Why Is the Dow Up?

Read this article and discuss why the Dow Jones is up? This article is due by April 16th- midnight.

Bernanke: Are We Out of the Woods Yet?

Read this article posted on msnbc and see what this man has to say about the economy. This article can be use for April 9th.

Heath Care: Huge Achievement or a Terrible Mistake?

Read this article and comment on your opinion about the Health Care Bill. What points of this article do you agree with? This article is for March 26th.

Are We Heading For Another Round of Economic Woes?

Read this article and write about how what is happening in this country and how it could impact the US economy. This article will be used for the due date of March 19th.
Read this article about another country and their economic conditions. What does this have to do with the US?

Tariffs

This article can be used for March 12th.

How high will the tax rate go?

Time magazine has published an article about taxes and what we might expect for the future. Read and comment. This article is to be used for week of March 1-March 5. Any periods can use this article.

7 types of taxes

Read this article about the types of Taxes and respond about what you learned from this article-- I want you to also, watch video clip and you may choose about that instead.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/02/28/gps.take.tax.cnn?iref=allsearch

This link is also above.

This article will be used for periods 4, 5 and 6-- due March 5th.

Stock Contest Status for "Middies2010"

Stock Contest Status for "Middies2010"

Credit Cards

Read this article about credit cards. What did you learn from this article and how might this impact you? This article will be used for February 26th.

What Does the Olympics Have To Do with Economics?

Many of us love watching the Olympics. Read this article and see the connection that this event has with the study of Economics. You need to read the article and comment on points from the article. This article will be used for February 19th Due Date.

Why didn't Pepsi advertise during the Super Bowl?

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Read this article posted on Yahoo and see why Pepsi skipped this year's Super Bowl. This article can be used for week of February 8th - due by Friday, February 12th.

Who is Bernanke?

Who is Bernanke and why is he important to Economics? What is important about this article?

This article is for week February 1.

Is GDP The Best Economic Indicator?

Read this Time Magazine article and comment about using the GDP as a way to measure of progress. This article can be used for the week of February 1st 2010

Why Does News About Greece and their economy concern the US?

What does Music have to do with Economics?

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2010/01/22/lisovicz.digital.music.sales.cnn?hpt=T2

Watch this video and comment on the music industry and its connection with Economics.

What does Football have to do with Economics?

Explain the economic lesson in this article.

What Does the Data Show us About Our Economy?

What was the month of December like for our economy? How might this news impact your community or household?

This article will be used for January 15th.

Pain at the Pump

What do cold weather, gasoline and economics all have to do with each other? Read this article..... and comment.

This article will be used for the January 15th due date.

What Does Orange Juice Have To Do With Econ?

Read this article and see what is going on with the product orange juice. Will this impact your home? Comment on the details of this article.

This article will be used for the January 15th due date assignment.

The Economy: Are We Through The Worst Of It?

Recession? Out of the Recession? Are we there yet Dad? Many of JUST want to know...... when are things going to get better? Read this article. Yes, you will be exposed to terminology you are not yet familiar with....... make a note of that. But most important...... read the message. Is the worst over? We were like a machine that was broke...... are we fixed yet??????

Comment about this article and what this news might mean for you and your household. This article will be used for the assignment due on January 15th.