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.

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Austin bombings: What we know now, including the blast near San Antonio

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/03/20/austin-bombings-what-we-know-now-including-blast-near-san-antonio/440869002/
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Federal Reserve will raise rates this week, but what comes next?

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/19/news/economy/federal-reserve-march-meeting-walkup/index.html?iid=ob_article_hotListpool
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Control AI now or brace for nightmare future, experts warn

http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/21/technology/malicious-artificial-intelligence-use-warning-cambridge/index.html
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Uber Health will get patients to and from the doctor

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/01/technology/uber-health/index.html
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Sorry, Hollywood. Netflix rules the media world

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/06/investing/netflix-stock/index.html
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Beyond passwords: Companies use fingerprints and digital behavior to ID employees

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/18/technology/biometrics-workplace/index.html
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Why Domino's is winning the pizza wars

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/06/news/companies/dominos-pizza-hut-papa-johns/index.html?iid=ob_article_footer
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Lyft tests $199 monthly subscription plan for rides

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/16/technology/lyft-subscription-plan/index.html
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Snapchat stock loses $800 million after Rihanna responds to offensive ad

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/16/technology/snapchat-stock-rihanna/index.html
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Is your data safe on Facebook? Not really

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/19/technology/business/facebook-data-breach/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/19/technology/christoper-wylie-facebook/index.html
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Makeup is changing the meaning of masculinity

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/health/makeup-skincare-male-masculinity-intl/
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Fitbit unveils Apple Watch competitor and fitness tracker for kids

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/13/technology/fitbit-versa-smartwatch-ace-for-kids/index.html
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Thursday, March 15, 2018

Top bottled water brands contaminated with plastic particles: report

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/top-bottled-water-brands-contaminated-plastic-particles-report-013209098.html
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The blood of America's poor fuels a multibillion-dollar industry

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-blood-of-americas-poor-fuels-a-multibillion-dollar-industry/ar-BBKfNJn?li=BBnbfcL
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

This Trump fan would like to ‘buy American.’ So why doesn’t he?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/this-trump-fan-would-like-to-buy-american-so-why-doesnt-he/2018/03/12/904f44ec-23f0-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html?utm_term=.467eb258a7d1
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Monday, March 12, 2018

Ford and GM to get hit by Trump's tariffs -- but not as badly as feared?

http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/12/investing/ford-gm-steel-aluminum-tariffs-trump/index.html
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If Toys R Us goes away, where will shoppers go?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/03/11/if-toys-r-us-goes-away-where-shoppers-go/411374002/
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