Posts Categorized: Part 6 Managing Financial Resources

Brit + Co founder: ‘Women are too honest’

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Description: Brit + Co founder: ‘Women are too honest’ Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 01, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2016/12/01/brit-co-founder-diy-women-entrepreneurs-imposter-syndrome.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What are the messages to potential entrepreneurs in this video? Do you think there is a particular message being sent to women?

McDonald’s: More touch screens and table service just the beginning of change

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Description: McDonald’s CEO: We are modernizing your burger experience Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 17, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2016/11/17/mcdonalds-ceo-we-are-modernizing-your-burger-experience.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: How is McDonald’s changing? Which indicators suggest that these changes are working?

India’s cash crisis: The 5 key questions

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Description: India has plunged into a homemade crisis over the past 10 days after the government banned the country’s two biggest bank notes. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 18, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/11/18/news/india/india-cash-ban-explainer/index.html?iid=hp-grid-dom Questions for Discussions: Summarize the reasons for calling in these Indian bank notes. Why has this decision caused a slow down… Read more »

The Reason Behind P&G’s Smaller Portfolio

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Description: Carolyn Tastad explains Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Oct 20, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/2dDksoz Questions for Discussions: Why has P&G reduced its portfolio of products? Do you think it is a “smart” decision? How does this thinking permit the development of new categories in the portfolio?

Tesla Reports Better Sales than Its Competitors

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Description: Including BMW, Audi, and Mercedes Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Oct 13, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/2eaLu3M Questions for discussion: Why do you think Tesla sales are doing as well as they are? Why are sales so critical to the financial planning of the firm?

Samsung’s losses from Note 7 disaster keep mounting

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Description: Samsung distributes flame-proof boxes for Note 7 recall Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 14, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/14/technology/samsung-galaxy-note-7-profit-loss/index.html Questions for Discussions: What damage has been done to Samsung branded products? Do you think management has responded to the problems properly?

The U.K.’s Biggest Craft Beer Brewery is Coming to the U.S.

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Description: And you can own a piece of it Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Oct 07, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/2dXIBot Questions for Discussions: What do you think of the idea of selling shares to finance this business? What benefits accrue to the company, investors, and to the customers? Is this a good approach, from a… Read more »

Will Warren Buffett break his silence on Wells Fargo?

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Description: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has lost a lot of money (on paper) in Wells Fargo since the bank was fined by regulators for creating fake accounts. But Buffett hasn’t said a word. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 14, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/14/investing/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-wells-fargo-fake-account-scandal/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom Questions for Discussions: What does this report say about the culture… Read more »

Chipotle to hire 5,000 workers in one-day spree

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Description: The company, which has struggled in recent months with an E. coli outbreak and a lawsuit accusing it of mistreating workers, plans to offer jobs to 5,000 people across the country on Sept. 28. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 14, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/14/news/companies/chipotle-jobs-hiring/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom Questions for Discussions: Summarize what has happened at the… Read more »