The Wall Street Journal Education Program
Weekly Review & Quiz
Covering front-page articles from Feb 24 – March 2, 2007
Links Spring 2007
Developed by: Scott R. Homan Ph.D., Purdue University
States Set Big Spending Plans As Washington Preaches Austerity
By CHRISTOPHER COOPER
February 24, 2007; Page A1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117226890441117724.html
Policy Makers At Fed Rethink Inflation's Roots
By GREG IP
February 26, 2007; Page A1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117245624842818971.html
Immigration Crackdown Targets Bosses This Time
By BARRY NEWMAN
February 27, 2007; Page A1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117226355698617645.html
After a Rough Morning, A Data Backup Jolts The Blue-Chip Average
By SCOTT PATTERSON, AARON LUCCHETTI and RANDALL SMITH
February 28, 2007; Page A1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117262349120221401.html
As Market Fell, Some Big Names Won Their Bets
By SUSAN PULLIAM, RANDALL SMITH and HENNY SENDER
March 1, 2007; Page A1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117271874969422974.html
Desperate to Cut Costs, Ford Gets Union's Help
By JEFFREY MCCRACKEN
March 2, 2007; Page A1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117280286900424363.html
Questions 13 – 17 from Marketplace
All Companies Need Innovation; Hasbro Finds a New Magic
By CAROL HYMOWITZ
February 26, 2007; Page B1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117244992317418824.html
How Long Can India Keep Office Politics Out of Outsourcing?
By JARED SANDBERG
February 27, 2007; Page B1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117251592499619641.html
Manufacturers Face Consumer Confusion Over TV Technology
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By PETER GRANT
February 28, 2007; Page B1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117261044032221088.html
Mac and PC's Overseas Adventures
By GEOFFREY A. FOWLER in Hong Kong, BRIAN STEINBERG in New York and AARON
O. PATRICK in London
March 1, 2007; Page B1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117271641509622894.html
Start-Ups Seek to Cash In on Web-Video Ads
By KEVIN J. DELANEY
March 2, 2007; Page B1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117280318693924372.html
Questions 18 – 23 from Money & Investing
A New Trick For Avoiding Estate Taxes
By RON LIEBER
February 24, 2007; Page B1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117227690809217934.html
Home Lenders Cut the Flow Of Risky Loans
By RUTH SIMON, JAMES R. HAGERTY and MICHAEL CORKERY
February 26, 2007; Page C1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117245665740318975.html
Housing Sector May Be Knocked By Mortgages
By JUSTIN LAHART
February 27, 2007; Page C1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117253927019020091.html
Markets Find It Hard To Break the Greenspan Habit
By GREG IP
February 28, 2007; Page C1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117262845397021498.html
NYSE's Trading Overload Draws Attention of the SEC
By AARON LUCCHETTI and KARA SCANNELL
March 1, 2007; Page C1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117270535271922623.html
China's Reckoning Day On Stock Sales Appears Near
By JAMES T. AREDDY
March 2, 2007; Page C1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117280192739124343.html
Questions 24 – 26 from Personal Journal
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Soda Makers to Disclose Caffeine Content on Labels
By TARA PARKER-POPE
February 27, 2007; Page D1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117253501182519963.html
Yesterday's Market Lesson: Maybe You're Overstocked
By JONATHAN CLEMENTS
February 28, 2007; Page D1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117261999668621305.html
Just Say Yes, or Just Say No: Whatever Happened to Maybe?
By JEFF ZASLOW
March 1, 2007; Page D1
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117270859073222702.html
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