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Why Investing in Early Childhood Is One of the Smartest Economic Moves We Can Make

puppypojoe@gmail.com (Paul Orfalea) — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:13:36 GMT

Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return

This article by economist Art Rolnick argues that early childhood development, especially for disadvantaged children, is not just a social issue but a powerful economic strategy. High quality early education programs offer some of the highest public returns on investment, outperforming traditional economic development projects. Rolnick makes the case that if we want long term economic growth, the smartest place to start is with our youngest citizens.

Read the article here

06/09/2025

puppypojoe@gmail.com (Paul Orfalea) — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:42:16 GMT

How low will the dollar go?

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/business/dealbook/dollar-trump-deficit-tariffs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Article Set 13

puppypojoe@gmail.com (Paul Orfalea) — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 17:38:29 GMT

Assassination in Iran Could Limit Biden’s Options. Was That the Goal?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/world/middleeast/israel-iran-nuclear-deal.html

In Their 20s and Saving for Retirement: How It Started, How It’s Going

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/business/millennials-retirement-saving.html

Biden Team, Pushing Quick Stimulus Deal, Prepares for Renewed Recession

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/22/business/economy/biden-coronavirus-stimulus-recession.html

Hollywood’s Obituary, the Sequel. Now Streaming.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/business/media/hollywood-coronavirus-streaming.html

Brazen Killings Expose Iran’s Vulnerabilities as It Struggles to Respond

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/world/middleeast/iran-assassinations-nuclear-israel.html

About 150 U.S. Cadillac Dealers to Exit Brand, Rather Than Sell Electric Cars

https://www.wsj.com/articles/about-150-u-s-cadillac-dealers-to-exit-brand-rather-than-sell-electric-cars-11607111494

Further Slowdown in Job Creation Sets Off Economic Alarms

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/business/economy/november-jobs-report.html

Weather-Upending La Niña Is Headache for Farmers World-Wide

https://www.wsj.com/articles/weather-upending-la-nina-is-a-headache-for-farmers-around-the-world-11607077803

Temple Settles With U.S. Over Falsified M.B.A. Rankings Data

https://www.wsj.com/articles/temple-settles-with-u-s-over-falsified-m-b-a-rankings-data-11607104836

More record highs for stocks as hopes grow for economic aid

https://apnews.com/article/financial-markets-tokyo-health-hong-kong-shanghai-3e3e3e453bf1ced6e37999a109c88964

Article Set 12

puppypojoe@gmail.com (Paul Orfalea) — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 19:10:08 GMT

California is Trying to Jump-Start the Hydrogen Economy

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/business/hydrogen-fuel-california.html

DraftKings Users Surged With Return of Pro Sports Betting

https://www.wsj.com/articles/draftkings-users-surged-with-return-of-pro-sports-betting-11605283899

Wall Street Carried to Record by Biden Win and Vaccine Hopes

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/business/stock-market-record.html

Covid-19 Vaccine, Election Results Boost Riskiest Borrowers

https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-vaccine-election-results-boost-riskiest-borrowers-11605277737

Economic Demands Test Biden Even Before Inauguration

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/14/business/economy/biden-democrats-economic-stimulus.html

Asia-Pacific Countries Sign Major Trade Pact in Test for Biden

https://www.wsj.com/articles/asia-pacific-nations-sign-major-china-backed-trade-deal-11605434779

Investors Bet Economic Recovery Won’t Spark Jump in Inflation

https://www.wsj.com/articles/investors-bet-economic-recovery-wont-spark-jump-in-inflation-11605695078

Article Set 11

puppypojoe@gmail.com (Paul Orfalea) — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:14:48 GMT

Jobs Report Shows Gains but Vulnerability to New Virus Surge

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/business/economy/october-jobs-report.html

For Millions Deep in Student Loan Debt, Bankruptcy Is No Easy Fix

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/07/your-money/student-loans-bankruptcy.html

U.S. Firms Get Another Boost From China

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-firms-get-another-boost-from-china-11604658601

Gold Hasn’t Behaved Like a Haven Recently

https://www.wsj.com/articles/gold-hasnt-behaved-like-a-haven-recently-11604683215

Vaccines Are China’s Golden Opportunity to Regain Global Trust on Health Exports

https://www.wsj.com/articles/vaccines-are-chinas-golden-opportunity-to-regain-global-trust-on-health-exports-11605082819

Rubber Prices Bounce Back, Fueled by Automotive, Medical Demand

https://www.wsj.com/articles/rubber-prices-bounce-back-fueled-by-automotive-medical-demand-11605093577

Home Prices Are Rising Everywhere in the U.S.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/home-prices-are-rising-everywhere-in-the-u-s-11605220823

Stocks Have Best Week Since April in Election Week Rally

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/06/business/us-economy-coronavirus

Article Set 10

puppypojoe@gmail.com (Paul Orfalea) — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 22:13:17 GMT

From ‘Fall Guys’ to ‘Among Us,’ How America Turned to Videogames Under Lockdown

https://www.wsj.com/articles/from-fall-guys-to-among-us-how-america-turned-to-videogames-under-lockdown-11604116815

Investing for the Future in the United States of Agita

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/31/your-money/investing-stocks-trump-biden.html

Dow Wraps Up Worst Month Since March

https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stock-markets-dow-update-10-30-2020-11604046237

Article Set 9

puppypojoe@gmail.com (Paul Orfalea) — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 16:41:55 GMT

Covid Nationalism

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1?ui=2&ik=e173be949c&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-a:r-217798262128916219&th=1748ea57d41f91ed&view=att&disp=safe&realattid=f_kf32r4r30

Investors, It’s Too Soon for an Election Night Party

https://www.wsj.com/articles/investors-its-too-soon-for-an-election-night-party-11603445421

Biden’s Debate Remarks Inject Energy, Climate Issues Into 2020 Race

https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-debate-remarks-inject-energy-issues-into-2020-race-11603472841

The IRS Reels in a Whale of an Offshore Tax Cheat—and Goes for Another

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-irs-reels-in-a-whale-of-an-offshore-tax-cheatand-goes-for-another-11603445399

These Firms Are in No Rush to Say ‘Made in the U.S.A.’

https://www.wsj.com/articles/these-firms-are-in-no-rush-to-say-made-in-the-u-s-a-11603465219

Lee Kun-hee, Who Built Samsung Into a Global Giant, Dies at 78

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/obituaries/lee-kun-hee-dies-samsung.html

Harley’s New CEO Bets on Leaner Operations to Restore Hogs’ Luster

https://www.wsj.com/articles/harleys-new-ceo-bets-on-leaner-operations-to-restore-hogs-luster-11603648802

Struggling Rental Market Could Usher in Next American Housing Crisis

https://www.wsj.com/articles/struggling-rental-market-could-usher-in-next-american-housing-crisis-11603791000

A Biden Win Could Renew a Democratic Split on Trade

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/business/economy/democrats-biden-trade.html

Article Set 8

puppypojoe@gmail.com (Paul Orfalea) — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 21:56:54 GMT

*Please watch the documentary titled "The Social Dilemma" on Netflix

U.S. Budget Gap Tripled to Record $3.1 Trillion in Fiscal 2020, Treasury Says

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-budget-gap-tripled-to-record-3-1-trillion-in-fiscal-year-2020-treasury-says-11602871210

Slowdown in Corporate Bond Issuance Could Boost Investment-Grade Debt

https://www.wsj.com/articles/slowdown-in-corporate-bond-issuance-could-boost-investment-grade-debt-11602865327

Stocks Edge Higher as Choppy Week on Wall Street Wraps Up

https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stock-markets-dow-update-10-16-2020-11602839821

Look Who’s Really Chasing Hot Stocks Like Zoom

https://www.wsj.com/articles/look-whos-really-chasing-hot-stocks-like-zoom-11602860804

U.S. Retail Spending Picked Up Strongly in September

https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-economy-september-retail-sales-coronavirus-recovery-11602786924

Tab, Coca-Cola’s Diet-Soda Pioneer and a ’70s Icon, Is Going Away

https://www.wsj.com/articles/tab-coca-colas-diet-soda-pioneer-and-a-70s-icon-is-going-away-11602847800

HOW CLIMATE MIGRATION WILL RESHAPE AMERICA

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/15/magazine/climate-crisis-migration-america.html

Article Set 7

puppypojoe@gmail.com (Paul Orfalea) — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 23:55:38 GMT

Covid Is Crushing Small Businesses. That’s Bad News for American Innovation.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-is-crushing-small-businesses-thats-bad-news-for-american-innovation-11602235804

Why Disney World Is Open but Disneyland Is Closed

https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-disney-world-is-open-but-disneyland-is-closed-11602235802

Wheat Prices Skyrocket After Dry Weather, Coronavirus Lockdowns

https://www.wsj.com/articles/wheat-prices-skyrocket-after-dry-weather-coronavirus-lockdowns-11602249791

Stocks post biggest weekly gain in 3 months

https://www.postandcourier.com/stocks-post-biggest-weekly-gain-in-3-months/article_d20be49c-0a72-11eb-b7fd-873c3df3a243.html

China Joins Covax Global Initiative to Provide Covid-19 Vaccines to Poor Countries

https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-joins-global-initiative-to-provide-covid-19-vaccine-to-poor-countries-11602240471

The Baby Boomer Bond Dilemma

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/business/mutfund/treasury-bonds-baby-boomers.html

Day-Care Centers Are Very Low Risk for Covid-19 Transmission, Study Says

https://www.wsj.com/articles/daycare-centers-are-very-low-risk-for-covid-19-transmission-study-says-11602699914

Article Set 6

puppypojoe@gmail.com (Paul Orfalea) — Sat, 10 Oct 2020 02:14:09 GMT

Question to be discusses in class:

If Biden gets elected, which commodity's price will go up?

Quote: "Millennials are lagging when it comes to money. People born from 1981 to 1966 control just 4.6% of U.S. wealth even though they make up the largest part of the workforce, with 72 million members. While it is not unusual for younger people to be poorer than their elders, this particular group is far behind previous generations at the same age, Fed data show. Meanwhile, Gen Xers have tripled their wealth since 2018, and Baby Boomers remain firmly ensconced at the top."

Don't forget to watch the documentary "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" if you can.

Articles

Stocks Close Lower After Trump Tests Positive for Coronavirus

https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stock-markets-dow-update-10-02-2020-11601619637

Battery-Free, Energy-Harvesting Perpetual Machines: The Weird Future of Computing

https://www.wsj.com/articles/battery-free-energy-harvesting-perpetual-machines-the-weird-future-of-computing-11601697600

Strong Job Growth, a Terrible Job Market: The Bizarre 2020 Economy

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/upshot/2020-terrible-job-market.html

Coronavirus Upended Advertising. Here’s How Brands From Progressive Insurance to Budweiser Responded.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-upended-advertising-madison-avenue-wasnt-ready-11601697645

Workers With Health Insurance Face Rising Out-of-Pocket Costs

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/health/health-insurance-premiums-deductibles.html

Article Set 5

puppypojoe@gmail.com (Paul Orfalea) — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 00:17:49 GMT

At Pentagon, Fears Grow That Trump Will Pull Military Into Election Unrest

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/us/politics/trump-military-election.html

China Is on a Building Binge, and Metal Prices Are Surging

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/business/commodities-metals-prices-china-coronavirus.html

Mark Cuban calls for $1,000 stimulus checks every two weeks through November

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/24/investing/mark-cuban-andrew-yang-stimulus-checks-ubi/index.html

Investors Ramp Up Bets on Market Turmoil Around Election

https://www.wsj.com/articles/investors-ramp-up-bets-on-market-turmoil-around-election-11601199001

Grocers Stockpile, Build ‘Pandemic Pallets’ Ahead of Winter

https://www.wsj.com/articles/grocers-stockpile-build-pandemic-pallets-ahead-of-winter-11601199000

Stocks Finish Second Straight Quarter of Big Gains

https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stock-markets-dow-update-9-30-2020-11601456359

Quote from Virgil Ehlings:

"I'm convinced the whole school system, from kindergarten on up, is creating nothing but trained seals," Elings said. "Here's a trick, do the trick, I'll give you a treat. Everybody now needs a 4.5 grade point average to get into college. Grades are so important, all you're going to do is learn the trick -- memorize the trick for at least three months to get the grade."

The way around that, Elings strongly believes, is project education.

"You get a project, it's your own. You have to get to the end. You learn what you're good at, what you're bad at. You learn what it means to finish something. You learn because you have a need to know. That's what this guy at Dos Pueblos does. Project education from freshman to senior."

Article Set 4

puppypojoe@gmail.com (Paul Orfalea) — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 15:53:27 GMT

Soybean Prices Hit Two-Year High, Buoyed by Chinese Demand

https://www.wsj.com/articles/soybean-prices-hit-two-year-high-buoyed-by-chinese-demand-11600442022

China Sends Warning to Taiwan and U.S. With Big Show of Air Power

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/world/asia/us-taiwan-china-jets.html

Millions Are House-Rich but Cash-Poor. Wall Street Landlords Are Ready.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/millions-are-house-rich-but-cash-poor-wall-street-landlords-are-ready-11600421401

Community Colleges Can Be Engines of Economic Recovery

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/business/community-colleges-economic-recovery.html

Tech stocks slump again

https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Tech-stocks-slump-again-15576442.php

Less travel is causing the NBA to see better basketball

https://www.axios.com/nba-bubble-play-quality-travel-a1a48cc5-8760-48c5-8417-1d846aabf0fb.html

