Tuesday's Assorted Links
Chinese exports, global growth, online news, disaster relief, and consumer sentiment
Hi y’all! Here are five stories from this week that contain some neat applications of economic principles or are related to teaching:
Chinese exports to the US saw the steepest drop since February 2020, when Covid shut down China’s economy and snarled global supply chains [CNBC]
World Bank predicts weakest growth since the 1960s [BBC]
News sites are getting crushed by Google’s new AI tools [Futurism]
Trump says he plans to phase out FEMA after the 2025 hurricane season [CNN]
Consumer sentiment reading rebounds to a much higher level than expected as people get over the tariff shock [CNBC]
What should you major in? For many students, that question comes with pressure from parents, from peers, and future salary data. But there's more to the story than just future paychecks.
How to Think About Your College Major
It’s high school graduation season, which means caps are flying and families are cheering. Millions of soon-to-be college students will also be picking their first college classes. For a lot of those students, summer orientation is less about getting to know campus and more about answering a deceptively simple question:
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