Assignment:
This assignment will give you the opportunity to learn more about current events occurring in the United States and around the world and how they relate to business. You are required to choose a newspaper article in one of the following sources: The Financial Times, The Economist, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, or The Washington Post. This article should be recent (preferably within the past month), and it must be one that relates to a topic that we have discussed or will discuss in class. Possible topics include - The positive or negative reaction of customers in reaction to a company's introduction of a new product or service - The economic, ethical, or financial implications of a decision made by a company - A global issue that affects business.