Article Set 3

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 22:50:44 GMT

Are You an Investor or a Gambler? The Stock Market Knows.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-you-an-investor-or-a-gambler-thestock-market-knows-11599836443

Tech Shares Roil Market as Stocks Fall for Second Week

https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stock-markets-dow-update-09-11-2020--11599816452

Trump’s Payroll Tax ‘Cut’ Fizzles

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/11/business/trump-payroll-tax-cut.html

Summer 2020's Arctic wildfires set new emission records

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/03/world/arctic-wildfires-climate-intl/index.html

HOW CLIMATE MIGRATION WILL RESHAPE AMERICA

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/15/magazine/climate-crisis-migration-america.html

Article Set 2

puppypojoe@gmail.com (Paul Orfalea) — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 23:24:23 GMT

Job Growth Slackens, Signaling Vulnerability of Recovery

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/business/economy/jobs-report.html

Starved for Sports, Viewers Flock to NBA, NHL

https://www.wsj.com/articles/starved-for-sports-viewers-flock-to-nba-nhl-11599259896

Stocks Slide Again as a Promising Week Turns South

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/business/stock-market-nasdaq-apple.html

Apple Still Wears the Market Crown. It Can Easily Slip.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-still-wears-the-market-crown-it-can-easily-slip-11599231617

When Money Dies

http://cdn.ceo.ca.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/1fi31qr-TDDV137N%2829JUL20%29A%20%281%29.pdf

Article Set 1

puppypojoe@gmail.com (Paul Orfalea) — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 22:54:47 GMT

With Second Stimulus Checks on Hold, Americans Spend Less at the Grocery Store

https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-stimulus-checks-on-hold-americans-are-spending-less-at-the-grocery-store-11598526249

Fed Approves Shift on Inflation Goal, Ushering In Longer Era of Low Rates

https://www.wsj.com/articles/feds-powell-headlines-virtual-jackson-hole-economic-conference-11598486400

Walmart Announces Membership Service in Attempt to Compete With Amazon

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/01/business/walmart-plus-membership.html

Trump’s Tariffs? Coronavirus? China’s Exports Are Surging Anyway

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/business/trumps-tariffs-coronavirus-china-exports.html

Campbell Expects Tempered Demand in Months Ahead

https://www.wsj.com/articles/campbell-sees-demand-tempering-in-coming-quarters-11599138385

Why an Eviction Ban Alone Won’t Prevent a Housing Crisis

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/03/upshot/eviction-moratarium-rent-crisis.html

Summer (Week 5)

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 22:00:39 GMT

Gold Signals Inflationary Concerns; Bonds Don’t

https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-inflation-dead-some-investors-bet-it-could-roar-back-11590750353

An Unlikely Hero for 1906, 1929… and today

https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-unlikely-hero-for-1906-1929-and-today-11590764100

Forced to Focus on Internet, Car Dealers are sold

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/pandemic-forces-car-dealers-to-do-the-unthinkable-sell-online/ar-BB14KSXj

Investors See Quick Housing Recovery

https://www.wsj.com/articles/uneven-stock-recovery-divides-real-estate-industry-11590775555

Summer (Week 4)

Tue, 26 May 2020 19:56:39 GMT

So You’re Getting a Pandemic Puppy. Here’s What It Will Cost.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/so-youre-getting-a-pandemic-puppy-heres-what-it-will-cost-11590139800

Amazon Lets Off the Brake Amid a Surge By Its Rivals

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/technology/amazon-coronavirus-target-walmart.html?searchResultPosition=6

Summer Internships Are Frustratingly Forced Into a Hiatus

https://www.wsj.com/articles/summer-jobs-dry-up-and-teens-face-highest-unemployment-in-decades-11590312600

Debt-Laden Hertz Files for Bankruptcy

https://www.wsj.com/articles/hertz-preparing-bankruptcy-filing-as-soon-as-friday-night-sources-say-11590182538

Major Indexes Notch Big Weekly Gains

https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/ab79e699-3eb5-3f33-a0ab-c417c2051212/stocks-notch-big-weekly-gains.html

Luxury is More Chinese Than Ever

https://www.wsj.com/articles/european-luxury-is-more-chinese-than-ever-11590139836

Summer (Week 3)

Mon, 18 May 2020 22:05:37 GMT

Treasury Yields Gain On Consumer Data

https://www.wsj.com/articles/treasury-yields-rise-on-consumer-sentiment-data-11589564178

Virus Has Consumers Rethinking Ride Sharing vs. Owning a Car

https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-bolsters-car-ownership-as-consumers-rethink-shared-rides-11589564566

