Description: Burger King on Friday said it plans to spend $400 million over the next two years on advertising and renovating its restaurants as part of a broader strategy to revive lagging U.S. sales. Source: CNBC.com Date: Sep 09, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/09/burger-king-400-million-plan-to-revive-us-sales-with-remodels-advertising.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the highlights for the future. What do you think… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Part 6 Managing Financial Resources
Why the Housing Market Is Not in Recession
Description: Wharton real estate professor Fernando Ferreira doesn’t believe the U.S. housing market has entered a recession. Source: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu Date: Sep 06, 2022 Link: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/why-the-housing-market-is-not-in-recession/ Questions for discussion: What does the article say is happening in the real estate industry? Why is this industry so important to understanding the economy? How are business decisions affected by changes… Read more »
Eric Nuttall: Stop dithering, Canada, and give the world what it wants — more natural gas
Description: Canada is an energy powerhouse with the ability to satisfy much of the world’s growing energy needs for decades to come Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Aug 30, 2022 Link: https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/oil-gas/eric-nuttall-canada-give-world-more-natural-gas Questions for discussion: What does the article say about the Canadian natural gas industry and what should be taking place? What do you think about… Read more »
How electric vehicle manufacturing could shrink the Midwestern job market
Description: The race to build electric vehicles in the U.S. is heating up as fresh rounds of investment come out of Washington. Workers at the former heart of the auto industry fear being left behind. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 04, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/04/ev-manufacturing-may-shrink-us-midwest-auto-parts-trade.html Questions for discussion: What is happening to the industry as the… Read more »
How Barnes & Noble Went From Villain to Hero
Description: After years on the decline, Barnes & Noble’s sales are up, its costs are down — and the same people who for decades saw the superchain as a supervillain are celebrating its success. Source: NYTimes.com Date: April 15, 2022 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/arts/barnes-noble-bookstores.html Questions for discussion: What has happened to the bookselling business and to Barnes… Read more »
What Higher Mortgage Rates Mean for the Housing Market
Description: Wharton’s Benjamin Keys explains why higher mortgage interest rates are discouraging home buyers, but not for long. Source: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu Date: Apr 12, 2022 Link: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/what-higher-mortgage-rates-mean-for-the-housing-market/?utm_campaign=KatW2022&utm_medium=email&utm_source=kw_campaign_monitor&utm_term=4-13-2022&utm_content=What_Higher_Mortgage_Rates_Mean_for_the_Housing_Market Questions for discussion: What does Professor Keys believe is happening in the housing market and his reasoning? What does this mean for the industry? Do you agree with his… Read more »
Inflation Hits a 40-Year High–And Businesses Ponder the R-Word
Description: All eyes are on the Federal Reserve, as companies just emerging from the pandemic face a new scourge. Source: INC.com Date: Apr 08, 2022 Link: https://www.inc.com/diana-ransom/recession-supply-chain-inflation-small-business.html Questions for discussion: Why is inflation a problem for businesses and consumers? How would the Fed reduce inflationary pressures? What does this report say about the chances of… Read more »
Canada’s biggest banks risk backlash by doubling their funding for highly polluting oil projects
Description: The biggest Canadian banks more than doubled funding into highly polluting tar sands oil projects to $16.8 billion last year, according to a report by a coalition of environmental groups. Source: eMarketer.com Date: Apr 13, 2022 Link: https://www.emarketer.com/content/canada-banks-risk-backlash-doubling-funding-polluting-oil-projects Questions for discussion: What does the research suggest might influence consumer and investor decisions about banking… Read more »
Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion, so it can be ‘transformed as private company’
Description: Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share, saying the social media company needs to be transformed privately, a little over a week after first revealing a 9.2% stake in the company. Musk’s offer values Twitter at about $43 billion. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Apr 14, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/14/elon-musk-offers-to-buy-twitter-for-54point20-a-share-saying-it-needs-to-be-transformed-as-private-company.html Questions for discussion:… Read more »
Disney and Universal will build affordable housing in Florida, where need is acute
Description: Anyone looking for affordable housing in central or southern Florida is in for a wild ride — and that’s why two Florida theme parks are pledging to devote around 100 acres of land to ease the housing crunch. Source: NPR.org Date: Apr 08, 2022 Link: https://www.npr.org/2022/04/08/1091586117/florida-disney-universal-theme-parks-affordable-housing Questions for discussion: What are the benefits that… Read more »
