Interesting Article on Delta and Resource Costs

Delta to buy oil refinery

(click here for the article)

Great Price Gouging Video

Labor Market Article

Big Data's Big Problem: Little Talent

(click here for the article) Also, there is a video link too when you arrive at the article.)  

Thomas Sowell - Basic Economics

The Chinese Market

U.S. companies betting big in China

The Chinese economy is still growing far faster than the United States. These American companies are hoping to seize that opportunity to boost their bottom lines.

(click here for the slideshow and information)

Price Controls Article

With Venezuelan Food Shortages, Some Blame Price Controls

(click here for the article)

Good Solman Video for discussing the PPC

Gold Standard

Should we return to the gold standard?

(Click here for the article)

Good article to talk about the differences between commodity money and fiat money with your students.

Can you say Scarcity. . . . .

Fees and Anger Rise in California Water War

(Click here for the article)

Food Subsidies Article

What foods are your tax dollars funding?

You may not realize when you pick up that $3 box of Twinkies at the grocery store that the reason it’s so cheap is you’ve already paid for part of the product.

(click here for the article)

Awesome Music Video: Follow-up

Awesome Music Video

Great Video on Competition

Creation of Value and Baseball Cards

Rare Honus Wagner baseball card sells for $1.2M

(click here for the article)

Creation of Value:  Willingness to pay, scarcity, and utility

Starbucks Resource Article

Starbucks to phase out bug extract as food dye

(click here for the article)

Labor Dispute Article

Strike threat at Hostess could kill off Twinkies

(click here for the article)

Great Video for Oligopolies!

"Golden Balls"

Article for Creative Destruction

State laws let telephone companies end land-line services

(click here for the article)

Economic Indicator

Baseball attendance provides a good economic indicator

(click here for the article)

Prom Interactive

Rising Prom Prices

(click here to view a neat interactive from USA TODAY)

European Debt Crisis, from 60 Minutes

An Imperfect Union: Europe's debt crisis

(I have one of my my AP Macroeconomic students to thank for this video.  He brought this to my attention today and we will be watching it later this week in class.)  

Where Economists Agree

4 Politically Controversial Issues Where All Economists Agree

(click here for the article)

Capitalize on the Doomsday Craze

Doomsday fanatics will love Land Rover's concept

(click here for the article)

Oil Trouble

Global oil production trouble - it's not just Iran

(click here for the article)

Great Video from Remy on Consumer Choice and Healthcare

Video for the "Three Basic Economic Questions"

Use this clip to connect to:
1.  What to produce?
2.  How to produce?
3.  For whom to produce?

Flying car is no longer a dream, almost

(click here for the video link from CNNMONEY)

Foreign Investment Article

U.S. home market pulls in more Chinese buyers

(click here for the article)

Diminishing Marginal Utility

Can you explain the concept of diminishing marginal utility using this picture and its relationship to the law of demand?

(click on to enlarge)

Supply & Demand Again!

Could the Appetite For Chocolate Exceed the 

World's Supply?

(click here for the article)