Is peer-to-peer lending online the future?

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Description: Lending Club Founder and CEO Renaud Laplanche is disrupting traditional banking by getting investors to lend directly to consumers online. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Oct 25, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/10/25/investing-lending-club-peer-to-peer-loans-banking.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Describe the business model presented in this report. What are the pros and cons to the regular banking system? Do… Read more »

Callaway Golf swings closer to profits

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Description: Chip Brewer, president and chief executive officer at Callaway Golf recaps third-quarter results and what the company is doing to grow sales and develop new products. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “In The Loop.” Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Oct 24, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/1chkmh6 Questions for Discussions: How has Callaway product development contributed… Read more »

Iconic Boeing 747 Could Be Nearing It’s End

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Description: For decades, the Boeing 747 was the Queen of the Skies. But the glamorous double-decker jumbo jet that revolutionized air travel and shrunk the globe could be nearing the end of the line. Source: HuffingtonPost.com Date: Oct 24, 2013 Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/24/boeing-747-end_n_4157063.html Questions for discussion: Explain the reasons for the long-term success of this airplane…. Read more »

Can this underdog crack Google’s search engine monopoly?

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Description: First there were the Googles and Yahoos of the world, and now, there’s Blippex. Based in Berlin, the new search engine ranks results by time people spend on a page — and it doesn’t collect personal information. Bloomberg Television spoke to the Blippex founder. (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Oct 18,… Read more »

Solar Power Plant in the Mojave Could Power 140,000 Homes

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Description: There’s a new type of solar plant coming online. It’s huge, cool looking, and might be able to provide power at night. Does it have a future? Source: DailyBeast.com Date: Sep 28, 2013 Link: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/28/solar-power-plant-in-the-mojave-could-power-140-000-homes.html Questions for Discussions: How has government involvement helped nurture these emerging technologies? Do you think we will likely see… Read more »

J. C. Penney Is on the Brink

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Description: J. C. Penney (JCP), the centenarian retailer, is reeling from post-traumatic stress disorder. Its sales, stock price, and management credibility are all tanking. The company is in disarray after activist hedge fund manager Bill Ackman installed a chief executive officer (now departed) whose aborted attempt to reinvent the department store failed miserably and alienated… Read more »

How Cinnabon reinvented itself

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Description: At 880 delectable calories, the classic Cinnabon roll isn’t most people’s idea of an every day treat. President Kat Cole tells how the company has managed to expand its brand into smaller indulgences. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 18, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/09/18/f-cinnabon-president-kat-cole.fortune/index.html Questions for Discussions: What is the marketing strategy at Cinnabon… Read more »

Revolution Foods’ Quest to Pack More Nutrition Into Kids’ Lunchboxes

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Description: Kirsten Tobey, 35, and Kristin Richmond, 38, launched Revolution Foods in 2006 to supply healthy lunches to schools in low-income communities. The Oakland (Calif.) business has grown into a national operation, preparing more than 1 million meals weekly for almost 1,000 schools across the country. Now it’s going head to head with Kraft Foods Group (KRFT),… Read more »

Iron Maiden beer: Now on tap

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Description: Trooper Beer from Iron maiden front man Bruce Dickinson has beaten sales expectations since launching in May, with plans to ship to 180 countries. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Sep 12, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/09/12/n-cmr-iron-maiden-beer.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Who is the target market for this brand? Do you think cross-branding the band with their… Read more »

A Burger Chain Taps Local Farms to Sell More Franchises

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Description: Franchise restaurant success usually starts with cutting operational costs and purchasing in bulk from national suppliers. The savings that come from volume and standardization are then funneled into mammoth ad campaigns that send Americans flocking to new outlets. Source: Businessweek.com Date: Sep 11, 2013 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-11/a-burger-chain-taps-local-farms-to-sell-more-franchises#r=hpt-fs Questions for Discussions: What makes this franchise business… Read more »