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 22, 2022

Can you tax a cow’s burps? New Zealand will be the first to try.

 https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/environment-and-conservation/2022/11/can-you-tax-a-cows-burps-new-zealand-will-be-the-first-to-try?utm_source=pocket-newtab

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Monday, November 21, 2022

How Colleges and Sports-Betting Companies ‘Caesarized’ Campus Life

 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/20/business/caesars-sports-betting-universities-colleges.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Taylor Swift ticket snafu caused by Ticketmaster abusing its market power, Senate antitrust chair says

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/business/ticketmaster-taylor-swift-amy-klobuchar-letter/index.html?fbclid=IwAR34q13hBS7UhxXnd0s7DPnt1NmQv9msl5wMZ_e1Xa3-fUYE5FGU-Ea5rIA

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Adderall users struggle amid ongoing medication shortage

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/health/adderall-shortage-impact/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2RshD0uuXOadB1316GCjhB7PIpDD2446L9nWdWKoh0vuWoxXmHasbcQwo

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They put their trust in FTX. Now their money is frozen — and maybe wiped out.

 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/put-money-ftx-now-money-frozen-maybe-wiped-rcna57251?fbclid=IwAR1BaGD-kKsbwsxOaDhJ5nlzazW085j7QhnkyvBhaMyiuTWFd-62zXqEme0

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‘I’m selling my blood’: millions in US can’t make ends meet with two jobs

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/05/multiple-jobs-census-data-inflation-us?utm_source=pocket-newtab

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About 10,000 Mink Are Running Loose in Northwest Ohio

 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/16/us/mink-farm-ohio-loose.html

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‘Our dreams never came true.’ These men helped build Qatar’s World Cup, now they are struggling to survive.

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/football/qatar-2022-world-cup-migrant-workers-human-rights-spt-intl/index.html

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NBA champ: Lakers trading LeBron James may put team 'back into contention'

 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-champ-lakers-trading-lebron-james-may-put-team-back-contention

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Shoppers are pulling back at Macy’s and Kohl’s

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/business/macys-kohls-department-stores-retail/index.html

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‘Difficult decisions’: Britain announces higher taxes and spending cuts in warning sign for other governments

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/business/uk-budget-autumn-statement/index.html

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Wealthier shoppers turn to Walmart for groceries

 https://us.cnn.com/2022/11/15/business/walmart-stock-shopping-inflation/index.html

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Why healthcare mergers and acquisitions are a cybersecurity risk

 https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/cybersecurity/why-healthcare-mergers-and-acquisitions-are-a-cybersecurity-risk.html

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Digital Virgo Merges with SPAC of Ex-Michael Jordan Agent

 https://www.themiddlemarket.com/news-analysis/digital-virgo-merges-with-spac-of-ex-michael-jordan-agent

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Tesla helps boost EV market share in California’s crashing auto market

 https://electrek.co/2022/11/14/tesla-helps-boost-ev-market-share-california-crashing-auto-market/

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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ notches record opening for November

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/13/media/black-panther-wankanda-forever-box-office

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Good luck finding an iPhone 14 Pro before Christmas

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/tech/iphone-14-pro-shipment-delays?utm_source=business_ribbon

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Stocks flat despite fears of more big Fed rate hikes resurfacing

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/investing/dow-stock-market-today?utm_source=business_ribbon

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Mortgage rates plunge, largest weekly drop since 1981

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/homes/mortgage-rates-november-17?utm_source=business_ribbon

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About 2,000 Starbucks workers stage one-day strike at more than 100 stores

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/business/starbucks-strike

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New York Times: Amazon plans to lay off thousands of employees

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/tech/amazon-layoffs-report

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More Americans are relying on credit cards. That could be very costly

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/16/success/credit-card-debt-rates-cfpb

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Disney World increases ticket prices for second time in a year

 https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/disney-raises-ticket-prices/index.html

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Nurse shortage leads to burnout, low morale. What can be done?

 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nurse-shortage-labor-shortage-travel-nurse-solutions/

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Toyota Switches Car Keys To Conserve Chips

 https://www.motorious.com/articles/news/toyota-switches-car-keys/?fbclid=IwAR32fVoQWdmm0uQKPLQ2E-bp0AQHxPel7hcjgs6urdljZJYCc9OWiVLIZvM

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Mark Cuban: Don’t use credit cards—if you do, ‘you don’t want to be rich’

 https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/04/billionaire-mark-cuban-dont-use-credit-cards-if-you-want-to-be-rich.html

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