Description: Canada’s labor market continued to heal in October as retail businesses ramped up hiring, though the pace of gains has begun to cool. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Nov 05, 2021 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/canada-s-employment-engine-shifts-into-lower-gear-1.1677449 Questions for discussion: What does the report suggest is happening to business in Canada? How are wages and employment going… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Part 6 Managing Financial Resources
Coca-Cola buys full control of Bodyarmor for $5.6 billion in its largest-ever brand acquisition
Description: Coca-Cola announced Monday it has bought full control of sports drink maker Bodyarmor for $5.6 billion, making it the company’s largest brand acquisition to date. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Nov 01, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/01/coca-cola-buys-full-control-of-bodyarmor-for-5point6-billion-.html Questions for discussion: Why is Coca Cola buying this company? How does it fit with plans for greater growth… Read more »
College enrollment notched the largest two-year decline in 50 years, due to Covid
Description: College enrollment was supposed to bounce back this fall. Instead, more students opted out. Nationwide, fewer students went back to school again this year, dragging undergraduate enrollment down another 3.2% from last year, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center that’s based on early data from colleges. There were roughly 17.5 million… Read more »
Americans are buying Teslas, not EVs, but experts say that’s about to change
Description: Americans aren’t buying electric vehicles, they’re buying Teslas. That’s been a relatively true statement for U.S. consumers in recent years, with Tesla accounting for the majority of EVs sold, including 79% in 2020, according to IHS Markit. But that’s starting to change as so-called traditional automakers and start-ups invest billions in a slew of new electric vehicles to compete… Read more »
Elon Musk’s fortune soars to $ 289 billion as Tesla hits record $ 1 trillion valuation
Description: Elon Musk already outnumbers Jeff Bezos by nearly $ 100 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. This is largely due to Tesla hitting the record $ 1 trillion in valuation. Source: Entrepreneur.com Date: Oct 26, 2021 Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/393531 Questions for discussion: What explains the surge in stock valuation? What do you believe is… Read more »
Canadian bank dividends could rise 25% when restrictions lifted
Description: Canada’s largest banks could raise their dividends as much as 25 per cent once regulators allow them to increase their payouts, according to an investment firm that focuses on financial stocks. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Oct 20, 2021 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/canadian-bank-dividends-could-rise-25-when-restrictions-lifted-1.1668682 Questions for discussion: Why might bank dividend payouts be increasing shortly, according… Read more »
Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ success opens doors for competition to take advantage of cheaper global production costs
Description: In the streaming wars, one company’s hit is another company’s failure. Netflix’s “Squid Game” is an exception. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Oct 16, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/16/netflixs-squid-game-success-shines-light-on-international-discounts.html Questions for discussion: What is happening in the global marketplace of entertainment production? Why is it so critical that the product appeal to an American audience?… Read more »
Methane from cow burps and farts is a big contributor to climate change — feeding them seaweed may help
Description: Methane is a major contributor to global heating, and cows produce a lot of it. There may, however, be a way to reduce all that gas: seaweed. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Oct 12, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/12/seaweed-could-help-cow-farts-contribute-less-to-climate-change.html Questions for discussion: What are the possible business opportunities related to this research? How can Maine… Read more »
Shares of Hertz jump after appointment of ex-Ford CEO Mark Fields as interim CEO
Description: Shares of Hertz Global on Tuesday were up by as much as 13.3% after the car rental company named former Ford CEO Mark Fields as its interim chief executive officer. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Oct 05, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/05/hertz-names-ex-ford-ceo-mark-fields-as-interim-ceo.html Questions for discussion: Why did the stock price jump? Do think the firm can recover?… Read more »
SPOS #794 – Jonathan Fields On Work That Makes You Come Alive
Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – Episode #794 – Host: Mitch Joel. He is one of the kindest humans that I know. Jonathan Fields (aka the Good Life Guy) is all about delivering insights that spark purpose, possibility, and potential. He’s been on a decades-long quest to discover what makes people come fully alive. Jonathan is… Read more »
