CNBC: Falling oil prices could prompt world leaders to agree on production policy at G-20 summit, analysts say

CNBC: Falling oil prices could prompt world leaders to agree on production policy at G-20 summit, analysts say https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/28/oil-prices-g-20-summit-could-see-world-leaders-agree-on-policy-ahead-of-opec-meeting.html

https://www.gasbuddy.com/Charts?_ga=2.154600440.1340128259.1543415746-613881047.1543415746

G20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G20

CNBC: Climate change will cost economy hundreds of billions of dollars, government says in sweeping report

CNBC: Climate change will cost economy hundreds of billions of dollars, government says in sweeping report
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/23/us-report-says-climate-change-will-batter-economy-in-clash-with-trump.html

NC: State summary: https://statesummaries.ncics.org/nc

https://science2017.globalchange.gov/chapter/executive-summary/

NBER working paper: Who Profits from Patents? Rent-Sharing at Innovative Firms

https://www.nber.org/papers/w25245

Who Profits from Patents? Rent-Sharing at Innovative Firms

Patrick Kline, Neviana Petkova, Heidi Williams, Owen Zidar

NBER Working Paper No. 25245
Issued in November 2018
NBER Program(s):Labor Studies, Productivity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship 

This paper analyzes how patent-induced shocks to labor productivity propagate into worker compensation using a new linkage of US patent applications to US business and worker tax records. We infer the causal effects of patent allowances by comparing firms whose patent applications were initially allowed to those whose patent applications were initially rejected. To identify patents that are ex-ante valuable, we extrapolate the excess stock return estimates of Kogan et al. (2017) to the full set of accepted and rejected patent applications based on predetermined firm and patent application characteristics. An initial allowance of an ex-ante valuable patent generates substantial increases in firm productivity and worker compensation. By contrast, initial allowances of lower ex-ante value patents yield no detectable effects on firm outcomes. Patent allowances lead firms to increase employment, but entry wages and workforce composition are insensitive to patent decisions. On average, workers capture roughly 30 cents of every dollar of patent-induced surplus in higher earnings. This share is roughly twice as high among workers present since the year of application. These earnings effects are concentrated among men and workers in the top half of the earnings distribution, and are paired with corresponding improvements in worker retention among these groups. We interpret these earnings responses as reflecting the capture of economic rents by senior workers, who are most costly for innovative firms to replace.

CNBC: Brexit basics: Key points from the draft deal

Brexit basics: Key points from the draft deal
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/15/uk/brexit-deal-key-policy-takeaways-intl-gbr/index.html

CNBC: US wholesale prices jump 0.6% in Oct, the most in 6 years

US wholesale prices jump 0.6% in Oct, the most in 6 years https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/09/us-ppi-oct-2018.html

CNBC: US online spending set to rise 14.8% in 2018 holiday season

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/01/us-online-spending-set-to-rise-in-2018-holiday-season.html