Posts Tagged: The Financial System (p532)

In Tough Time for Retailers, Lululemon Could Be a Winner

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Description: Lululemon has lots to worry about – from increasing competition to the return of jeans – but it’s actually in better shape than some of its downtrodden rivals, say analysts at Goldman Sachs. Source: Barrons.com Date: Feb 03, 2017 Link: http://www.barrons.com/articles/in-tough-time-for-retailers-lululemon-could-be-a-winner-1486061429 Questions for Discussions: What is the reason for optimism for the firm’s stock… Read more »

Who’s Going to Be a Billionaire? The Biggest Winners of Snap’s I.P.O.

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Description: One of the more reliable paths to becoming a billionaire over the past 20 years has been to build a dominant technology company and then to take it public. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Feb 02, 2017 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/business/dealbook/snapchat-ipo-billionaire.html?ref=business Questions for Discussions: What information stands out in the descriptions of who benefits from this IPO? According… Read more »

The Dow Just Made History

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Description: Dow Jones Industrial Average opened above 20,000 points Wednesday Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Jan 25, 2017 Link: http://for.tn/2ktd8fL Questions for Discussions: Trace the history of the Dow as presented in this report. What does this information suggest to you about investing risk over the long-run and the general performance of the stock… Read more »

The Doctor’s Office of the Future

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Description: The Doctor’s Office of the Future Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Jan 26, 2017 Link: http://bloom.bg/2k43fsJ Questions for discussion: Summarize the business model presented. How different is the management of health care today in comparison to the model presented? Is this all “smoke and mirrors” or is there really an improved model waiting… Read more »

Times when money isn’t real

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Description: Treating some forms of money as ‘less real’ can be costly Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Jan 20, 2017 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/times-when-money-isnt-real-2017-01-20 Questions for Discussions: How does the article describe perceptions of “money”? What does this mean for merchants?

Amazon Moves to Cut Checkout Line, Promoting a Grab-and-Go Experience

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Description: SEATTLE — There is almost no aspect of retail that Amazon has not upended with online shopping. Now, the company is trying to computerize the experience of buying sandwiches and soda from the corner convenience store. Source: NYTimes.com – video report Date: Dec 05, 2016 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/technology/amazon-moves-to-cut-checkout-line-promoting-a-grab-and-go-experience.html?ref=business Questions for Discussions: Describe the operation and… Read more »

Why OPEC is cutting oil production

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Description: CNNMoney’s John Defterios explains what the first reduction in output since 2008 means for the oil market and the consumer. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Dec 02, 2016 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2016/11/30/why-opec-cut-oil-production.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: Why is OPEC cutting oil production at this time? Do you think consumers will readily adjust to the recent rise… Read more »

Here’s How Capitalism Can Help End Poverty

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Description: Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, Nigeria’s former finance chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy Hernando de Soto join us at Fortune-Time Global Forum. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Dec 02, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/2gUMJpb Questions for Discussions: Summarize what you consider the most significant points in… Read more »

Why 25% of the working women in America are struggling financially

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Description: They work in jobs that are growing fast, pay less than $15 an hour and are female-dominated Source: MarketWatch.com – video report Date: Dec 04, 2016 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-25-of-the-working-women-in-america-are-struggling-financially-2016-11-30?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: What are the managerial and social issues presented in this article? How should businesses, governments, societies and individuals be expected to deal with… Read more »

Here’s How Samasource Is Connecting People in Slums to High-Paying Jobs

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Description: CEO Leila Janah explains Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Dec 02, 2016 Link: http://for.tn/2gurP3r Questions for Discussions: How does this business model work? How has technology made this business model possible? Do you think it is a model that will grow in popularity?