http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/27/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm?section=money_latest
The Swine Flu has been announced as a public health emergency and has effected people in many ways. The Swine Flu made the stock markets fall, Dow Jones industrial average fell 51 points because of it, people are worried how the flu will effect the economy. Airlines and hotels are also getting hit very hard because of the swine flu, people are more hesitant to fly and travel because they do not want to go to unfamiliar places incase they do get the flu. Europe is getting hit the hardest because of the flu, that is where most of the cases have occured.
I chose this issue because it is a recent problem that is happening and it is effecting the stock markets which have already been down because of the recent recession. I understand how the swine flu is effecting the economy, and hopefully there will be a solution soon. The information from this article was very useful and it helped me understand how the swine flu is effecting the economy and what it is specifically effecting. I would use this source again, i used CNN money for my last blog and I beleive it is a reliable source and gives me real and true information.
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Jane, This is a classic article rounding up a variety of economic statistics, but your focus on the swine flu and its effect on the stock market was right on the money. (so to speak :) ) Were you surprised by the impact of the illness on the stock market?
ReplyDeleteI agree that this is a good source of money information (first time I've looked at it), but I would suggest you check around some other sites as well.
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