Write a summary and answer the question(s) for ONE of the following articles.

1. "Oil & Gas Boom Lifts U.S. Economy," WSJ, February 8

a. How has the oil an Agg S & Agg D Model to illustrate the impact of the oil and gas boom.

2. "Will China's Yuan Rival the Dollar?" WSJ, February 8

a. Explain what determines a currency's status as a reserve currency?

b. Evaluate whether or not the Yuan will evolve into a reserve currency in the near future.

3. "An American History Lesson for Europe," WSJ, February 3

a. Compare the 1789 bailout and the attempted 1840 bailout.

b. What was the effect of the federal government'srefusal to bail out the states in 1840?

c. Should the ECB bail out Greece, Portugal, Spain, et. al?

d. Should the Federal Government bail out Illinois?