Description: Apartments are the hottest thing in housing, but the rest of the market could also get a boost when this trend fades. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 13, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/03/13/n-millennials-housing-effect.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why is renting becoming more attractive to millennials, according to the report? Do you think this is a… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Part 6 Managing Financial Resources
Who will occupy RadioShack’s retail desert?
Description: The electronics chain announced that it will close 1,100 stores. Who will fill all that space? Think burritos. Source: Fortune.com Date: Mar 05, 2014 Link: http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2014/03/05/who-will-occupy-radioshacks-retail-desert/ Questions for Discussions: Why did RadioShack business decline so dramatically? Is there a new business strategy they should consider? What sort of business is likely to fill the… Read more »
Netflix’s Reed Hastings: The man to watch
Description: With 44-million subscribers and counting, Netflix is changing the way we watch TV and movies. The man with the remote? Co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 21, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/02/21/n-netflix-ceo-reed-hastings-business-of-being.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Identify the key decisions taken by management that either boosted or hurt Netflix growth? What… Read more »
Here’s How Some Small Banks are Making Big Money
Description: On today’s “Insight & Action,” Bloomberg’s Adam Johnson looks at the health of small banks on Bloomberg Television’s “Lunch Money.” Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Feb 28, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2014-02-28/here-s-how-some-small-banks-are-making-big-money#r=nav-f-video Questions for discussion: What does this report say about the financial status of small US banks in comparison to the larger Wall Street… Read more »
WhatsApp with Facebook’s $19B offer?
Description: Facebook’s biggest deal ever. Why is Mark Zuckerberg paying $19 Billion for messaging app WhatsApp? Laurie Segall reports. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 19, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/02/19/t-facebook-whatsapp-19-billion.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How did Facebook go about evaluating WhatsApp? Do you believe it was a good deal for both sides? How can this acquisition… Read more »
Groupon needs a group hug
Description: Daily deal site Groupon is finding it hard to compete with Amazon and eBay. A better social media and marketing strategy might help too. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 21, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/02/21/investing-the-buzz-groupon-social-media-amazon.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why has the stock value dropped? What is the new direction management is trying to take… Read more »
The European Debt Crisis Visualized
Description: At the heart of the European debt crisis is the euro, the currency that ties together 17 countries in an intimate manner. So when one country teeters on the brink of financial collapse, the entire continent is at risk. How did such a flawed system come to be? Bloomberg Television and Jonathan Jarvis present… Read more »
David Rosenberg: Don’t despair over market’s decline
Description: More than a trillion dollars has been lost on paper since the year began. It was the worst January since 2009 and it was the worst February since 1933 prior to Friday’s rally. But let’s keep in mind the decline follows a P/E-multiple-led advance in the S&P 500 of more than 30% in 2013…. 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 »
2014 economy will ‘return to normal’
Description: Thanks to a more stable international outlook and the housing market comeback, 2014 is expected to be a solid year of modest growth in the economy. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 07, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/magazines/moneymag/2014/01/07/pf-m-economy-in-2014.moneymag/index.html Questions for Discussions: What are the reasons presented for suggesting a more normal economy in 2014? Do… Read more »
