Economic Costs of Ebola Outbreak

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/10/13/calculating-the-grim-costs-of-ebola/?ref=business
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The Lock Has Evolved: Open Doors With Your Phone

http://online.wsj.com/articles/the-lock-has-evolved-open-doors-with-your-phone-1413291632?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth
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Florida Panthers' Nearly Empty Arena Fuels Relocation Rumors

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2230759-florida-panthers-nearly-empty-stadium-fuels-relocation-rumors?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial&hpt=hp_t2
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

The Great Wage Slowdown of the 21st Century

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/upshot/the-great-wage-slowdown-of-the-21st-century.html?hpw&rref=business&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpHedThumbWell&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well
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Syria Border Town, Kobani, Falling to ISIS, Turkey’s Leader Says

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/08/world/middleeast/isis-syria-coalition-strikes.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=LedeSum&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
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When Gluten Sensitivity Isn’t Celiac Disease

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/when-gluten-sensitivity-isnt-celiac-disease/?action=click&contentCollection=Middle%20East&module=MostEmailed&version=Full®ion=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article
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Meg Whitman Finds a Vision for HP

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/technology/meg-whitman-finds-a-vision-for-hp.html?hpw&rref=technology&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpHedThumbWell&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well
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Spain Seeks to Prevent Spread of Ebola After a Nurse Is Infected

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/08/world/europe/after-its-first-ebola-case-spain-seeks-to-prevent-spread-of-virus.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpSum&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0
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Samsung hammered by weak smartphone sales

http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/06/investing/samsung-earnings/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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Unemployment rates fall for least educated

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/10/05/sept-unemployment-rates-education/16657397/
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Retirement-Planning Tips for Singles

http://online.wsj.com/articles/retirement-planning-tips-for-singles-1412540047?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_yourmoney
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Finally, a $100 Tablet Worth Buying

http://online.wsj.com/articles/finally-a-100-tablet-worth-buying-1412700029?mod=WSJ_hp_RightTopStories
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These Images Show How Inflation Has Made Basic, Everyday Products In Venezuela Ridiculously Expensive Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/venezuela-price-inflation-2014-10?op=1#ixzz3FTwDesyT

www.businessinsider.com/venezuela-price-inflation-2014-10
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