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, October 26, 2022

What ‘Backwardation’ Has to Do With US Diesel Squeeze

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/what-backwardation-has-to-do-with-us-diesel-squeeze/2022/10/21/6c8fe9c2-5149-11ed-ada8-04e6e6bf8b19_story.html

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Is The U.S. Economy Heading For Stagflation?

 https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/stagflation/

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

Restaurant workers at SFO receive raises after 3-day strike

 https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/sfo-restaurant-workers-receive-raises-17484420.php

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As inflation skyrockets, local Texas governments ponder tax rate increases as they balance budgets

 https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/27/texas-local-government-taxes-budgets/

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Is the bitcoin winter beginning to thaw out? Nicole Goodkind By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Published 7:33 AM EDT, Wed September 28, 2022

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/28/investing/premarket-trading-stocks/index.html

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Drinking 2-3 Cups of Coffee a Day Can Lower Your Cardiovascular Disease Risk

 https://www.healthline.com/health-news/drinking-2-3-cups-of-coffee-a-day-can-lower-your-cardiovascular-disease-risk

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U.S. delivers angry rebuke of massive OPEC+ production cut — and it could backfire for Saudi Arabia

 https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/06/oil-us-delivers-angry-rebuke-of-massive-opec-production-cut.html

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‘We have yet to see a peak in food inflation’: Food prices haven’t risen so steeply since 1979, with one grocery staple up nearly 40%

 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/we-have-yet-to-see-a-peak-in-food-inflation-food-prices-see-highest-increase-since-1979-with-one-item-up-nearly-40-on-last-year-11663097731

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Generation COVID: Record Numbers of Youth Opt Out of College, Work

 https://www.newsweek.com/2022/10/07/generation-covid-record-numbers-youth-opt-out-college-work-1746793.html

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Wegmans ends self-checkout app after too much shoplifting

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/16/business-food/wegmans-scan-and-go-app-shoplifting/index.html

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Nicotine gummies are a ‘public health crisis just waiting to happen,’ FDA says

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/16/health/nicotine-gummies-wellness/index.html

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‘A game of chicken’: Inter-island fare war takes off between Hawaiian, Southwest airlines

 https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2022/09/17/another-inter-island-fare-war-takes-off-between-hawaiian-southwest/

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Chipmakers tumble on warnings of worst downturn in a decade

 https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/chipmakers-tumble-warnings-worst-downturn-decade

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A coming copper shortage could derail the energy transition, report finds

 https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/14/copper-is-key-to-electric-vehicles-wind-and-solar-power-were-short-supply.html

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Peloton is undergoing another round of layoffs to ‘save’ the company

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/business/peloton-layoffs-survival/index.html

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Layoffs loom on the horizon

 https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/20/layoffs-loom-on-the-horizon-some-economists-say.html

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A New Set of Housing Winners and Losers Is Emerging

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/a-new-set-of-housing-winners-and-losers-is-emerging/2022/09/20/93671b5e-38dc-11ed-b8af-0a04e5dc3db6_story.html

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I.M.F. to Lower Global Outlook as Recession Risks Rise

 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/business/imf-global-outlook-recession-risks.html

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Toyota Motor to close its factory in Russia

 https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota-motor-terminates-production-its-plant-russia-kommersant-2022-09-23/

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Disney Fans Feel Like the Magic Is GONE

 https://allears.net/2022/09/29/disney-fans-feel-like-the-magic-is-gone/

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Beer shortage

 https://time.com/6215461/carbon-dioxide-beer-shortage/

 https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/aluminum-pricing-can-shortage/2942897/

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Mazda discussing ending production in Russia, Nikkei reports

 https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/mazda-discussing-ending-production-russia-nikkei-2022-09-24/

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-25/mazda-sees-no-return-path-to-production-in-russia-yomiuri-says

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55% of workers say their pay isn’t keeping up with inflation

 https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/14/half-of-working-americans-say-their-pay-isnt-keeping-up-with-inflation.html

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