Posts Tagged: Financing Management (p566)

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 »

Here’s a Look at Tim Cook’s 5 Years at the Helm of Apple

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Description: And how they compare to the previous five under Steve Jobs Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Aug 25, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/2bw7FUa Questions for Discussions: What does the report say about Tim Cook? Do you think Apple management can repeat the growth performance created under Steve Jobs?

Mylan’s EpiPen caught the full force of drug price outrage because it was the perfect target, not because it was the only one

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Description: After the hit taken by Mylan Inc. last week for its sixfold increase in the price of the lifesaving EpiPen, Umer Raffat, an analyst at Evercore ISI, has been receiving a certain request: Investors want to know which companies are making similar moves. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Sep 02, 2016 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mylans-epipen-caught-the-full-force-of-drug-price-outrage-because-it-was-the-perfect-target-not-because-it-was-the-only-one-2016-08-31?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: What… Read more »

Life-saving drugs are getting more expensive

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Description: The price of prescription drugs keeps rising, sparking consumer and political outrage. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Aug 26, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2016/08/26/drug-prices-rising.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Why were these drug makers able to raise prices so easily in the first place? Do you think these practices are unethical? How should prices be set?

Here’s a Look at Tim Cook’s 5 Years at the Helm of Apple

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Description: And how they compare to the previous five under Steve Jobs Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Aug 25, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/2bw7FUa Questions for Discussions: What does the report say about Tim Cook? Do you think Apple management can repeat the growth performance created under Steve Jobs?

Why Warren Buffett is grabbing Apple stock while other big names run away

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Description: Opinion: Berkshire’s move signals Apple is officially a value stock Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Aug 18, 2016 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-warren-buffett-is-grabbing-apple-stock-while-other-big-names-run-away-2016-08-15?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: Why does Warren Buffett’s view about Apple so important to some investors? Do you think Apple is still a “growth” stock?

Macy’s Is Closing 14% of its Stores

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Description: Exact stores have not yet been announced. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Aug 11, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/2aNe9K9 Questions for Discussions: Why is Macy’s closing stores? How will this help the firm? Do you think their problems are an indication of developing problems for shopping malls? Can you suggest a way for Macy’s to… Read more »

Here’s How the NBA Plans to Use Virtual Reality

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Description: To create a new way to monetize games Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: May 11, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/1rEteqm Questions for Discussions: How can the NBA use VR to grow their audiences and revenues? How can VR contribute to product development? Imagine a VR application for some business and develop an outline of the… Read more »

The World’s Richest Airlines Can’t Get Enough Hand-Me-Down Jets

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Description: It’s a tale that could be dubbed “From Russia to Love.” Source: Bloomberg.com Date: May 11, 2016 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-11/the-world-s-richest-airlines-can-t-get-enough-hand-me-down-jets Questions for discussion: What is motivating the purchase of older planes? How does this affect the operating finances of these airlines?