Description: He sang ‘I wanna be a billionaire’ and he’s working hard to make it happen. Bruno Mars is nominated for four Grammy awards and is performing at the Super Bowl. Not bad for a four-year-old Elvis impersonator from Hawaii. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 24, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/01/24/n-bruno-mars-big-bucks-super-bowl-show-and-four-grammy-nominations.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Big game, big deductions for businesses
Description: New York City will get a $550 million economic boost from next weekend’s Super Bowl and corporations will get big deductions for their lavish spending. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 24, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/01/24/big-game-big-spending-big-tax-breaks.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What are the benefits to corporations that send employees or clients to the Super Bowl?… Read more »
Rival says Uber played dirty
Description: On-demand taxi service Gett accuses Uber of ordering 100-plus cars and canceling them. CNNMoney investigates. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 24, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/01/24/t-uber-accused-dirty-tactics-gett-car-service-taxi.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What do you make of this accusation against Uber? Do you think it might be initiated by employees and not sanctioned by Uber management? If… Read more »
How Imgur Became a Photo-Sharing Hit
Description: There is a website where cats and dogs rule the day, profanities are common, and clips from Lord of the Rings movies can be used to convey universal sentiments like the joy of revenge. All right, there are plenty of websites like that, but this one is more popular than those of the Weather… Read more »
The 30-Year-Old Macintosh and a Lost Conversation With Steve Jobs
Description: On a late-November day in 1983, Steven Levy, then a freelance journalist for Rolling Stone, got into a car outside 10460 Bandley Drive, in Cupertino, Calif. As the vehicle sped away from the white office building, Mr. Levy looked at the driver and said hello to Steven P. Jobs, then the young, spry co-founder of… Read more »
How Steve Jobs launched a revolution in home computing and founded an army of passionate devotees
Description: “I don’t know a single person who watches the Super Bowl,” said a worried Steve Jobs, then just 28 years old. The event he was referring to commanded a television audience of more than 80 million at the time, but Jobs’ nervousness at the prospect of Apple spending $1.6m (£1m) to secure two 60-second… Read more »
Scarlett Johansson to fizz up SodaStream
Description: SodaStream named Scarlett Johansson its ‘global brand ambassador.’ But the stock tanked on poor sales of the carbonated beverage maker during the holidays. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 15, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/01/13/n-b-sodastream-scarlett-johansson.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Do you think the promotional effort that focused on the eco-friendly character of the product is finished?… Read more »
Mark Wahlberg’s money: Rapper to riches
Description: ‘Lone Survivor’ packed theaters over the weekend. The film’s star and producer, Mark Wahlberg, knows something about box office bucks — his career of movies have earned almost $3.4 billion. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 16, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/01/16/n-mark-wahlbergs-money-from-marky-mark-to-lone-survivor.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Explain Mark Wahlberg’s business successes? What does his “brand” represent… Read more »
Inside The Cheesecake Factory culture
Description: Employees who ‘ooze hospitality’ are in hot demand at The Cheesecake Factory where perks like BMWs for its general managers have helped it land on Fortune’s list of 100 Best Companies to Work For. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 17, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/01/17/inside-the-cheesecake-factory.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What did you learn about management… Read more »
Fifty Years of Smoking in Two Charts
Description: Fifty years ago, no laws restricted where you could light up—even hospitals allowed it. Today 26 states and the District of Columbia ban smoking in workplaces, bars, and restaurants, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The bans contributed to a big drop in exposure to second-hand smoke. In the late 1980s, about 88… Read more »
