1. Cornell Related
- Electronic/Hip-Hop band Big Gigantic and Indie group MisterWives chosen as Slope Day headliners. (BrassTracks and S’Natra set to open)
- Nick Lambrou proposes new 5-Story Collegetown apartment on Eddy St.
- Ithaca College faculty unions set strike date for March 28th/29th if agreement is not met by then
2. Markets
- 8 years ago today, markets hit their crisis era low, since then have rebounded 250%
- Markets saw a very slight decline over the course of the week as pressure from the financial and energy sectors stunted growth
3. Finance
- The US Energy Information Association predicts that domestic oil production will hit its highest level in the nation’s history by next year
- Following the jobs report released on March 8th, a FED rate hike seems almost certain to occur
4. Tech
- Airbnb’s latest round of funding brings its valuation up to $31B
- Wikileaks “Vault 7” reveals CIA spying and malware
5. Politics
- South Korea upholds ruling to remove President Park Geun-Hye from power
- Obamacare revision passes two house committees as Trump and Republicans rush to pass the proposed plan