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, November 6, 2018

AMC's MoviePass rival, A-List, gets price hike

https://www.cnet.com/news/amcs-moviepass-rival-a-list-gets-price-hike-in-some-us-states/
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MoviePass Rival Sinemia Drops Prices to Dirt Cheap on Weekdays

https://gizmodo.com/moviepass-rival-sinemia-drops-prices-to-dirt-cheap-on-w-1830257573
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Verizon cuts the price of its unlimited prepaid plan

https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/06/verizon-cuts-prepaid-unlimited-plan/
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Thursday, November 1, 2018

Let’s not be shortsighted about monopoly Amazon

http://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/let-s-not-be-shortsighted-about-monopoly-amazon/article_fdfc1e3b-ca2a-5278-a9b9-b3da8a1588c7.html
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T-mobile & Sprint shares surge on executives optimism for merger

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/t-mobile-sprint-shares-surge-on-executives-optimism-for-merger/
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Facebook will stream exclusive live Major League Baseball games for the first time

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/09/facebook-mlb-deal-25-games-streaming-exclusively-on-the-site.html
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Starbucks is doubling down on Christmas with its new holiday cups

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/01/business/starbucks-holiday-cups/index.html
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Yellen says rising deficit is unsustainable: 'If I had a magic wand, I would raise taxes'

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/30/yellen-says-rising-us-deficit-unsustainable-if-i-had-a-magic-wand-i-would-raise-taxes.html?recirc=taboolainternal
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Fed sets new rules to ease regulations on smaller banks

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/31/fed-sets-new-rules-to-ease-regulations-on-smaller-banks.html
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McDonald's adds its first new breakfast sandwich in 5 years

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/24/business/mcdonalds-new-breakfast-sandwich/index.html
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Chick-fil-A is trying to get into your home

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/22/business/chick-fil-a-delivery-catering-strategy/index.html
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Hershey will raise chocolate prices next year

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/25/business/hershey-chocolate-price-increase/index.html
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India risks a high stakes fight with its central bank

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/31/economy/rbi-governor-tensions-act/index.html
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Desperate for labor, retailers offer workers more hours

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/01/economy/worker-hours-schedules/index.html
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Sears, the store that changed America, declares bankruptcy

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/15/business/sears-bankruptcy/index.html
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GE's debt headaches are growing

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/01/investing/general-electric-debt-downgrade/index.html
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Khashoggi's murder hurt the business ties Saudi Arabia needs most

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/01/perspectives/jamal-khashoggi-saudi-arabia-business/index.html
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The Undersized QB Taking the Sport by Storm

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2803829-adam-kramer-on-college-football-the-undersized-qb-taking-the-sport-by-storm?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial
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Denver Broncos WR Courtland Sutton Can Be NFL's Second-Half Breakout Star

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2803768-denver-broncos-wr-courtland-sutton-can-be-nfls-second-half-breakout-star?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial
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First FDA-approved cannabis-based drug now available in the US

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/01/health/marijuana-drug-epidiolex-prescription/index.html
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In Oscar Bid, Netflix Will Release 3 Movies in Theaters First

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/business/netflix-theater-streaming-release.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness&action=click&contentCollection=business®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=9&pgtype=sectionfront
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Here’s the Skinny: For Lean Production Processes to Work, a Company Needs to Be All In

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/11/business/heres-the-skinny-for-lean-production-processes-to-work-a-company-needs-to-be-all-in.html?rref=collection%2Fspotlightcollection%2Ffast-forward
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In U.S.-India Trade, Trump Sees Only Harley-Davidson

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/business/us-india-trade-harley-davidson.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbusiness&action=click&contentCollection=business®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront
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Dow rises more than 150 points after Trump says trade talk with China's Xi went well

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/01/stock-market-dow-futures-slighly-higher-amid-earnings-data.html
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Kudlow calls federal minimum wage 'a terrible idea'

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/01/kudlow-calls-federal-minimum-wage-a-terrible-idea.html
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