Description:  DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg says 3D films may account for a fifth of box office revenue in 2010. Source: CNNMoney – video report  Date: 01/08/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2010/01/08/tm_katzenberg_dreamworks_ces.fortune/ Questions for discussion: Do you think 3D will continue to grow in popularity? Explain your thinking. Do you think the home entertainment market will be… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Job growth returns — then fades
Description: Employers once again slashed a substantial number of jobs off their payrolls in December, according to a disappointing report from the government Friday. But there was a small glimmer of hope as well. Source: CNNMoney.com Date: 01/08/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/08/news/economy/jobs_december/index.htm Questions for discussion: Why is the loss of so many jobs so significant? What does… Read more »
Yahoo CEO Gives Herself B-Minus Grade in First Year
Description: Carol Bartz gives herself a B-minus in her first year as chief executive officer of Yahoo! Inc., saying she could have moved faster to reorganize the company and strike a Web-search agreement with Microsoft Corp. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 01/08/2010 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a.Nuu2H6FSPY Questions for discussion: How would you grade Carol Bartz and Yahoo!? Explain your… Read more »
CBS chief: failed Leno/NBC experiment boosted CBS
Description: CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler said on Saturday that the No. 1 U.S. television network had reaped advertising benefits from rival NBC’s decision to move comedian Jay Leno to prime time in place of scripted drama. Source: Reuters.com Date: 01/09/2010 Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN095858520100109?type=marketsNews Questions for discussion: Why do you think the 10PM time slop failed… Read more »
Look for travel deals in 2010
Description:  Analysts expect consumer business to increase, but slow business travel will help keep prices low. Source: CNNMoney – video report  Date: 12/31/2009 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2009/12/31/n_cmr_travel_outlook_2010.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the projected business environment for the travel industry in 2010. Do you agree with these predications and the basis for them? Explain your thinking.
3 reasons home prices are heading lower
Description: After four months of gains, home prices flattened in October. Worse yet, industry insiders think that they’ll soon start to fall. Source: CNNMoney.com Date: 01/01/2010 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/31/real_estate/home_price_drop/index.htm Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons given for house prices heading lower. How do you think homebuyers will respond to this news? Explain your answer. How do… Read more »
Avatar’ Is Top Film, Nears $1 Billion Sales Mark
Description: “Avatar,†the futuristic 3-D adventure, was the top film in the U.S. and Canada for the third straight weekend with $68.3 million in sales, and will cross the $1 billion mark in domestic and international receipts today. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 01/03/2010 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aiMQc2VTfFE0 Questions for discussion: Why do you think some films become such… Read more »
Microsoft Needs a Swift Kick in the Boot-Up: Rich Jaroslovsky
 Description: It took about 20 years before television viewers no longer had to wait for their sets to warm up. Yet here we are, 30-plus years into the personal computer era, and the instant-on PC remains elusive. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 01/02/2010 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601093&sid=aZ.Y_dCigYME Questions for discussion: Do you think “instant-on†technology is an important consideration… Read more »
Investors Hope the ’10s Beat the ’00s
Description: The U.S. stock market is wrapping up what is likely to be its worst decade ever. In nearly 200 years of recorded stock-market history, no calendar decade has seen such a dismal performance as the 2000s. Source: WSJ.com Date: 12/20/2009 Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704786204574607993448916718.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read Questions for discussion: Summarize the highlights of the story. Do you think… Read more »