Stocks Rise But End Week With Losses

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/14/stock-market-live-updates-more-losses-ahead-waiting-on-jobless-claims.html

Fuel Hedged Pinch Some Global Airlines

https://www.wsj.com/articles/overhedging-oil-prices-lands-some-coronavirus-battered-global-airlines-in-further-trouble-11589555843

Re-Evaluating Michael Jordan’s Leadership Style

https://www.tsn.ca/nba/video/why-mj-s-leadership-style-wouldn-t-work-with-athletes-today~1960767

China Makes, But the World Is Slow to Take

https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-economys-recovery-from-coronavirus-starts-off-slowly-11589527393

_________

Subject: Re: Simple Explanation Oil economics 101

Here, in simple to understand language, is the explanation for my friends who ask how oil was trading at negative $37/bbl last week

Thompson Energy analysis - UNDERSTANDING Crude Oil trading at minus -$37.

Imagine the following scenario:

You pay $500 today and commit to receiving a hooker at your house in 15 daysbecause your wife will be traveling. This is called a Futures Contract.

Unfortunately, lockdown came and you are locked down with your wife at home for the next 60 days. This is called “now you are f**ked,” and you cannot fulfill the escort company's Futures Contract.

So now you do not want this woman to show up at your house at all, and you try to find any of your friends to pass off this futures contract, any neighbours or, anybody. But you find no takers because now everybody is under lockdown with their wives and families. You find you cannot sell this hooker commitment because nobody can take delivery of the girl, and there is nowhere to stash her. Nobody can receive the hooker at home anymore. Everyone is in full storage.

To make matters worse, not even the pimp (Chicago Mercantile exchange) who sold you the hooker contract has any more room to receive girls because his house is full of girls out of work under lockdown.

So now you will have to pay anyone just to take the girl off your hands. So someone tells you. "I will take the girl off your hands but you pay me $37 to do it."

This is called negative price when you deliver the girl that cost you $500 to the willing buyer and pay him $37 to take delivery.

Got it? This in a nutshell is what happened to the Oil Futures Market last month....

Week 14 (USC Week 7)

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 05:23:02 GMT

$1 Billion Problem Is Brewing

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-problem-is-brewing-in-the-beer-industry-one-million-kegs-are-going-stale-11587733224

The $600 Unemployment Booster Shot, State by State

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/23/business/economy/unemployment-benefits-stimulus-coronavirus.html

A Whipsaw Week Ends With a Tech Rally

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-news-today-index-reaction-weekly-jobless-claims-coronavirus-2020-4-1029098791

Wide Lockdowns Give Domino’s Sales a Lift

https://www.wsj.com/articles/dominos-shows-even-coronavirus-standouts-face-pressure-11585670087

Gap’s Cash Pile Is Dangerously Low

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/23/business/gap-financials-coronavirus/index.html

Banks Gain A Record $ 1Trillion In Deposits

https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-made-america-s-biggest-banks-even-bigger-11587639602

Getting the Restart Right

https://www.wsj.com/articles/getting-the-restart-right-how-to-lead-when-nobody-has-a-map-11587787201

Week 13 (USC Week 6)

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 23:40:03 GMT

Health Crisis Awakens Spirit Of Private-Sector Innovation

https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-companies-innovate-to-fight-the-coronavirus-in-echo-of-world-war-ii-11587045652

China’s Pent-Up Demand Buoys LVMH

https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-coronavirus-lockdown-lifted-chinese-splurge-on-big-luxury-brands-11587065135

A Gloomy Prediction on How Much Poverty Could Rise if Joblessness Spirals

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/upshot/coronavirus-prediction-rise-poverty.html

Grocers Adjust to Lower Meat Supply

https://www.wsj.com/articles/supermarkets-adjust-meat-sections-as-coronavirus-cuts-supply-11587051995

Summer Will Come; Crowds Still a Maybe

https://www.wsj.com/articles/summer-will-come-crowds-are-still-a-maybe-11587182405

Tech Founders Now Need to Grow Up Fast

https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-tech-startup-founders-silicon-valley-economy-11587163061

Stocks Ignore Recession Template

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-play-coronavirus-bear-market-exactly-like-the-bull-market-11587123831

Can We Have Prosperity Without Growth?

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/02/10/can-we-have-prosperity-without-growth

Week 12 (USC Week 5)

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 06:00:27 GMT

Coronavirus Crisis Legacy: Mountains of Debt

https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-crisis-legacy-mountains-of-debt-11586447687

Fed Moves Spur Rally In Corporate Bonds

https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-moves-spark-corporate-bond-rally-11586454394

Farmers Dump Food as Demands Drops

https://www.wsj.com/articles/farmers-deal-with-glut-of-food-as-coronavirus-closes-restaurants-11586439722

Fed Puts $2.3 Trillion behind Programs to Bolster the Economy

https://www.usnews.com/news/economy/articles/2020-04-09/federal-reserve-unveils-additional-2t-stimulus-to-support-states-markets-amid-coronavirus

Instant Economic Clues From the Grid: Power Usage Is Way Down

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/08/upshot/electricity-usage-predict-coronavirus-recession.html

Best Week Since ’74 After Fed Acts Again

https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stock-markets-dow-update-4-7-2020-11586407494

Budget Deficit Expected To Rise Sharply

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/04/10/business/bc-us-budget-deficit.html?searchResultPosition=6

The Stock Market Is Coming Back. But Why?

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/08/stock-investors-are-hunting-for-positives-but-many-on-wall-street-see-a-move-back-to-the-lows.html

Where All the Pieces Fall Out of Place

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/business/coronavirus-jigsaw-puzzles.html

Fed’s New Role Puts Independence at Risk

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-feds-emergence-as-a-power-player-poses-new-risks-to-its-independence-11586559527

The Pot Industry’s Goldilocks Trade

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-pot-industrys-goldilocks-trade-11586534852

Week 11 (USC Week 4)

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 05:51:39 GMT

THE MONTH CORONAVIRUS FELLED AMERICAN BUSINESS

https://www.wsj.com/graphics/march-changed-everything/

Luckin, Rival to Starbucks in China, Says Employees Fabricated 2019 Sales; Stock Plummets

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/luckin-coffee-accuses-operating-chief-of-financial-misconduct-11585840274

Small Firms See Hiccups Applying for New Loans

https://www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jones/20200404145/small-firms-see-hiccups-applying-for-new-loans-wsj

In a Pandemic, Another Worry: Touching the Payment Screen at Checkout

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/in-a-pandemic-another-worry-touching-the-payment-screen-at-checkout-11585914251

Stocks drop as coronavirus crunches the job market and economy

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-04-03/stocks-hold-steady-after-dismal-jobs-report-energy-climbs%3F_amp%3Dtrue

U.S. Employers Cut 701,000 Jobs in March

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-jobs-report-likely-to-show-start-of-record-labor-market-collapse-11585906617

Diamond Business Loses Luster as Coronavirus Crisis Spreads

https://www.wsj.com/articles/diamond-business-loses-luster-as-coronavirus-crisis-spreads-11585934835

Don’t Get Bombed: How to Host Zoom Meetings, Hangouts, Houseparty and More

https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-get-bombed-how-to-host-zoom-meetings-hangouts-houseparty-and-more-11585819821

Week 10 (USC Week 3)

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 21:18:38 GMT

Tech innovators put their minds to fighting the virus

https://www.wsj.com/articles/techs-next-disruption-target-the-coronavirus-11585147772

Schools close, and children's publishers see a spike

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/books/home-schooling-workbooks-sales-increase-virus.html

Small firm offers ventilator alternative

https://www.wsj.com/articles/lacking-ventilators-hospitals-seek-out-alternative-device-11585154579

More people should wear face masks, say experts

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/health/us-coronavirus-face-masks.html

In the coronavirus fight in Scandinavia, Sweden stands apart

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/world/europe/sweden-coronavirus.html

The national debt is set to soar. Without a rescue, it'd be worse

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/upshot/stimulus-national-debt-coronavirus.html

Nonprofits struggling to survive in a time of greatest need

https://www.wsj.com/articles/nonprofits-struggle-to-survive-as-revenue-plummets-amid-coronavirus-11585566330

Saudi Arabia Not in Talks with Russia on output

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-27/saudis-have-had-no-talks-with-russia-about-joint-output-cuts

Stocks drop, but hold on to weekly gains

https://nytimes.com/aponline/2020/03/27/business/bc-financial-markets.html

Grocery delivery's unexpected stress test

https://www.wsj.com/articles/online-grocers-are-getting-a-preview-of-their-future-11585302760

Week 9 (USC session 2 week 2) (LMU Web class begin)

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 06:19:14 GMT

Bailout 101 a history of failings and rescue

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/upshot/coronavirus-comparing-bailouts.html

Homeowners are getting federal mortgage relief, but renters aren’t so lucky

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/20/mortgage-relief-coronavirus/

Playboy Magazine Shuts Down Print Edition, Citing Coronavirus

https://www.wsj.com/articles/playboy-magazine-shuts-down-print-edition-citing-coronavirus-11584582245

