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.

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Donald Trump is doing exactly what he said he would do

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/25/politics/donald-trump-this-is-happening/
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Here's how much Trump's border wall will cost

http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/25/news/economy/trump-mexico-border-wall-cost/index.html?iid=surge-story-summary
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54% of Americans aren't benefiting from Dow 20,000

http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/26/investing/dow-20000-half-of-america-no-benefit/index.html
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TPP vs RCEP? Trade deals explained

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/24/asia/tpp-rcep-nafta-explained/index.html
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Saturday, January 21, 2017

In Navient Lawsuits, Unsettling Echoes of Past Lending Crisis

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/business/dealbook/navient-loans-lawsuit.html?action=click&contentCollection=Your%20Money&module=RelatedCoverage®ion=EndOfArticle&pgtype=article
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What's at stake for U.S. in a trade war with China

http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/19/news/economy/china-trump-trade-exports/index.html?iid=ob_article_footer
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Monopoly may replace iconic pieces with emoji faces and hashtags

http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/10/technology/monopoly-tokens-vote/index.html?iid=ob_article_video
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Robot deliveries are about to hit U.S. streets

http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/18/technology/postmates-doordash-delivery-robots/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_tech_pool
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US salmon may carry Japanese tapeworm, scientists say

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/11/health/salmon-tapeworm-food-study/?iid=ob_article_footer_expansion
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China posts weakest annual economic growth in 26 years

http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/19/news/economy/china-fourth-quarter-gdp-economic-growth/
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Walmart to add 10,000 retail jobs in the US

http://wspa.com/2017/01/21/walmart-to-add-10000-retail-jobs-in-the-us/
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Macy's posts disappointing holiday sales, likely to cut 10,000 workers and move forward with store closures

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/04/here-are-68-of-the-100-stores-that-macys-will-close.html
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Famed Ringling Bros. circus closing after more than 100 years

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/14/entertainment/ringling-circus-closing/
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