Description: The Dow Jones Industrial Average has hit a record high of 16,000 due to an improving economy and the Federal Reserve. Where does the market go from here? Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 19, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/11/19/investing-stock-market-dow-16000.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What is the explanation for the recent surge? What event(s) would cause… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2013
McDonald’s CEO: We will continue our expansion
Description: McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson speaks with Bloomberg Television’s Betty Liu at Bloomberg’s The Year Ahead: 2014 conference at the Art Institute of Chicago. (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Nov 21, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/18U53UH#ooid=5zNXBqaDreGgymOn83TY2NeE0R4Ff_Qy Questions for Discussions: What did you learn about CEO Don Thompson and his management style by watching this… Read more »
Facebook, Still Dominant, Strives to Keep Cachet
Description: When Evan Spiegel peered into a crystal ball to divine a future for his company, Snapchat, he did not see Facebook. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 17, 2013 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/18/technology/facebook-strives-to-keep-its-cachet.html Questions for discussion: What does this report suggest about the future for social websites like Facebook and its partners? How do you think Facebook will… Read more »
Nuts linked to ‘substantial’ mortality drop
Description: New Harvard research provides the strongest evidence to date that eating nuts can reduce a person’s risk of dying from cancer, heart disease, and a number of other causes. Source: BostonGlobe.com Date: Nov 21, 2013 Link: http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/11/21/harvard-study-provides-best-evidence-yet-that-nuts-may-reduce-risk-death/FqFAZ56vPl4ATN70UXRmzJ/story.html Questions for Discussions: What does the research data actually suggest about people who eat nuts? How might… Read more »
The Golden Age of Watching Other People Play Video Games
Description: It’s too soon to know whether Microsoft (MSFT) or Sony (SNE) will emerge victorious from this round of the great video-game console wars, but it may not be premature to name the real winner: Twitch.tv. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Nov 22, 2013 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-22/the-golden-age-of-watching-other-people-play-video-games#r=hp-ls Questions for Discussions: How is this development another step into social media? Who… Read more »
Dow 16,000? Who cares!
Description: With the economy still sluggish, don’t get too excited about the record high stock market. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 15, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/11/15/investing-dow-record-16000-who-cares.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What is the Dow? Does its rise or fall relate to how well the economy is performing? What is the explanation for the recent… Read more »
How Candy Crush took off
Description: ‘Games Guru’ Tommy Palm from U.K. based King talks about why Candy Crush Saga is so popular and how the mobile game brings in so much cash. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 15, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2013/11/15/t-candy-crush-saga-king-tommy-palm-mobile-games.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Describe the business model? Why would players be motivated to “pay” at higher… Read more »
In a Bean, a Boon to Biotech
Description: A new federal push to purge artery-clogging trans fats from foods could be just what the doctor ordered — not only for public health but for the unpopular biotechnology industry, specifically, two developers of genetically modified crops. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Nov 15, 2013 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/16/business/in-a-bean-a-boon-to-biotech.html?ref=business&_r=0 Questions for discussion: What are the potential benefits to… Read more »
5 sites teens flock to instead of Facebook
Description: Where America’s youth go online to avoid Mom and Dad Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Nov 08, 2013 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/04871c4c-48ac-11e3-adc2-00212803fad6/stitch?storyguid=dc726f12-427b-11e3-8d5d-00212803fad6&siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: What makes these sites more appealing to teens than to older people? What are the characteristics about online teen behavior that becomes evident from the designs of these sites?
Super Cheap Tablets
Description: Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930:KS) built big tablet businesses by appealing to early adopters with money to burn. Lenovo (992:HK) and other companies are working on sub-$100 tablets aimed at the lower end of the market. But starting next year it may be tough to compete on price with the Aakash 4, a 7-inch Android… Read more »
