In Fast-Paced China, Marathon Craze Is Off And Running (Despite A Clumsy Start)

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/04/26/524912679/in-fast-paced-china-marathon-craze-is-off-and-running-despite-a-clumsy-start

New home buyers will pay for that new Canadian lumber tariff

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/25/news/economy/canadian-lumber-tax/index.html?iid=surge-story-summary

The U.S. just lost a trade battle with Mexico

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/25/news/economy/mexico-us-wto-tuna/index.html?iid=surge-story-summary

When unpaid student debt leads to a smaller Social Security check

http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/30/retirement/social-security-student-loans/index.html?iid=ob_article_videocrpool

Lumber Tariff

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/25/business/trump-trudeau-canada-trade-lumber-dairy.html?ribbon-ad-idx=12&rref=politics&module=Ribbon&version=context®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Politics&pgtype=article&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&gwh=C1045B5E2BBF3CAFC7DB96006D3C7D77&gwt=pay

Wall ‘Will Get Built,’ Trump Insists, as He Drops Funding Demand

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/25/us/politics/mexico-wall-spending-trump.html?rref=collection%2Fnewseventcollection%2FThe%20Trump%20White%20House&action=click&contentCollection=Politics&module=Collection®ion=Marginalia&src=me&version=newsevent&pgtype=article

Trump Is Expected to Sign Orders That Could Expand Access to Fossil Fuels

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/25/us/politics/national-monuments-energy-drilling.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

Portugal Basks In Post-Bailout Economic Revival

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/04/26/524681297/portugal-basks-in-post-bailout-economic-revival

Does saturated fats clog your arteries? Controversial paper says 'no'

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/25/health/saturated-fat-arteries-study/index.html

A fatal flaw in Trump's tax cut: Senate rules

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/25/politics/donald-trump-tax-plan-senate-rules/index.html

North Korean ships dock in Chinese port despite coal embargo

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/21/asia/china-north-korea-coal/index.html

Cops use murdered woman's Fitbit to charge her husband

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/25/us/fitbit-womans-death-investigation-trnd/

You're about to pay more for your burrito at Chipotle

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/17/youre-about-to-pay-more-for-your-burrito-at-chipotle.html

The University of Chicago worries about a lack of competition

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21720657-its-economists-used-champion-big-firms-mood-has-shifted-university-chicago

That Fingerprint Sensor on Your Phone Is Not as Safe as You Think

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/technology/fingerprint-security-smartphones-apple-google-samsung.html?ribbon-ad-idx=5&rref=business&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Business%20Day&pgtype=article

Tesla’s Market Surge Has Even Fans Looking for Feet of Clay

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/business/tesla-stock-elon-musk.html?ribbon-ad-idx=5&rref=business&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Business%20Day&pgtype=article

United Grapples With PR Crisis Over Videos of Man Being Dragged Off Plane

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/business/united-airline-passenger-overbooked-flights.html?ribbon-ad-idx=5&rref=business&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Business%20Day&pgtype=article But the videos had already cast an unwelcome light not just on United, but on the airline industry’s efforts to maximize profits.

Oil prices rise for 7th straight day on hopes of extension to OPEC output deal

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-prices-rise-for-7th-straight-day-on-hopes-of-extension-to-opec-output-deal-2017-04-12

Xi and Trump Discuss Rising Tensions With North Korea

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/world/asia/trump-china-north-korea-xi-jinping.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news North Korea is almost entirely dependent on China for its oil, and a loss of its supplies would cripple the noticeable economic growth in the country over the last few years.

Trump’s Shift on Russia Brings Geopolitical Whiplash

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/world/europe/russia-putin-trump.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

U.S. unemployment drops to 4.5%, lowest in decade

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/07/news/economy/march-jobs-report/index.html?iid=EL

Americans have become lazy and it's hurting the economy

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/12/news/economy/us-economy-big-problem-tyler-cowen/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom

Toyota investing $1.3 billion in Kentucky plant

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/10/autos/toyota-kentucky-plant/index.html?iid=ob_article_hotListpool

Venezuela Protests: Hospital Tear-Gassed, Chaos Ensues as Protests Intensify

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/venezuela-protests-hospital-tear-gassed-chaos-ensues-protests-intensify-n744996

OPEC oil production drops in March, but U.S. shale output surges

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/opec-oil-production-drops-in-march-but-us-shale-output-surges-2017-04-12 Some OPEC officials have also expressed concerns over the commitment of Russia—the biggest non-OPEC participant in the production cuts—to pursue the effort. . . But the OPEC report said Russia only carried cuts of 130,000 barrels a day in March—compared with a pledged 300,000 barrels a day

Toshiba warns it may not survive crisis

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/11/investing/toshiba-earnings-delisting-westinghouse-crisis/index.html?iid=ob_article_hotListpool

1,500 economists to Trump: Immigrants are good for the U.S. economy

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/12/news/economy/economists-immigrants-economy-trump/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom

United loses $250 million of its market value

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/11/investing/united-airlines-stock-passenger-flight-video/

The disposable diaper game changer: corn starch

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/01/technology/diapers-ecofriendly-tethis/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool