Macroeconomics

March 13, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oil prices
Published by Elaine Schwartz at March 13, 2018
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Why It’s Tough for OPEC to Fight the Frackers

The OPEC nations are having a tough time deciding what oil price to target because it all depends on how U.S. shale oil producers will respond.

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March 9, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and EU budget battle
Published by Elaine Schwartz at March 9, 2018
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What Brexit Will Do to the EU Budget

About more than the U.K., Brexit also creates EU budget problems because of the 10 to 12 billion euros that the British will no longer give annually.

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February 21, 2018
weekly economic news roundup and ride sourcing problems
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 21, 2018
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What Uber Says About the Gender Pay Gap

Uber is gender blind. Callers do not select a male or female driver nor do they even know which gender could pick them up. Similarly, driver […]

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February 20, 2018
China's Great Wall
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 20, 2018
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What a High Social Score Can Get You in China

In 2020, China will have implemented a social score program that will use behavioral inputs to decide which goods and services residents can access.

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