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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

United Grapples With PR Crisis Over Videos of Man Being Dragged Off Plane

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/business/united-airline-passenger-overbooked-flights.html?ribbon-ad-idx=5&rref=business&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Business%20Day&pgtype=article But the videos had already cast an unwelcome light not just on United, but on the airline industry’s efforts to maximize profits.

Oil prices rise for 7th straight day on hopes of extension to OPEC output deal

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-prices-rise-for-7th-straight-day-on-hopes-of-extension-to-opec-output-deal-2017-04-12

Xi and Trump Discuss Rising Tensions With North Korea

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/world/asia/trump-china-north-korea-xi-jinping.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news North Korea is almost entirely dependent on China for its oil, and a loss of its supplies would cripple the noticeable economic growth in the country over the last few years.

Trump’s Shift on Russia Brings Geopolitical Whiplash

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/world/europe/russia-putin-trump.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

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/