Description: Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe tells CNNMoney’s Laurie Segall why Facebook became interested in buying his company. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Apr 11, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/04/11/t-oculus-facebook-brendan-iribe.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why did Facebook buy Oculus, according to this report? How necessary was the financial input of Facebook money for Oculus to move forward? How… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Toyota’s Three-wheeled Car Gets Tested on the Hill
Description: Toyota invited members of Congress and Bloomberg’s Phil Mattingly out for a test drive of the I-Road — its answer to zero-emissions urban driving. Source: Bloombergcom – video report Date: Mar 30, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/toyota-s-three-wheeled-car-gets-tested-on-the-hill-5UEm~Uo0SJu2tfYmzqTWjA.html Questions for Discussions: Do you think this car will succeed with urban drivers? Could a car sharing program work… Read more »
Convertible Car Sales Have Plunged as Image of Fun and Freedom Dims
Description: Convertibles, such as the Ford Thunderbird in the 1991 film Thelma & Louise, have epitomized the promise of freedom that’s long fueled the popularity of the automobile. From James Dean’s Porsche (PAH3:GR) 550 Spyder to Steve McQueen’s Jaguar (TTM) XKSS, ragtops have been associated with rebels of all stripes. Nowadays, however, a sport-utility vehicle… Read more »
Is VR really the next big thing?
Description: Call it arrested development: Virtual reality technology has been in development for decades, but it’s hotter than ever with Facebook’s $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR. Should it be? Source: Fortune.com Date: Apr 11, 2014 Link: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2014/04/11/is-vr-really-the-next-big-thing/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for Discussions: Why has there been such slow development of VR? Do you see a connection… Read more »
Walmart to Sell Organic Food, Undercutting Big Brands
Description: Walmart plans to announce on Thursday that it is putting its muscle behind Wild Oats organic products, offering the label at prices that will undercut brand-name organic competitors by at least 25 percent. The move by Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer and grocer, is likely to send shock waves through the organic market, in… Read more »
Is the U.S. stock market rigged?
Description: Steve Kroft reports on a new book from Michael Lewis that reveals how some high-speed traders work the stock market to their advantage Source: CBSNews.com – video report Date: Mar 30, 2014 Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/is-the-us-stock-market-rigged Questions for Discussions: Explain how high-speed traders were able to exploit the trading environments. How was the problem solved? How… Read more »
Tesla and SpaceX: Elon Musk’s industrial empire
Description: So many children dream of fast cars and rocket ships, but few actually grow up to build them — and change the world in the process Source: CBSNews.com – video report Date: Mar 30, 2014 Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/tesla-and-spacex-elon-musks-industrial-empire Questions for Discussions: Do you think the Tesla will succeed? How does Elon Musk compare to the… Read more »
Marvel’s Four Secrets to Superhero Success
Description: Marvel Studios’ Captain America: The Winter Soldier opens this Friday, and expectations for its weekend take are running north of $80 million. This will be Marvel’s ninth movie in six years, and the previous eight all did well at the box office – some phenomenally so: The Avengers made $1.5 billion, making it the… Read more »
Teen Retailers: Who’s Worth Buying?
Description: Should you invest in what your kid’s like to wear? We put the three A’s under the spotlight: Aeropostale, American Eagle, and Ambercrombie & Fitch. Source: BNN.com – video report Date: Apr 04, 2014 Link: http://watch.bnn.ca/#clip1078271 Questions for Discussions: Summarize the financial highlights presented in this report and the reasons for the decline at… Read more »
Southwest Airlines’ new cause: ‘Placemaking’
Description: Through an innovative partnership, the airline is revitalizing public spaces in Detroit, Providence, and San Antonio. Look for more to come. Source: Fortune.com Date: Apr 03, 2014 Link: http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2014/04/03/southwest-placemaking/?iid=SF_F_River Questions for Discussions: Explain the concept behind “placemaking” and why it has attracted corporate support. How does this action fit with corporate social responsibility to communities?
