Students Observed Leaving Fed with Money

Following a recent tour of the Federal Reserve Bank in Salt Lake City, students from LDSBC and SLCC were observed leaving with up to four bills each (value estimated at up to $3200).  Upon further investigation however, Federal Reserve authorities indicated that there wasn't a "shred" of evidence any money was missing.  See what you missed?
Shoulda been there!

Mitt Romney's Political Opportunity Cost

Regardless of your political persuasion, I think you will find this article from Forbes interesting regarding Mitt Romney's opportunity cost for going into the political arena.

Forbes: Mitt Romney Opportunity Cost

Tax Cuts for the Rich

Noted economist Thomas Sowell takes on the argument about tax cuts for the rich in this recent article.

Sowell: Tax Cuts for the Rich

Confusing Unemployment Numbers

If you were confused by the conflicting unemployment numbers published last Friday, read the article posted on Greg Mankiw's blog http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/ entitled "The Two Labor Market Surveys" for a better explanation.

China's Economy Slowing Down

What is the potential impact to the US economy as China's (and the global) economies begin to slow down?  These articles from Forbes and The Economist give some insight.

China Slowdown?

http://www.economist.com/node/21562221

EPA Standard May Force Closure of Power Plant

Here are two articles from KSL, one from yesterday and the other from December 2011 regarding the potential closing of a coal-fired power plant in Carbon County.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=960&sid=18588379

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=22384123&nid=481

A Brief Break from Economics

Sometimes it is fun to just go off in a different direction and take a break from traditional economic topics.  Here is an article from Forbes Magazine on job interviewing that I found interesting.  As a follow up to the Career Development Conference, see how this information compares with what you learned on Wednesday.

Top 5 Interview Mistakes