Nike soars – It’s gotta be the shoes!

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Description: Shares of Nike surge after the athletic apparel retailer reported better-than-expected earnings, despite worries about weak sales in China. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 22, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/03/22/investing-the-buzz-nike.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why was Nike expected to perform poorly in the last quarter? What is the explanation for its success? What do these… Read more »

Will Lululemon Recall Scare Customers Away?

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Description:   Wall Street analysts from Robert W.Baird to Sterne Agee & Leach peppered Lululemon executives yesterday with questions about how the yoga-wear retailer is handling a recall of women’s pants for being too transparent. Julie Hyman reports on Bloomberg Television’s “Money Moves.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source:  Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Mar 22, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/11sNHzi#ooid=t4MGJlYTpmIsx1vU1JUhve11phyxTgKF… Read more »

50 greatest business rivalries of all time

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Description:  These stories of no-holds-barred competition, contempt, and all-out conflict shaped the modern business world. Here’s what you can learn from them. Source:  CNNMoney.com Date: Mar 22, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/gallery/news/companies/2013/03/21/greatest-business-rivalries.fortune/index.html Questions for Discussions: What can you learn from a review of these cases? What do these stories tell you about management over the years?

As Tablet Ownership Increases, Will Pay TV Audiences Follow?

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Description:  A significant percentage of American consumers have no wired broadband connection at home, relying instead on smartphones to connect to the Internet. If the trend continues, it heralds a substantial near-term change in Internet access patterns. Source:  eMarketer.com Date: Mar 22, 2013 Link:  http://www.emarketer.com/Article/Tablet-Ownership-Increases-Will-Pay-TV-Audiences-Follow/1009752#2Fxer0W8YL6KiEZQ.99 Questions for Discussions: Summarize the current level of consumer satisfaction… Read more »

Coffee’s Economics, Rewritten by Farmers

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Description:  IN 2005, Kenneth Lander, a lawyer in Monroe, Ga., moved with his wife, stepdaughter and the youngest three of his seven children to a coffee farm in San Rafael de Abangares, Costa Rica. He always “had a heart,” he said, for Latin America, and after a vacation to the lush cloud forests near Monteverde… Read more »

Sheryl Sandberg’s advice for men

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Description: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg talks to Fortune Senior Editor-At-Large Pattie Sellers about her book ‘Lean In’ and her advice for men in the workplace. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 13, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/magazines/fortune/2013/03/13/news-sheryl-sandberg-men.fortune/ Questions for Discussions: What are the highlights in Sheryl Sandberg’s advice for men in management? Do you think these… Read more »

Homing in on the telecommuting issue

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Description:   Inside the chase: Does working from home help or hinder productivity? BNN Chase Producer Zena Olijnyk examines the pros and cons of telecommuting. The image of people who telecommute is often one of them sitting around at home in their bunny slippers and pyjamas. But then there are studies that show people who work… Read more »

Spinoff of Time Inc. Rattles Employees

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Description:  It was an elite reception at a glittery Manhattan setting: prominent media figures like Gayle King and Lesley Stahl gathered on the 10th floor of the Time Warner Center on Monday night to toast Sheryl Sandberg, the Facebook executive who recently released a book about her life. Source:  NYTimes.com Date: Mar 13, 2013 Link:… Read more »

Food Trucks Are Stale. Line Up for Food Scooters

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Description:  Food trucks helped make street vending a $1.5 billion industry in the U.S. last year, according to research firm IBISWorld. Plenty of aspiring entrepreneurs are salivating. But getting a full-service food truck rolling can cost upwards of $100,000, says Howard Leonhardt, who recently launched a venture to sell food trikes and scooters for a… Read more »

Growth in wireless-only subscribers heralds changes for Internet access

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Description:  A significant percentage of American consumers have no wired broadband connection at home, relying instead on smartphones to connect to the Internet. If the trend continues, it heralds a substantial near-term change in Internet access patterns. Source:  Smartplanet.com Date: Mar 13, 2013 Link:  http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/report/growth-in-wireless-only-subscribers-heralds-changes-for-internet-access/1610?tag=nl.e662&s_cid=e662&ttag=e662 Questions for Discussions: Explain the reasons for the trend towards… Read more »