Posts Tagged: Accounting and Financial Statements (p498)

Stocks fall: What the heck?

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Description: Fears about Europe and China are freaking investors out. Traders may also be betting that the Fed could raise interest rates sooner rather than later. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Dec 09, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/12/09/buzz-stocks-are-down.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why are stocks falling? What would help steady them?

What is the shared economy?

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Description: Worth billions globally, the shared economy operates outside of conventional business practices and models. CNN’s Nina dos Santos looks at what the shared economy is and how it’s a model for success for small start-ups to large companies like AirBnB. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 28, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/11/28/what-is-shared-economy.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions:… Read more »

The 5 Things You Need to Land Venture Capital

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Description: In the book, Write Your Business Plan, the staff of Entrepreneur Media offer an in-depth understanding of what’s essential to any business plan, what’s appropriate for your venture and what it takes to ensure success. Source: Entrepreneur.com Date: Nov 27, 2014 Link: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/238933 Questions for Discussions: Summarize the research described in this report and… Read more »

Best Buy soars. Take that, Amazon!

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Description: Best Buy was having a lousy 2014. But it’s no longer Amazon’s showroom. Price matching and excitement about new Apple products have helped the company rebound. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 20, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/11/20/best-buy-stock-soars.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why has Best Buy stock rebounded in value? What does the report suggest was… Read more »

iMazing: Apple worth $670 billion

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Description: Apple is the most valuable company in the world. Could the company get to $1 trillion in the next few years? Or will Google or Alibaba beat it to the 12 zero mark? Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Nov 18, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/11/18/buzz-apple-worth-670-billion.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What is driving the stock values of… Read more »

JetBlue’s Investor-Friendly Plan to Start Crunching Knees and Charging for Bags

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Description: As participants in “No-Shave November” and its counterpart for the mustachioed, “Movember,” many American men are dedicating this month to keeping sharp objects away from their 5?o’clock shadows and bushy beards. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Nov 19, 2014 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-11-19/jetblues-investor-friendly-plan-to-start-crunching-knees-and-charging-for-bags#r=most%20popular Questions for Discussions: What is JetBlue doing to improve its financial situation? What are the… Read more »

Are Amazon’s stock holders doubting Jeff Bezos?

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Description: Fortune’s Andrew Nuska and Erin Griffith discuss the Amazon’s falling stock prices and the future of the company. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Nov 13, 2014 Link: http://for.tn/1v9BmP4 Questions for Discussions: Why have investors started to question the performance of Amazon’s management? Do you think earnings will emerge in the long-term from these… Read more »

Share a Coke with Green Mountain?

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Description: Keurig Green Mountain is the best performing stock in the S&P 500 this year. Shares have nearly doubled thanks to a big investment by Coke. Should Coke buy all of it? Keurig CEO Brian Kelley used to work for Coke. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 30, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/10/30/investing-the-buzz-keurig-green-mountain.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions:… Read more »

How a family brewery from Chipper Falls became a MillerCoors success story

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Description: Jake and Dick Leinenkugel say their decision to sell to Miller Brewing Company 25 years ago gave them the chance to reach a national audience. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Nov 06, 2014 Link: http://for.tn/13MOLRO Questions for Discussions: What is special about this company that has allowed it to succeed and grow into… Read more »

Here are 10 malls with the most sales dollars per square foot.

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Description: Here are the top malls ranked by sales per square foot. Find out how they do it. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Oct 30, 2014 Link: http://for.tn/1wJk6x6 Questions for Discussions: What are the common characteristics of the top performing malls? Do you think the industry will lose more “average performing” malls? How can… Read more »