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.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

GM Ignition Recall Death Toll Rises To 74

http://consumerist.com/2015/03/23/gm-ignition-recall-death-toll-rises-to-74/
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E-cigarettes: Helping smokers quit, or fueling a new addiction?

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/23/health/e-cigarettes-smoking-addiction-nicotine/index.html
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Amy's Kitchen Recall

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/23/health/amys-kitchen-recall-spinach-listeria/
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

California Water Shortage

http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2015/03/the-california-water-shortage-again.html
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Kraft foods recall

http://www.examiner.com/article/kraft-macaroni-and-cheese-recall-what-you-need-to-know
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Blue bell and Listeria

http://abc13.com/health/fda-blue-bell-products-linked-to-deadly-cases-of-listeriosis/556933/
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Markets brace for Fed statement

http://www.wsj.com/articles/euro-steady-markets-brace-for-fed-statement-1426668602?ref=/home-page
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Nintendo on mobile devices

http://www.wsj.com/m/briefly/BL-263B-3968
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Microsoft is killing off Internet Explorer

http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/17/8230631/microsoft-is-killing-off-the-internet-explorer-brand#comments
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Why so many Seattle restaurants are closing lately

http://www.seattlemag.com/article/why-are-so-many-seattle-restaurants-closing-lately
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Thursday, March 12, 2015

The Long, Slow Death of Cable Just Reached a Tipping Point

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technologyinvesting/the-long-slow-death-of-cable-just-reached-a-tipping-point/ar-AA9H4n7
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Saturday, March 7, 2015

Gas Pump Prices Rising 5 Times Faster Than Crude Oil in U.S.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/gas-pump-prices-rising-5-times-faster-than-crude-oil-in-us/ar-AA9sWca
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Why 5.5 percent unemployment isn't as great as it seems

http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2015/03/06/why-5-5-percent-unemployment-isnt-as-great-as-it-seems/?icid=maing-grid7%7Caol20-os%7Cdl8%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D624142
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

NYC’s Last Classical Sheet Music Store to Close

http://www.wsj.com/articles/nycs-last-classical-sheet-music-store-to-close-1425345520?mod=trending_now_2
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Truck Sales Plow Through February

http://www.wsj.com/articles/chrysler-sales-increase-6-in-february-1425389401?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_business
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