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.

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Chinese electric car makers suffer as Elon Musk doubles down on Tesla price war

 https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/20/investing/china-tesla-ev-price-cuts-intl-hnk/index.html

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McDonald’s is upgrading its burgers

 https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/business/mcdonalds-burgers/index.html

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5.5% may be a magic number for mortgage rates

 https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/20/homes/mortgage-rate-tipping-point/index.html?utm_source=business_ribbon

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FBI warns consumers not to use public phone charging stations

 https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/tech/fbi-public-charging-port-warning/index.html

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Bed Bath & Beyond stiffed thousands of workers on severance pay

 https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/20/business/bed-bath-beyond-severance-pay-workers/index.html

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White House escalates political pressure on GOP as McCarthy unveils debt limit proposal

 https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/19/politics/debt-limit-white-house-response/index.html

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New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer ejected from Los Angeles Dodgers game after umpire inspections for sticky hands

 https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/20/sport/max-scherzer-ejected-substance-mets-dodgers-spt-intl/index.html

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Livestream Shopping Is Not Going To Take Over E-Commerce

 https://www.forbes.com/sites/nikkibaird/2023/03/05/livestream-shopping-is-not-going-to-take-over-e-commerce/?sh=41119771c612

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David's Bridal to Continue Marketing and Sale Process Under Chapter 11 Protection as Stores Remain Open and Orders are Fulfilled

 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/davids-bridal-to-continue-marketing-and-sale-process-under-chapter-11-protection-as-stores-remain-open-and-orders-are-fulfilled-301798541.html

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Friday, April 14, 2023

How Russia killed its tech industry

 https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/04/04/1070352/ukraine-war-russia-tech-industry-yandex-skolkovo/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

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Inflation Keeps Cooling

 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/briefing/cooling-inflation-prices.html

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Price hikes are double whammy for pet owners who are crushed by inflation

 https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/economy/pet-inflation-petflation/index.html

 

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

How jumping spiders became the new ‘it’ pets

 https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/25/us/jumping-spider-pets-tiktok-cec/index.html

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The rise of dumb phones

 https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/03/29/the-rise-of-dumb-phones.html

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Yeti recalls nearly 2 million soft cooler bags over magnet hazard

 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yeti-recall-soft-cooler-bag-magnet-hazard/

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Old Navy’s response to slumping sales: More pockets

 https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/04/business/old-navy-dresses-pockets/index.html

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Some customers are complaining the new olive oil-infused Starbucks drink is making them run to the bathroom

 https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/08/business/starbucks-oleato-drink-stomach-issues/index.html

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More than a third of community college students have vanished

 https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/more-than-a-third-of-community-college-students-have-vanished/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

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