Starbucks is Now Serving Alcohol

Starbucks is Now Selling Alcohol 

6th Period 2/26/16

http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/18/news/companies/starbucks-alcohol/?iid=EL

http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/23/news/companies/starbucks-alcohol-liquor-license-utah/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom

https://news.starbucks.com/news/starbucks-evenings-stores

4th period Econ Presentation

Clean Power Muddied by Cheap Fuel

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/NewsDetailsPage/NewsDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=OVIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=News&limiter=&u=aragon_hsl&currPage=&disableHighlighting=true&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&p=OVIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CA443728629

Economic Impacts of Gambling

https://www.library.ca.gov/CRB/97/03/Chapt9.html

Netflix expands into 130 more countries in surprise move (2/19/16) (Period 3)

http://www.smdailyjournal.com/articles/business/2016-01-07/netflix-expands-into-130-more-countries-in-surprise-move/1776425156310.html

Questions:

1. Are you a Netflix user?
1. If so, do you believe that as a provider for streaming, it has reached it’s highest potential to where instead of improving its service, it expanded to more countries?
2. Because Netflix is expanding to many different and diverse countries, do you see any problems coming up with this expansion?
3. Does Netflix influence the way people watch tv now and what they watch?

6 Period Current Events 2/19/2016

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/business/energy-environment/oil-prices.html?action=click&contentCollection=Energy%20%26%20Environment%20&region=Footer&module=WhatsNext&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&moduleDetail=undefined&pgtype=Multimedia

http://www.marketplace.org/2015/11/24/education/college-enrollment-drops-among-low-income-students

Built Up by Oil Boom, North Dakota Now Has an Emptier Feeling

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/08/us/built-up-by-oil-boom-north-dakota-now-has-an-emptier-feeling.html?_r=0

• How does foreign oil affect the U.S. economy?

• Do you feel like you’ve been driving more because of low gas prices?

• Should people be encouraged to drive less?

• How are low oil prices likely to impact the U.S. economy?

Sears to close as Hillsdale revamp proceeds: San Mateo Planning Commission to consider future of shopping center

http://www.smdailyjournal.com/articles/lnews/2016-01-27/sears-to-close-as-hillsdale-revamp-proceeds-san-mateo-planning-commission-to-consider-future-of-shopping-center/1776425157446.html

• Would a movie theater, open air restaurants, bowling alley, and a fitness center attract you to the Hillsdale shopping area?

• Do you think the shopping center owners made a good choice to pass on Target in favor of mixed entertainment?

• How will these new entertainment options impact the other stores in the Hillsdale mall? Will these additions impact the overall city economy?

The Super Bowl Ad That Set Off Economic Alarm Bells

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/upshot/the-super-bowl-ad-that-set-off-economic-alarm-bells.html?ref=economy

For 4th Period

1. What is your view on the "Rocket Mortgage" app? Should buying a house be as simple as a click of a button?
2. Do you think that people are overreacting to this ad?
3. Will more likely benefit of hurt the economy? How could this idea be modified/better executed?

How can we tell if a recession is upon us?

Period 3 story for 2/12

http://www.marketplace.org/2016/02/09/business/signs-recession

Is OPEC still doing its job?

3rd period story

http://www.marketplace.org/2016/02/09/world/post-opec-world

Chipotle shutters dozens of locations as more confirmed E. coli cases emerge

For period 6, read Andrei & Eden's articles on Chipotle closing and Mogadishu flight bomb

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/01/health/chipotle-closings-e-coli-scare/

1. Do you believe that people are overreacting or do you think they have the right to?

2. Who do you think is to blame for this incident?

3. How has this incident impacted your affiliation with the food chain?

The troubling case of the bomb on a flight from Mogadishu

http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2016/02/more-african-problem

Do you feel security in airports is enough in today's world?

Are there certain airlines that you feel more comfortable traveling in than others?

Do you still feel comfortable traveling internationally?

Current Event 2/5/16 - Andrew Abbott

http://fortune.com/2015/08/06/super-bowl-ad-cost/

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31064972

Questions:
-Would you be willing to pay for the game if there were no commercials? How much would you pay? Why or why not?
-How would the experience of watching the Super Bowl change if there were no commercials?
-Do you think the money spent by the companies is worth the publicity they receive?

Current Event 2-5-16 Taite and Ally

A Mean Feat

Tales of the Unexpected