Current event for economics?

Question

i need a current event for my econmics class. it has to be in the past week and i have to have the print out and has to relate to economics. any ideas?

Answer 1

Business Section of NYTimes (http://www.nytimes.com) is pretty easy to understand and relevant.. we usually discuss the headlines in my undergrad macro classes. Oil prices, subprime, inflation and unemployment are pretty intuitive topics..  

Answer 2

My first answer would be to go to your local news stand or local library and get the latest copy of The Economist, a weekly news magazine with a strong emphasis on economics and business - it's the best in the world.

They have an on-line presence, but I don't know how many of their articles are available for free:

http://www.economist.com/

Otherwise, most of the trustworthy international news organizations have a business section on-line:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/defa...

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/business/in...

http://www.iht.com/pages/business/index....