Description: U.S. stocks are taking a turn downward on Friday as Ford and Amazon tumble. Kristina Peterson, Kathleen Madigan and Donna Kardos Yesalavich report. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: 01/28/2011 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/markets-hub-us-stocks-slide-as-ford-amazon-sink/37D6779C-DD28-4AD2-B771-D137898835D5 Questions for discussion: Summarize the opinions made about the stock market. Are you optimistic about the economy and the stock market? Would… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Why Netflix avoids new movies
Description: The movie rental company has focused on cheaper, older films for its streaming catalog to keep costs down. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 01/29/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/01/28/tm_netflix_new_releases_expensive.fortune/ Questions for discussion:  Who is the target market for this firm? Do you think the firm has a sustainable business model? How do you think this market… Read more »
Super Bowl XLV: The NFL’s Last Game?
Description: A labor dispute between the National Football League and its players is threatening to bleed billions in revenueâ€â€and possibly cancel the 2011-12 season. Source: Businessweek.com Date: 01/27/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_06/b4214058410168.htm Questions for discussion: Summarize the issues in this situation. How do you think it will be resolved? Whose side is likely to win out in… Read more »
Your private data pays for ‘free’ Facebook and Google
Description: “The cost of reading the New York Times for free is being tracked. The cost of being on Facebook is being data-mined,” Peter Eckersley, a senior staff technologist for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said Friday at a panel discussion on the intersection of technology and privacy. Source: CNNMoney.com  Date: 01/28/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/28/technology/google_data_privacy_day/index.htm Questions… Read more »
Google Finds It Hard to Reinvent Philanthropy
Description: JUST before Google first sold its shares to the public in 2004, Larry Page, one of its founders, excited the nonprofit world with a bold commitment to philanthropy. Source: NYTimes.com Date: 01/29/2011 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/business/30charity.html?ref=business Questions for discussion: Summarize the basic points made in this report. How would you judge the effectiveness of Google’s philanthropic… Read more »
Hub Extra: How Nervous Should Apple Investors Be?
Description: With many questions unanswered about Steve Jobs’ medical leave of absence, Wall Street Journal ‘ROI’ columnist Brett Arends says the news is ominous for investors. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: 01/17/2011 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/hub-extra-how-nervous-should-apple-investors-be/BFCF78EB-4250-4572-83E5-62975923A6E3 Questions for discussion: Summarize the opinions made about the importance of Steve Jobs to the success of Apple. Do you… Read more »
Larry Page: Ready to run Google?
Description: Eric Schmidt steps down after 10 years at the helm of Google, and the search giant names co-founder Larry Page as the new CEO. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 01/20/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2011/01/20/t_google_ceo_schmidt.fortune/ Questions for discussion:  Do you think Google will be better managed now than it was before? Why do you suppose there… Read more »
Google’s Schmidt Named Executive Chairman as Co-Founder Page Becomes CEO
Description: Google Inc. co-founder Larry Page will become chief executive officer, taking the reins from Eric Schmidt, who oversaw the transformation of a barely profitable startup with 200 employees into the owner of the world’s most- used search engine, with $29 billion in sales last year. Source: Bloomberg.com  Date: 01/21/2011 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-20/google-profit-tops-estimates-on-ad-demand-page-is-named-ceo.html Questions for… Read more »
Forever 21’s Fast (and Loose) Fashion Empire
Description: The cheap-chic teen retailer is growing amid questions about just how original its clothes are Source: Businessweek.com Date: 01/20/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_05/b4213090559511.htm Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons for this retailer’s success. Who is the target customer? Do you think there is anything else that should be added to their business strategy? Are there any… Read more »
Union Membership in U.S. Fell to a 70-Year Low Last Year
Description: The number of American workers in unions declined sharply last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday, with the percentage slipping to 11.9 percent, the lowest rate in more than 70 years. Source: NYTimes.com Date: 01/21/2011 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/22/business/22union.html?ref=business Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons reported for union membership decline. Is this a good… Read more »
