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.

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Avocados Were Recalled Over Listeria But Millennials Are Still Eating Them

https://www.delish.com/food-news/a26963442/millennialls-ignore-avocado-recall/
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Avocado recall in 6 states over listeria concerns

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/24/health/henry-avocado-recall-listeria-trnd/index.html
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Tyson recalls 69,000 pounds of chicken strips

https://abcnews.go.com/US/tyson-recalls-69000-pounds-chicken-strips/story?id=61857023
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Victoria’s Secret is still trying to sell sexy. And it isn’t working

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/08/victorias-secret-is-retails-latest-fallen-angel.html?recirc=taboolainternal
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Bed Bath & Beyond lays off nearly 150 of its 65,000 employees

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/28/bed-bath-beyond-lays-off-nearly-150-of-its-65000-employees.html
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Friday, March 29, 2019

Fed’s Quarles says more rate hikes could be ahead ‘at some point’ as economy improves

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/29/feds-quarles-says-rate-hikes-could-be-ahead-at-some-point.html?recirc=taboolainternal
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GDP Q4 final reading up 2.2%, as expected, but leaves full year short of Trump’s goal

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/28/gdp-q4-2018-final-reading.html
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The Farm Belt faces an expensive cleanup after already-costly record flooding

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/29/farm-belt-faces-an-expensive-cleanup-after-already-costly-record-flooding.html
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Southwest flight cancellations to drag into May due to Boeing Max 8 grounding

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2019/03/29/southwest-airlines-removes-boeing-max-8-s-from-flight-schedule-through-may-cancellations-continue/3316922002/
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Apple cancels plans for AirPower charging mat

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/29/tech/apple-cancels-airpower-charging/index.html
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Walgreens to sell CBD products in 1,500 stores

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/27/walgreens-to-sell-cbd-products-in-some-stores.html
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Russia confirms its military personnel are in Venezuela

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/28/europe/russia-venezuela-military-personnel-intl/index.html
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Yellen Sees No U.S. Recession, Says Fed Won't Cut in 2019

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-29/yellen-sees-no-u-s-recession-says-fed-won-t-cut-rates-in-2019
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McDonald's will no longer lobby against minimum wage hikes

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/27/business/mcdonalds-minimum-wage/index.html
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Friday, March 22, 2019

Woman killed by rock thrown from overpass

https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Woman-killed-after-large-rock-is-thrown-from-overpass-506954261.html https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Temple--Brick-thrown-from-car-hits-tow-trucks-windshield-507382171.html
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More dog food recalled for possibly toxic levels of vitamin D

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/more-dog-food-recalled-for-possibly-toxic-levels-of-vitamin-d/ar-BBV4edP?li=BBnbfcL
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Thursday, March 14, 2019

AT&T to raise DirecTV Now prices, drop several channels

https://abc13.com/entertainment/at-t-to-raise-directtv-now-prices-drop-several-channels/5191862/?fbclid=IwAR0kjI4IAtTGWfZSKrDMCwWBPbnUswUl5rzBi0AGvpWaMQhbbvdoPW3inok https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/03/13/directv-now-price-increases-at-t-revamps-hbo-fewer-channels/3150546002/
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Facebook outage

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2019/03/14/facebook-outage-what-did-you-miss-when-social-network-went-down/3161799002/
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Boeing Planes Are Grounded in U.S. After Days of Pressure

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/business/canada-737-max.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-737-max-planes-grounded-effective-immediately-faa-order-live-updates-2019-03-13/
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2 Stanford students file first class-action suit in largest college admissions scam

https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-stanford-students-file-first-133534312.html
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People in open-concept homes want walls again

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/03/06/miss-walls-cry-for-help-from-woman-living-home-with-open-floor-plan/qLl9QX8REvsQ5gKmaeCvFL/story.html?p1=Article_Recommended_ReadMore_Pos1
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Butterball, Kroger, and Food Lion are recalling 39 tons of ground turkey that might be infected with Salmonella

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/03/14/butterball-kroger-and-food-lion-are-recalling-39-tons-of-ground-turkey-that-might-be-infected-with-salmonella/23692590/
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Brands distance themselves from Lori Loughlin and daughter Olivia Jade

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/14/entertainment/olivia-jade-cheating-scandal/index.html
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Monday, March 11, 2019

Venezuela Blackout

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/world/americas/venezuela-power-outage-blackout-apagon.html
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Thursday, March 7, 2019

Surge in $100 bills

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/27/theres-been-a-mysterious-surge-in-100-bills-in-circulation-possibly-linked-to-global-corruption.html?recirc=taboolainternal
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Walking dogs is sending older people to the ER, study says

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/06/health/dog-walking-injuries-study/index.html
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As GM's Lordstown plant idles, an iconic American job nears extinction

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/06/economy/gm-lordstown-workers/index.html
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Some of America's Biggest Companies Pay Little to No Federal Income Tax

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2018-taxes-some-of-americas-biggest-companies-paid-little-to-no-federal-income-tax-last-year/
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HIV patient cured

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hiv-patient-seemingly-cured-remarkable-133424808.html
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Chipotle Adds New Ingredients

https://amp.businessinsider.com/chipotle-adds-vegan-vegetarian-options-2019-3
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Kohl's is shrinking stores and leasing out the extra space to Planet Fitness

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/05/business/kohls-planet-fitness/index.html
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Ariana Grande, Starbucks share love of clouds

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cloud-macchiatos-added-starbucks-permanent-100006175.html
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