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.

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Australia's strawberry needle scare spurs proposal for 15-year jail term

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-strawberries-contamination-idUSKCN1LZ0IF
MCCEconInstructor at 4:26 PM No comments:
Share

Friday, September 14, 2018

Fed faces challenge in keeping recovery on track, Yellen says

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/fed-faces-challenge-in-keeping-recovery-on-track-yellen-says/ar-BBNlgFB?li=BBnb7Kz
MCCEconInstructor at 4:38 PM No comments:
Share

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

FCC pauses review of T-Mobile, Sprint merger

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/fcc-pauses-review-of-t-mobile-sprint-merger/ar-BBNcgKy?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=mailsignout
MCCEconInstructor at 6:22 PM No comments:
Share

Fans Have Donated More Than $100,000 to Help Mary Ann From 'Gilligan's Island' Pay Her Medical Bills

http://time.com/money/5389816/dawn-wells-mary-ann-gilligans-island-gofundme/
MCCEconInstructor at 5:07 PM No comments:
Share

Honey Smacks cereal sickens more in salmonella outbreak

https://www.silive.com/news/2018/09/honey_smacks_cereal_sickens_mo.html
MCCEconInstructor at 4:56 PM No comments:
Share

Saturday, September 8, 2018

The two-year Wells Fargo horror story just won't end

https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/07/news/companies/wells-fargo-scandal-two-years/index.html
MCCEconInstructor at 6:38 PM No comments:
Share

Naomi Osaka upsets Serena Williams, who received game penalty, to win 2018 U.S. Open

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/tennis/naomi-osaka-upsets-serena-williams-who-received-game-penalty-to-win-2018-us-open/2018/09/08/089e1df4-b39f-11e8-aed9-001309990777_story.html?utm_term=.40d63faa579b
MCCEconInstructor at 5:26 PM No comments:
Share

Southwest Airlines Passengers on Four Separate Flights May Have Been Exposed to Measles

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/southwest-airlines-passengers-four-separate-182321368.html
MCCEconInstructor at 5:14 PM No comments:
Share

The secret of gua bao: The Taiwanese street food taking over the world

http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/gua-bao-taiwan/
MCCEconInstructor at 5:13 PM No comments:
Share

Amazon’s Antitrust Antagonist Has a Breakthrough Idea

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/technology/monopoly-antitrust-lina-khan-amazon.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
MCCEconInstructor at 5:12 PM No comments:
Share

Tiger in Twilight

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/sports/golf/tiger-woods.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fsports&action=click&contentCollection=sports®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront
MCCEconInstructor at 11:36 AM No comments:
Share

How to Retire in Your 30s With $1 Million in the Bank

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/01/style/fire-financial-independence-retire-early.html?action=click&module=Most%20Popular&pgtype=Homepage
MCCEconInstructor at 11:34 AM No comments:
Share

In a Sign of the Economy’s Strength, Jobs and Wages Moved Higher in August

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/business/economy/jobs-report.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
MCCEconInstructor at 11:29 AM No comments:
Share

Cryptocurrency: Virtual money, real power, and the fight for a small town's future

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cryptocurrency-bitcoin-virtual-money-real-power-cbsn-originals/
MCCEconInstructor at 11:27 AM No comments:
Share

Nike sales surge despite storm over Colin Kaepernick's "Just Do It" ad

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nike-sales-surge-despite-storm-over-colin-kaepernicks-just-do-it-ad/
MCCEconInstructor at 11:25 AM No comments:
Share

The man who made billions of dollars from OxyContin is pushing a drug to wean addicts off opioids

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/09/08/the-man-who-made-billions-of-dollars-from-oxycontin-is-pushing-a-drug-to-wean-addicts-off-opioids/?utm_term=.db416ae90560
MCCEconInstructor at 11:24 AM No comments:
Share

NCAA accused of failing to protect football players from head injuries

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ncaa-wrongful-death-lawsuits-cte-head-injuries/
MCCEconInstructor at 11:21 AM No comments:
Share

Apple expected to announce new iPhone and gadgets September 12

https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/30/technology/apple-fall-event/index.html
MCCEconInstructor at 11:16 AM No comments:
Share
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
MCCEconInstructor
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.