General Mills Says Demand Rises as Consumers Stockpile

https://www.wsj.com/articles/cheerio-general-mills-says-demand-rises-as-consumers-stockpile-11584533445

Oil falls 24% in 3rd worst day on record, sinks to more than 18-year low

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/18/oil-plummets-to-near-18-year-low-on-pace-for-worst-month-ever.html

Lessons for the Coronavirus Crisis From Six Other Disasters

https://www.wsj.com/articles/lessons-for-the-coronavirus-crisis-from-six-other-disasters-11584719497

U.S. markets wrap up worst week since the 2008 financial crisis

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/20/stocks-markets-today-coronavirus/

Week 8

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 08:04:18 GMT

Where’s the Hand Sanitizer? Coronavirus Fears Empty Store Shelves, Disrupt Plans

https://www.wsj.com/articles/wheres-the-hand-sanitizer-coronavirus-fears-empty-store-shelves-disrupt-plans-11583106761

Global Airlines Brace for Coronavirus Impact

https://www.wsj.com/articles/germanys-lufthansa-makes-cuts-as-it-braces-for-coronavirus-impact-11582712819

Out of Stock: Coronavirus in China Threatens Amazon Sellers

https://www.wsj.com/articles/out-of-stock-coronavirus-in-china-threatens-amazon-sellers-11582713005

Activist investor Robbins shutting hedge fund to pursue other things

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/activist-investor-robbins-shutting-hedge-fund-to-pursue-other-things-2020-02-28

How Bad Could It Get? Companies Gauge the Coronavirus Impact

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/28/business/economy/companies-coronavirus-economy.html

As Coronavirus Slams Small Business, a Noodle Shop Fights for Life

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/business/china-coronavirus-noodles-small-business.html

Gold rises 1% as virus risks boost rate-cut hopes

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/02/gold-markets-coronavirus-the-fed-in-focus.html

Asian Markets Seesaw, Bonds Rise as Coronavirus Fears Linger

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/28/business/stock-market-today-coronavirus.html

Quotation of the Day: Readiness of U.S. for an Epidemic Raises Fears About Shortages

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/01/todayspaper/quotation-of-the-day-readiness-of-us-for-an-epidemic-raises-fears-about-shortages.html

The man who founded Trader Joe’s has died, and people are mourning the cultural icon

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/02/29/joe-coulombe-death/

Week 7

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:47:47 GMT

Can we have prosperity without growth?

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/02/10/can-we-have-prosperity-without-growth

Don’t Let the Wrong State Get Between You and Your Assets

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/21/your-money/favorable-state-financial-strategy-divorce.html

Saudis Weigh Breaking Oil Alliance With Russia as Virus Crimps Demand

https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudis-weigh-break-with-russia-over-response-to-coronavirus-11582293904

Markets sink as evidence of coronavirus fallout continues to emerge

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/02/21/dow-coronavirus-manufacturing/

Bail-Bond Industry Loses Backers

https://www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jones/20200222159/bail-bond-industry-loses-backers-wsj

Gender Pronouns Can Be Tricky on Campus. Harvard Is Making Them Stick.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/us/gender-pronouns-college.html?referringSource=articleShare

Week 6

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 02:31:57 GMT

A Deeper Dive Into New Rules for Retirement Plans

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-deeper-dive-into-new-rules-for-retirement-plans-11581589800

Kraft Heinz Plans Marketing Binge to Lift Sales

https://www.wsj.com/articles/kraft-heinz-reports-weaker-sales-as-cheese-cold-cut-shipments-fall-11581598139

Global Oil Demand Set to Drop First Time in Decade on Virus

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-13/iea-sees-first-global-oil-demand-drop-in-a-decade-on-coronavirus

Coronavirus chills luxury brands in — and outside — China

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-chinese-tourism-luxury-brands-us-europe/

China's car sales plunged 18% in January. The coronavirus could make things even worse

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/13/business/china-car-industry-coronavirus/index.html

Tips for Decoding College Financial Aid Offers

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/14/your-money/college-financial-aid-tips.htmlc

The Ride-Hail Utopia That Got Stuck in Traffic

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ride-hail-utopia-that-got-stuck-in-traffic-11581742802

Markets Hover Near Records Despite Growing Coronavirus Outbreak

https://www.wsj.com/articles/markets-hover-near-records-despite-growing-coronavirus-outbreak-11581681603

Week 5

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 03:42:52 GMT

M.B.A. Programs Rush to Add STEM Degrees

https://www.wsj.com/articles/m-b-a-programs-rush-to-add-stem-degrees-11580898601

Coronavirus: China mask producers work overtime to meet demand

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/28/china-mask-producers-work-overtime-to-meet-coronavirus-sparked-demand

