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.

Monday, November 25, 2019

Don't eat romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California: FDA warning

https://abc13.com/health/dont-eat-romaine-lettuce-grown-in-salinas-california-fda-warning/5713768/?ex_cid=SND_KTRK_FB&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&fbclid=IwAR0FqtH9PNqAE_ekH-1vQiZkGNxd2VmO3Hy5E8qoaG4nZSPmbqIXVPkNCig
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Five Below is raising its prices but keeping its name

https://abc13.com/business/five-below-is-raising-its-prices-but-keeping-its-name/5704689/?ex_cid=SND_KTRK_FB&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&fbclid=IwAR2BnNt_KB6pCF4GZpJLOjZnFYrU30ajVrxvemSzvdye8Z0KrDC4mcrrBes
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Bitcoin Isn't Down Because of China

https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliverrenick/2019/11/22/bitcoin-isnt-down-because-of-china-its-down-because-you-dont-need-it/#1dc3aec17d46
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Inside Home Depot’s efforts to stop a growing theft problem at its stores

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/22/inside-home-depots-efforts-to-stop-a-growing-theft-problem.html
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Friday, November 22, 2019

Target and TJMaxx are killing department stores

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/21/business/macys-stock-target-kohls-retail/index.html
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Why paper planners are making a comeback

https://www.salon.com/2019/11/22/why-paper-planners-are-making-a-comeback/
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Thursday, November 21, 2019

Coldplay to put touring on hold for environmental reasons

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/21/entertainment/coldplay-stop-touring-environment-scli-intl-gbr/index.html?utm_content=2019-11-21T13%3A00%3A14&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR0W0qm43KXGMpsILSv6aPuBbbDpJUUhtHi3i8ovQYv6IML9o09xX_X3vRE
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Adidas is closing hi-tech sneaker factories in Germany and the US

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/12/business/adidas-speedfactory-plants-closing/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_content=2019-11-16T09%3A03%3A04&utm_source=fbbusiness&fbclid=IwAR2CfBiPIMdFmTxf4nxq8sm6x4QZCjCxjCjQarctnEcUOb5onouDA0RE3Ds
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The US economy is losing billions of dollars because foreign students aren't enrolling

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/19/business/international-students-decline/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_content=2019-11-20T12%3A30%3A20&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR38vnPsuvrJTKHH1wW1wGpsxiZUbKvIhAku2c5gAeLCG4nvxPf-NIJgqQY
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Cheese Nips recalled over plastic pieces

https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Cheese-Nips-recalled-over-plastic-pieces-565243322.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KWTX_News_10&fbclid=IwAR1sEofwQtC3v8nOe_Svpr7etfglSZ5Ctalpp_dgqGq7d2jcX-ixqTZUJsw
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Household debt has Australians living in house of cards

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-18/household-debt-australia-world-champions/11682628?sf223884962=1&fbclid=IwAR3m92dFohNIAKclxGBjWRKr_s454yoIO81_gtAPFExpdbMooUGrBPpVb6Y
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Salad product recall over E. coli bacteria impacts 22 states

https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Salad-product-recall-over-E-coli-bacteria-impacts-22-states-565315082.html
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Thursday, November 14, 2019

Alan Greenspan says there’s ‘no point’ for central banks to issue digital currency

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/12/alan-greenspan-no-point-for-central-banks-to-issue-digital-currency.html
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Powell: U.S. debt is 'on unsustainable path,' crimping ability to respond to recession

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/11/13/interest-rates-powell-tells-congress-federal-debt-unsustainable/2582302001/
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Friday, November 8, 2019

America is now the world's top oil producer, but cracks are emerging

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/07/business/america-number-one-oil-producer-now/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_source=fbbusiness&utm_content=2019-11-07T22%3A00%3A22&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR3Eth3pauyvlMqDZSMzt6PAr7ffAF6zufkWx7EDL15UY_tfnHfXBS1lUsU
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Vegetables sold at HEB stores recalled over Listeria concerns

https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/main-news/consumer-news/vegetables-sold-at-heb-stores-recalled-over-listeria-concerns/
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Nestlé Toll House cookie dough recalled nationwide due to rubber pieces found in dough

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/11/01/nestle-toll-house-cookie-dough-recalled-nationwide-rubber-pieces/4124081002/
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Scented laundry products release carcinogens, study finds

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scented-laundry-products-release-carcinogens-study-finds/?fbclid=IwAR2D9w6Z3krkDo1AAHLxBfqcZvBnas31aJpacE8lu1xLe3cl4hSVcAhTnDM
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Thursday, November 7, 2019

Whole Foods Recalls Dozens of Vegetable Products Nationwide

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Whole-Foods-Supermarket-Recall-Vegetable-Products-Nationwide-564610091.html
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More than 2 million pounds of chicken recalled due to possible metal contamination

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chicken-recall-simmons-prepared-foods-voluntary-2-million-pounds-chicken-possible-metal-contamination-2019-11-07/
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CVS adds to store closings and announces plans to shutter 22 stores next year

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/11/06/cvs-store-closings-22-stores-shutter-2020/4175916002/
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Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Amazon is delivering your packages faster, and that's tanking its profits

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/24/tech/amazon-q3-earnings/?hpt=ob_blogfooterold
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FCC formally greenlights merger between T-Mobile and Sprint

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/05/tech/fcc-t-mobile-sprint-merger/index.html
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Inflation expectations hit record low, suggesting Fed may have more to do

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/inflation-expectations-hit-record-low-suggesting-fed-may-have-more-to-do-2019-11-05
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September unemployment rate falls to 3.5%, a 50-year low, as payrolls rise by 136,000

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/04/jobs-report---september-2019.html
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Is 1.9 percent growth ‘the greatest’ or ‘deep trouble’? Trump has called it both.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/11/05/is-percent-growth-greatest-or-deep-trouble-trump-has-called-it-both/
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Google is buying Fitbit for $2.1 billion

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-is-buying-fitbit-for-2-1-billion/
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AT&T "baited" customers with unlimited data plans, FTC says

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/at-t-settlement-60-million-for-slowing-down-data-speeds/
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Immigrant kids more likely to attain American Dream than U.S.-born peers

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigrant-kids-are-more-likely-to-attain-the-american-dream-than-us-born-peers/
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Lead in Canada's drinking water worse than Flint crisis, investigation says

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lead-canada-drinking-water-worse-than-flint-crisis-investigation-2019-11-04/
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After uproar, Krispy Kreme will let Minnesota college student resell its doughnuts

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/krispy-kreme-donuts-company-says-minnesota-student-can-resell-doughnuts-2019-11-05/
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Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates for Third Time in 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/business/economy/federal-reserve-interest-rates.html
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GameStop to close up to 200 stores by year’s end

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/11/gamestop-to-close-up-to-200-stores-by-years-end.html
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Amazon has to 'figure out how to compete with Target and Walmart'

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-has-to-figure-out-how-to-compete-with-target-and-walmart-203156987.html
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Cities ban new drive-thrus to fight climate change

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cities-put-brakes-on-drive-thrus-to-curb-carbon-emissions/
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Pumpkin panic: Central Texans have trouble finding Halloween pumpkins

https://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Pumpkin-shortage---564146341.html
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