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, August 31, 2017

Pop music is rejecting the piano. Why?

https://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2017/08/no-more-piano-man
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Dark web finds bitcoin increasingly more of a problem than a help, tries other digital currencies

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/29/dark-web-finds-bitcoin-increasingly-more-of-a-problem-than-a-help-tries-other-digital-currencies.html
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The next iPhone is going to be unveiled Sept. 12, report says

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/28/apple-to-hold-product-launch-event-on-sept-12-iphone-unveiling-expected-dow-jones-citing-sources.html
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The Amazon Effect: How Prices Dropped at Whole Foods

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/business/amazon-whole-foods-cheaper-prices.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness&action=click&contentCollection=business®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=8&pgtype=sectionfront
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Dow is set to open down triple digits after North Korea fires missile over Japan

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/28/japanese-government-warns-north-korea-missile-headed-toward-northern-japan-report-says.html
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Monday, August 28, 2017

Sears is closing 28 more Kmart stores

http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/24/investing/sears-kmart-stores-closing/index.html?iid=ob_article_hotListpool
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How Hurricane Harvey will impact prices at the gas pump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/how-hurricane-harvey-will-impact-prices-at-the-gas-pump/2017/08/27/ecac15be-8b64-11e7-91d5-ab4e4bb76a3a_story.html?utm_term=.825672d0bd7a
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Floyd Mayweather's new line of t-shirts are ridiculously expensive

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/08/floyd-mayweather-t-shirt-hat-conor-mcgregor-expensive
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Friday, August 18, 2017

Peter Dinklage urges 'Game of Thrones' fans to stop buying direwolf-lookalike Huskies

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/08/16/peter-dinklage-says-game-thrones-fans-should-stop-buying-huskies/572011001/
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Air ball! Nobody's buying expensive sneakers

http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/18/investing/sneakers-foot-locker-nike-under-armour/index.html?sr=twCNN081817sneakers-foot-locker-nike-under-armour1226PMStory
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