<p>I've recently decided that I want to major in Business. I will be attending a CCC this fall and am looking to transfer to Business economics at UCLA, USC Marshall, or Berkeley Haas. </p>
<p>Apart from excelling in my classes, I'd like to learn more? I guess, about the business world. Sort of... build up a foundation and get the background 411. </p>
<p>What are some of your recommendations? Shall I subscribe to Wall Street Journal/ Business Week or something?</p>
<p>Read the WSJ, The Economist and Bloomberg.com. That will get you started.</p>
<p>I always start with andrewsullivan because he links to a ton of good current event stories/blogs/sites and writes with passion. I also like the economist, the NYTimes economix blog, matt yglesias, darwinsfinance, paul krugman’s blog, greg mankiw’s blog, google finance, cnnmoney, bloomberg, dailyfinance, yahoofinance, frumforum, fivethirtyeight, and my local newspapers. </p>
<p>Yea, I’m a nerd.</p>
<p>This is a ton of help. Thanks, guys!</p>
<p>Skip Andrew Sullivan, Yglesias, and Krugman. Sullivan is more concerned with the provenance of Trig Palin than anything else. </p>
<p>Mankiw’s blog is good and there’s a good chance you will be using a textbook of his.</p>
<p>I smell a conservatard.</p>
<p>Don’t listen to JonahRubin. That’s about the worst biased advice anyone can give. You are most definitely not a “well-read” business major.</p>
<p>Wouldn’t it be nice to learn about both sides of the spectrum when it comes to economic policies, Renouveau?</p>
<p>businessweek</p>
<p>Andrew Sullivan and Matt Yglesias are not focused on economics or business. Krugman went off the rails years ago. There are plenty of left-leaning or Keynsian types that are highly regarded by everyone, not least of which being Romer and Summers who are at the White House right now(not blogging).</p>
<p>GoingConcern.com, Dealbreaker, or WallStreetOasis probably makes more sense than the blogs of political hacks of EITHER stripe, depending on your major.</p>
<p>I second WallStreetOasis for finance and investment related news / commentary.</p>
<p>Calling WSO a commentary is being very generous …</p>
<p>Bloomberg, NYT, and WSJ. If you can keep up with those 3 (which churn out 100-200 articles out a day), then maybe you can move on. Skip BusinessWeek which has really gone to the gutter.</p>
<p>Use Google Reader to sync all your feeds.</p>
<p>Financial Times is good.</p>
<p>as for books, i heard tipping point and rich dad poor dad r pretty good</p>
<p>Anything useful on TV these days?</p>