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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

U.S. unemployment drops to 4.5%, lowest in decade

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/07/news/economy/march-jobs-report/index.html?iid=EL

Americans have become lazy and it's hurting the economy

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/12/news/economy/us-economy-big-problem-tyler-cowen/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom

Toyota investing $1.3 billion in Kentucky plant

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/10/autos/toyota-kentucky-plant/index.html?iid=ob_article_hotListpool

Venezuela Protests: Hospital Tear-Gassed, Chaos Ensues as Protests Intensify

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/venezuela-protests-hospital-tear-gassed-chaos-ensues-protests-intensify-n744996

OPEC oil production drops in March, but U.S. shale output surges

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/opec-oil-production-drops-in-march-but-us-shale-output-surges-2017-04-12 Some OPEC officials have also expressed concerns over the commitment of Russia—the biggest non-OPEC participant in the production cuts—to pursue the effort. . . But the OPEC report said Russia only carried cuts of 130,000 barrels a day in March—compared with a pledged 300,000 barrels a day

Toshiba warns it may not survive crisis

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/11/investing/toshiba-earnings-delisting-westinghouse-crisis/index.html?iid=ob_article_hotListpool

1,500 economists to Trump: Immigrants are good for the U.S. economy

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/12/news/economy/economists-immigrants-economy-trump/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom

United loses $250 million of its market value

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/11/investing/united-airlines-stock-passenger-flight-video/

The disposable diaper game changer: corn starch

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/01/technology/diapers-ecofriendly-tethis/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool

Monday, March 27, 2017

What American manufacturing looks like in the Trump era

http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/27/news/economy/american-manufacturing-jobs/index.html

EPA gives Flint $100M to help repair pipes

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2017/03/17/flint/99301466/

Raiders get NFL green light to move to Las Vegas

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/raiders-move-from-oakland-to-las-vegas-approved/

Dealt a Defeat, Republicans Set Their Sights on Major Tax Cuts

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/26/us/politics/trump-republicans-tax-cuts.html?ref=business

In Health Bill’s Defeat, Medicaid Comes of Age

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/health/medicaid-obamacare.html?ribbon-ad-idx=5&rref=homepage&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Home%20Page&pgtype=article

Lacking E.M.T.s, an Aging Maine Turns to Immigrants

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/us/maine-immigrants-emergency-medical-technicians.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

Dow posts 8-day slide, longest since 2011, as Street weighs tax reform prospects

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/27/us-markets.html

Why Republicans failed to repeal Obamacare

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/03/24/what-just-happened-explaining-the-republicans-big-health-care-fail/?hpid=hp_hp-cards_hp-posteverything%3Ahomepage%2Fcard&utm_term=.a551e8028222

Uber puts self-driving cars back on the road following car accident

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/03/27/uber-self-driving-cars-back-on-the-road-in-san-francisco-after-temporary-suspension/?hpid=hp_hp-cards_hp-card-national%3Ahomepage%2Fcard&utm_term=.aa2d5dfe037c

U.S. workers face higher risk of being replaced by robots. Here's why

http://money.cnn.com/2017/03/24/technology/robots-jobs-us-workers-uk/index.html

As more Americans fail drug tests, employers turn to refugees

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/27/us/refugees-jobs-drug-testing/index.html

Border wall ask: $1 billion for 62 miles

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/27/politics/trump-border-wall-cost-distance/index.html

Friday, March 10, 2017

How economics killed the antibiotic dream

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38828079

Starbucks says that crowd of people waiting for their Frappuccinos is hurting sales

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/26/starbucks-says-that-crowd-of-people-waiting-for-their-frappuccinos-is-hurting-sales.html

Connecticut resident dies from listeria linked to cheese

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/10/connecticut-resident-dies-from-listeria-linked-to-cheese.html

40,000 pounds of veal recalled due to possible E.coli contamination

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/03/health/veal-recall-ohio-food/

Hershey's bitter news: Cutting more than 2,000 jobs

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/28/news/companies/hershey-job-cuts/