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CNBC

Oil prices vulnerable to 'super spikes' again as geopolitics heat up

The long era of too much oil sloshing around the world and low prices is coming to an end, just as global events are heating up crude prices. That could make for a new dynamic as the peak summer season for oil demand approaches, keeping oil prices in a ...

Grades 3-5

All About Prices

In this economics lesson, students will explain how prices are set for goods and services.
Key Concepts: Markets and Prices
45 mins
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Grades 3-5

Competition Pizza

In this economics lesson, students will identify and evaluate market competition using pizza shops.
Key Concepts: Competition, Consumers, Markets and Prices
45 mins
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Grades 9-12

Balancing the Federal Budget | Activity

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Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Budgeting, Credit…
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Grades 9-12

Who Decides Wage Rates? | Lesson Demo

This video models Lesson 13 from CEE's High School Economics publication in the classroom. It discusses lesson objectives and provides…
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Demand, Division of Labor/Specialization…
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Reuters

Trump says US will only rejoin Pacific trade pact if terms are improved

In his Twitter post, which came during Asian trading hours, Trump said the United States would “only join TPP if the deal were substantially better than the deal offered to Pres. Obama. We already have BILATERAL deals with six of the eleven nations in ...

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Grades 9-12

World101: Globalization

In this economics lesson, students will learn about global communications.
Key Concepts: Benefits of Trade, Goods and Services, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
60 mins
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Grades 9-12

Exchange Rates: How Money Affects Trade

In this economics lesson, students will compute exchange rates to learn their impact on international trade.
Key Concepts: Markets and Prices, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
60 mins
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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Benefits of Trade Video and Quiz

In this economics video, students will learn about the benefits of trade using comparative advantage and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Benefits of Trade, Comparative Advantage, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
10 mins
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Grades 9-12

Balancing the Federal Budget | Activity

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Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Budgeting, Credit…
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NBCNews.com

Data breach at Saks, Lord & Taylor compromises customer payment data

... but it said they would not be liable for charges and would be offered free identity protection services. The cyber security firm that says it uncovered the breach, Gemini Advisory, said in a post Sunday that more than 5 million credit and debit ...
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Grades 9-12

Financial Institutions and Services

In this personal finance lesson, students will look into financial institutions to learn about personal investing.
Key Concepts: Credit, Economic Institutions, Saving
135 mins
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Grades 9-12

What is Credit?

In this personal finance lesson, students will learn the advantages and disadvantages of using credit.
Key Concepts: Credit, Interest, Risk and Return
45 mins
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Grades 9-12

Making Credit Choices

In this personal finance lesson, students will examine five hypothetical cases to learn about credit.
Key Concepts: Credit
90 mins
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Grades 9-12

Evaluating Credit Card Offers

In this personal finance activity, students will use Mint to learn about credit card offers.
Key Concepts: Credit, Interest
40 mins
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Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Hands on Banking You and Money

A budget is not a dirty word. Learn how to help students embrace the budgeting process by framing the topic…
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Credit
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CNBC

Here's how Amazon wins the tax war with Trump

However, the expansion of sales taxes to remote sellers will benefit Amazon. Amazon has already capitalized on the sales tax advantage it had during its start-up phase. Amazon's low-cost sales tax collection system, coupled with Amazon's extensive and ...
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Grades 9-12

Uncle Sam Takes a Bite

In this personal finance lesson, students will learn about the basic principles of personal income tax.
Key Concepts: Income, Taxes
135 min
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Grades 9-12

National Budget Simulation

In this economics lesson, students will revise a federal budget to understand its contents.
Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Roles of Government
60 mins
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Grades 9-12

Preparing Your Form 1040

In this personal finance lesson, students will use an IRS Form 1040 to calculate personal income tax.
Key Concepts: Taxes
45 mins
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Grades 9-12

Externalities Video Series and Quiz

In this economics video series, students will uses real-world examples to cover externalities and solutions to the problems they pose.
Key Concepts: Roles of Government
50 mins
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Grades 9-12

Intro to TurboTax

In this personal finance activity, students will use TurboTax to learn and actively file taxes.
Key Concepts: Income, Taxes
45 mins
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NPR

China Hits Back On Trade Dispute, Slapping Tariffs On 128 US Products

China announced late Sunday that it would retaliate for the Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminum by imposing its own import charges on a list of 128 U.S. goods, including agricultural products ranging from fruit to frozen pork. The new ...

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Grades 9-12

World101: Globalization

In this economics lesson, students will learn about global communications.
Key Concepts: Benefits of Trade, Goods and Services, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
60 mins
Lesson
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Grades 9-12

Exchange Rates: How Money Affects Trade

In this economics lesson, students will compute exchange rates to learn their impact on international trade.
Key Concepts: Markets and Prices, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
60 mins
Lesson
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Grades 6-8

What Is Money? Why Does It Have Value?

In this economics lesson, students will learn about the history of money and its 5 characteristics.
Key Concepts: Money, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
90 mins
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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Benefits of Trade Video and Quiz

In this economics video, students will learn about the benefits of trade using comparative advantage and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Benefits of Trade, Comparative Advantage, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
10 mins
Video
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Grades 9-12

Balancing the Federal Budget | Activity

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Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Budgeting, Credit…
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