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.

Friday, June 22, 2018

Canada becomes second nation in the world to legalize marijuana

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/20/health/canada-legalizes-marijuana/index.html
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Can Chipotle keep momentum with quesadillas and milkshakes?

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/22/investing/chipotle-new-menu-items/index.html
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What higher wages means for Domino's and McDonald's

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/22/news/companies/olive-garden-mcdonalds-wendys-dominos-chipotle/index.html
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Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Disability applications plunge as the economy strengthens

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/20/disability-applications-plunge-as-the-economy-strengthens.html
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Fed Chair Powell calls case 'strong' for more interest rate hikes

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/20/fed-chair-powell-calls-case-strong-for-more-interest-rate-hikes.html
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Trump's Space Force Could Increase Problematic Military Programs -- Or It Could Mean Nothing At All

https://www.forbes.com/sites/charlestiefer/2018/06/18/trumps-space-force-threatens-increases-in-problematic-military-programs/#3512dcd5bcb3
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AMC Starts Subscription Service, Challenging MoviePass

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/movies/amc-subscription-service-moviepass.html
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Starbucks says it will close 150 stores next year

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/19/news/companies/starbucks-store-closures/index.html?iid=ob_article_hotListpool
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Tiffany is giving cool a try. And it's working

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/19/news/companies/tiffany-millennial-marketing/index.html?iid=ob_article_hotListpool
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Target's shift to digital is painful

http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/23/investing/target-earnings/index.html
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KPMG slammed over 'unacceptable' decline in work quality

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/19/investing/kpmg-accounting-audit-unacceptable-quality/index.html?iid=ob_article_hotListpool
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CVS Pharmacy will now deliver your prescription

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/19/news/companies/cvs-pharmacy-nationwide-delivery/index.html?iid=ob_article_hotListpool
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A Fearless Mexico Stuns Germany, With Help From Its Cerebral Coach

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/17/sports/world-cup/mexico-germany-score.html
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Republicans, Trump official square off in heated hearing over tariffs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/republicans-trump-official-square-off-in-heated-hearing-over-tariffs/2018/06/20/21bfe670-749b-11e8-b4b7-308400242c2e_story.html?utm_term=.1b5108cb51cb
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Trump blasts OPEC again for high oil prices

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/13/investing/trump-opec-oil-prices/index.html?iid=EL
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Top bitcoin exchange says over $30 million in cryptocurrencies stolen

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/19/technology/bithumb-bitcoin-cryptocurrencies-theft/index.html?iid=surge-story-summary
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Iran: OPEC should stick to its production limits

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/20/news/economy/iran-oil-opec-bijan-zanganeh/index.html
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Snapchat will begin adding docu-series to its slate of shows

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/snapchat-will-begin-adding-docu-series-to-its-slate-of-shows/ar-AAyUcxC
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Amazon Prime Wardrobe officially launches to all U.S. Prime members

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/amazon-prime-wardrobe-officially-launches-to-all-us-prime-members/ar-AAyUe2y
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Why would the Fed want to raise the unemployment rate a full percentage point?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/06/18/why-would-the-fed-want-to-raise-the-unemployment-rate-a-full-percentage-point/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5dd1d5c485a5
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Here's why Subway could close another 500 restaurants

http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/25/news/companies/subway-closing/index.html
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Trump Plans Executive Order to Allow Detaining Families Together Indefinitely

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/us/politics/trump-immigration-children-executive-order.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Go deeper: AT&T's merger will change how we watch TV

https://www.axios.com/go-deeper-how-atts-merger-will-change-the-way-we-watch-tv-aacecfa7-4c12-4aba-bdfe-3a66231b5624.html
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AT&T completes acquisition of Time Warner

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/14/media/att-time-warner-deal/index.html
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China is killing his business. Tariffs could make or break it

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/14/news/economy/trade-tariffs-cheetah-chassis-china/index.html?iid=surge-story-summary
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General Electric gets booted from the Dow

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/19/investing/ge-dow-jones-walgreens/index.html
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This Start-Up Can Make Avocados Last Twice as Long Before Going Bad

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/19/this-start-up-can-make-avocados-last-twice-as-long-before-going-bad/?utm_term=.62d9ff8c1a1d
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