Bond Funds Are Hotter Than Tesla

https://www.wsj.com/articles/bond-funds-are-hotter-than-tesla-11581091201

Where’s Xi? China’s Leader Commands Coronavirus Fight From Safe Heights

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/08/world/asia/xi-coronavirus-china.html

Coronavirus Cuts Chinese Tourism, and Luxury Retailers Suffer

https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-cuts-chinese-tourism-and-luxury-retailers-suffer-11581078102

U.S. Economy Added 225,000 Jobs in January

https://www.wsj.com/articles/january-jobs-report-11581076802

U.S. Stocks Fall, But Post Big Weekly Gains

https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stocks-slip-paring-week-of-gains-11581071560

Week 4

Sun, 02 Feb 2020 04:33:57 GMT

Why unaffordable rental housing may be new normal in the US

https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2020/0131/Why-unaffordable-rental-housing-may-be-new-normal-in-the-US

In Talks on Taxing Tech Companies, It’s America vs. the World

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/business/economy/digital-tax-oecd.html

Dow Drops Over 450 Points on Coronavirus Fears

https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stocks-slide-on-coronavirus-fears-11580119666

Energy Stocks Fall Faster Than Oil Prices

https://www.wsj.com/articles/energy-stocks-fall-faster-than-oil-prices-11571227201

Colleges Rush to Address Student Fears Over Virus

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/01/30/coronavirus-symptoms-xenophobia-college-wuhan-china-flu-arizona-state-university/4602134002/

A Trump Policy ‘Clarification’ All but Ends Punishment for Bird Deaths

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/climate/trump-bird-deaths.html

Maker of Lipton Cools on Tea

https://www.wsj.com/articles/tea-giant-weighs-giving-up-on-tea-11580380902

California, Mired in a Housing Crisis, Rejects an Effort to Ease It

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/business/economy/sb50-california-housing.html

Cut Back on Email If You Want to Fight Global Warming

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-25/cutting-back-on-sending-emails-could-help-fight-global-warming

Week 3

Sat, 25 Jan 2020 23:02:34 GMT

Starbucks Pledges to Slash Water Use and Waste
https://www.wsj.com/articles/starbucks-pledges-to-slash-water-use-and-waste-11579615202

Shipping Comes to Terms With $50 Billion Clean-Fuel Bill

https://www.wsj.com/articles/shipping-comes-to-terms-with-50-billion-clean-fuel-bill-11554382800

Conservative States Seek Billions to Brace for Disaster. (Just Don’t Call It Climate Change.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/climate/climate-change-funding-states.html

Fancy Meals and Loans for Friends: China’s Banks Face Costly Cleanup

https://www.wsj.com/articles/fancy-meals-and-loans-for-friends-chinas-banks-face-costly-cleanup-11579627734

Germany’s Luxury Car Makers Lose their Shine

https://www.wsj.com/articles/daimler-faces-further-emissions-hit-as-earnings-sink-11579685176

Global markets swoon as lethal virus in China spreads

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/global-markets-swoon-as-lethal-virus-in-china-spreads/2020/01/23/a2223898-3dff-11ea-8872-5df698785a4e_story.html

Oil drops the most since July on fears coronavirus will hit growth

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/24/coronavirus-fear-hits-oil-prices-drop-most-since-may.html

Scooter Startups Take Steps to Curb Inefficiencies, Address Safety Concerns

https://www.wsj.com/articles/scooter-startups-take-steps-to-curb-inefficiencies-safety-concerns-11579863600

Stocks Close Lower on Worries About Virus Outbreak

https://www.wsj.com/articles/european-stocks-rally-on-optimism-about-economy-11579860717

Week 2

puppypojoe@gmail.com (Paul Orfalea) — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 06:06:49 GMT

Articles

Is Algebra Necessary

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/opinion/sunday/is-algebra-necessary.html

For the Economy, Climate Risks Are No Longer Theoretical

https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-the-economy-climate-risks-are-no-longer-theoretical-11579174209

U.S. Stocks End Week at Record Levels

https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stocks-rally-as-chinas-economy-shows-signs-of-stabilization-11579257122

U.S. Government Bonds Decline After Treasury Announces New Bond Sales

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-government-bonds-decline-after-treasury-announces-new-bond-sales-11579296992

China’s Slowing Growth Underlines Stress Facing Its Economy in 2020

https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-economic-growth-slows-to-6-1-as-trade-and-business-confidence-suffer-11579236022